# Adyen Payments vs Apple Pay for merchants Comparison

| | Adyen Payments | Apple Pay for merchants | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.0 out of 5 | 4.7 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 43 | 138 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Mid-Market (37.5% of reviews) | Small-Business (64.9% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Adyen Payments

Pros:
- Ease of Use (8 reviews)
- Efficiency (3 reviews)

Cons:
- Technical Issues (3 reviews)
- Excessive Fees (2 reviews)

### Apple Pay for merchants

Pros:
- Convenience (2 reviews)
- Security (2 reviews)

Cons:
- Limited Usability (1 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Adyen Payments | Apple Pay for merchants | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 9.1 (34 reviews) | 9.3 (115 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.5 (35 reviews) | 9.4 (116 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.4 (26 reviews) | 8.8 (14 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 7.8 (13 reviews) | 8.0 (9 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.7 (34 reviews) | 9.2 (107 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 9.0 (12 reviews) | 8.5 (9 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 7.9 (28 reviews) | 8.9 (108 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Adyen Payments

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

### Apple Pay for merchants

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Payment Gateways

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Adyen Payments** | 9.2/10 | 32 |
| **Apple Pay for merchants** | 8.9/10 | 97 |

#### Payment Options

| Feature | Adyen Payments | Apple Pay for merchants | 
|---|---|---|
| **Coupons, Discounts, Promotions, and Gift Cards** | 8.3 (16 reviews) | 7.7 (53 reviews) | 
| **Recurring Billing** | 9.1 (15 reviews) | 8.5 (58 reviews) | 
| **Instant Payment** | 9.4 (16 reviews) | 9.4 (85 reviews) | 
| **Accepted Credit Cards and Debit Cards** | 9.4 (21 reviews) | 9.3 (87 reviews) | 
| **ACH Payments and eCheck Processing** | 9.2 (11 reviews) | 8.7 (51 reviews) | 
| **Split Payments** | 8.7 (14 reviews) | 8.2 (48 reviews) | 
| **Real-Time Payments** | 9.2 (13 reviews) | 9.3 (87 reviews) | 
| **Multi-Currency** | 10.0 (10 reviews) | 8.3 (14 reviews) | 
| **Online payment portal** | 9.7 (10 reviews) | 8.1 (17 reviews) | 

#### Administration

| Feature | Adyen Payments | Apple Pay for merchants | 
|---|---|---|
| **Reporting/Dashboards** | 8.6 (21 reviews) | 8.4 (53 reviews) | 
| **User, Role, and Access Management** | 9.5 (13 reviews) | 8.8 (56 reviews) | 
| **Payout Time** | 8.9 (17 reviews) | 8.9 (64 reviews) | 
| **Manual Payment Entry** | 9.0 (15 reviews) | 8.5 (56 reviews) | 
| **Dispute Resolution** | 8.9 (19 reviews) | 8.9 (43 reviews) | 
| **Omnichannel** | 9.8 (11 reviews) | 7.7 (11 reviews) | 
| **Levels 1 &amp; 2** | 10.0 (8 reviews) | 8.7 (14 reviews) | 
| **Level 3** | 10.0 (8 reviews) | 8.5 (9 reviews) | 

#### Security

| Feature | Adyen Payments | Apple Pay for merchants | 
|---|---|---|
| **PCI Compliance** | 9.4 (12 reviews) | 9.4 (32 reviews) | 
| **Fraud Protection Tools** | 8.7 (21 reviews) | 9.5 (72 reviews) | 
| **Data Tokenization** | 9.0 (15 reviews) | 9.6 (59 reviews) | 
| **Two-Factor Authentication** | 9.1 (15 reviews) | 9.5 (71 reviews) | 
| **POS Verification** | 9.8 (9 reviews) | 9.4 (18 reviews) | 

#### Development

| Feature | Adyen Payments | Apple Pay for merchants | 
|---|---|---|
| **Customization (Fields, Objects, and Layouts)** | 9.0 (16 reviews) | 8.3 (60 reviews) | 
| **APIs** | 8.6 (18 reviews) | 8.9 (43 reviews) | 
| **Accounting Software Integration** | 8.2 (13 reviews) | 9.1 (41 reviews) | 
| **E-Commerce Software Integration** | 9.0 (15 reviews) | 9.0 (43 reviews) | 

#### Platform

| Feature | Adyen Payments | Apple Pay for merchants | 
|---|---|---|
| **Performance and Reliability** | 8.7 (17 reviews) | 9.4 (69 reviews) | 
| **Internationalization - Currency/Language** | 9.1 (17 reviews) | 9.3 (52 reviews) | 
| **Internationalization - Operating Country** | 9.0 (17 reviews) | 9.3 (48 reviews) | 
| **API / Integrations** | 9.0 (15 reviews) | 9.0 (39 reviews) | 
| **PCI Regulation Compliance** | 8.7 (13 reviews) | 9.0 (39 reviews) | 
| **Supplemental Technology** | 9.0 (14 reviews) | 9.1 (51 reviews) | 
| **Accounting integration** | 10.0 (8 reviews) | 8.8 (8 reviews) | 
| **E-commerce Integration** | 10.0 (8 reviews) | 8.9 (9 reviews) | 

