Adyen vs PayPal Enterprise Payments
Adyen comes out ahead of PayPal Enterprise Payments on 3 of the 6 things that decide this, going by what each company publishes and what independent review sites report. The one that matters for you may be one the leader loses.
The verdict
Adyen takes it, 3–2 on rounds.
On the published figures and the independent review sites, Adyen takes 3 of 6 rounds. Treat that as a starting point and check the current figures on both pages, because prices and plans move.
Choose Adyen if…
- • You want Adyen's edge on the fixed fee on every sale and how many currencies you can charge in
Choose PayPal Enterprise Payments if…
- • You want PayPal Enterprise Payments's edge on what customers say on trustpilot and how many countries you can sell to
Round by round
- Round 1What customers say on TrustpilotPayPal Enterprise Payments winsAdyen5/10
1.3 out of 5
TrustScore from 445 reviews on Trustpilot
- 1.3 out of 5, against 1.5 out of 5
Source: trustpilot.com ↗
PayPal Enterprise Payments8/101.5 out of 5
TrustScore from 282 reviews on Trustpilot
Source: trustpilot.com ↗
PayPal Enterprise Payments wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 2The fixed fee on every saleAdyen winsAdyen8/10
13¢ processing fee
Standard pay-per-transaction pricing, US Visa/Mastercard (Interchange++; rate shown is Adyen's markup)
Source: adyen.com ↗
PayPal Enterprise Payments5/1029¢ per sale
PayPal Braintree (now PayPal Enterprise Payments), standard merchant rate (US)
- 29¢ per sale, against 13¢ processing fee
Source: paypal.com ↗
Adyen wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 3How many currencies you can charge inAdyen winsAdyen8/10
150+ currencies
Standard pay-per-transaction pricing, US Visa/Mastercard (Interchange++; rate shown is Adyen's markup)
Source: adyen.com ↗
PayPal Enterprise Payments5/10130+ currencies
PayPal Braintree (now PayPal Enterprise Payments), standard merchant rate (US)
- 130+ currencies, against 150+ currencies
Source: paypal.com ↗
Adyen wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 4How many countries you can sell toPayPal Enterprise Payments winsAdyen5/10
130+ countries
Standard pay-per-transaction pricing, US Visa/Mastercard (Interchange++; rate shown is Adyen's markup)
- 130+ countries, against 200+ markets
Source: adyen.com ↗
PayPal Enterprise Payments8/10200+ markets
PayPal Braintree (now PayPal Enterprise Payments), standard merchant rate (US)
Source: paypal.com ↗
PayPal Enterprise Payments wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 5How many ways customers can payAdyen winsAdyen8/10
200+ payment methods
Standard pay-per-transaction pricing, US Visa/Mastercard (Interchange++; rate shown is Adyen's markup)
Source: adyen.com ↗
PayPal Enterprise Payments5/1030+ payment methods
PayPal Braintree (now PayPal Enterprise Payments), standard merchant rate (US)
- 30+ payment methods, against 200+ payment methods
Source: paypal.com ↗
Adyen wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 6Charging customers on a scheduleTieAdyen7/10
Yes (tokenization)
Standard pay-per-transaction pricing, US Visa/Mastercard (Interchange++; rate shown is Adyen's markup)
Source: docs.adyen.com ↗
PayPal Enterprise Payments7/10Yes (Braintree recurring billing)
PayPal Braintree (now PayPal Enterprise Payments), standard merchant rate (US)
Source: developer.paypal.com ↗
Nothing to separate them here.
Side by side
- 1.3 out of 5, against 1.6 out of 5
- 130+ countries, against 195+ countries
- 130+ countries, against 200+ markets
- 1.3 out of 5, against 3.7 out of 5
- 130+ currencies, against 135+ currencies
- 30+ payment methods, against 100+ payment methods
- 4.1 out of 5, against 4.6 out of 5
- 1.5 out of 5, against 3.7 out of 5