#### Agentic AI - Payment Gateways

| Feature | Adyen Payments | Apple Pay for merchants | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Enterprise Payment

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Adyen Payments** | N/A | N/A |
| **Apple Pay for merchants** | N/A | N/A |

#### Payment Methods

| Feature | Adyen Payments | Apple Pay for merchants | 
|---|---|---|
| **ACH** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Credit and Debit** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Wire Transfer** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Payment Processing 

| Feature | Adyen Payments | Apple Pay for merchants | 
|---|---|---|
| **Batch Processing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Payments Scheduling** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Automated Workflows** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Self Service** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Reconciliation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Settlements** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Payment Tracking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Security and Compliance

| Feature | Adyen Payments | Apple Pay for merchants | 
|---|---|---|
| **PCI Compliant** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **P2PE** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Fraud Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **SSL Encryption** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **SOX** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **SOC** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Integration

| Feature | Adyen Payments | Apple Pay for merchants | 
|---|---|---|
| **Agnostic Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Reporting Consolidation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Plugins and APIs** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Payment Types

| Feature | Adyen Payments | Apple Pay for merchants | 
|---|---|---|
| **AP Automation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **E-Commerce** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Retail** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Enterprise Payment

| Feature | Adyen Payments | Apple Pay for merchants | 
|---|---|---|
| **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Payment Processing

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Adyen Payments** | 9.9/10 | 14 |
| **Apple Pay for merchants** | N/A | N/A |

#### Payment Processing

| Feature | Adyen Payments | Apple Pay for merchants | 
|---|---|---|
| **Encryption** | 10.0 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Credit Card Processing** | 10.0 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Mobile Payments** | 10.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Digital Wallet Integration** | 10.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Administration

| Feature | Adyen Payments | Apple Pay for merchants | 
|---|---|---|
| **Reporting &amp; Analytics** | 10.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **E-commerce Integration** | 10.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Processing Fees** | 10.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **POS Integration** | 10.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Omnichannel** | 9.8 (11 reviews) | 7.7 (11 reviews) | 
| **Levels 1 &amp; 2** | 10.0 (8 reviews) | 8.7 (14 reviews) | 
| **Level 3** | 10.0 (8 reviews) | 8.5 (9 reviews) | 

#### Payment Options

| Feature | Adyen Payments | Apple Pay for merchants | 
|---|---|---|
| **Multi-Currency** | 10.0 (10 reviews) | 8.3 (14 reviews) | 
| **Online payment portal** | 9.7 (10 reviews) | 8.1 (17 reviews) | 

#### Security

| Feature | Adyen Payments | Apple Pay for merchants | 
|---|---|---|
| **POS Verification** | 9.8 (9 reviews) | 9.4 (18 reviews) | 

#### Platform

| Feature | Adyen Payments | Apple Pay for merchants | 
|---|---|---|
| **Accounting integration** | 10.0 (8 reviews) | 8.8 (8 reviews) | 
| **E-commerce Integration** | 10.0 (8 reviews) | 8.9 (9 reviews) | 

### Payment Card Issuance

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Adyen Payments** | N/A | N/A |
| **Apple Pay for merchants** | N/A | N/A |

#### Card Management

| Feature | Adyen Payments | Apple Pay for merchants | 
|---|---|---|
| **Card Types** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Card Controls** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Card Personalization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Configuration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Fulfillment** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Replacement** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Controls

| Feature | Adyen Payments | Apple Pay for merchants | 
|---|---|---|
| **Tokenization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Security** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Card Networks** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Testing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **APIs** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Accounting &amp; Finance

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Adyen Payments** | N/A | N/A |
| **Apple Pay for merchants** | N/A | N/A |

#### Agentic AI - Accounting &amp; Finance

| Feature | Adyen Payments | Apple Pay for merchants | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (1):** [Payment Gateways](https://www.g2.com/categories/payment-gateways)

**Unique to Adyen Payments (3):** [Payment Card Issuance Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/payment-card-issuance), [Payment Processing Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/payment-processing), [Enterprise Payment Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/enterprise-payment)



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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Adyen Payments | Apple Pay for merchants | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 25.0% | 64.9% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 37.5% | 18.7% | 
| **Enterprise** | 37.5% | 16.4% | 

### By Industry

#### Adyen Payments

- **Retail:** 12.8%
- **Internet:** 10.3%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 10.3%
- **Computer Software:** 7.7%
- **Leisure, Travel &amp; Tourism:** 7.7%
- **Apparel &amp; Fashion:** 5.1%
- **Consumer Services:** 5.1%
- **Financial Services:** 5.1%
- **Furniture:** 5.1%
- **Accounting:** 2.6%
- **Other:** 28.2%

#### Apple Pay for merchants

- **Retail:** 9.0%
- **Food &amp; Beverages:** 6.7%
- **Education Management:** 5.2%
- **Accounting:** 3.7%
- **Financial Services:** 3.7%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 3.7%
- **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 3.0%
- **Entertainment:** 3.0%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 3.0%
- **Consumer Goods:** 3.0%
- **Other:** 56.0%

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## Alternatives

### Alternatives to Adyen Payments

- [Worldline](https://www.g2.com/products/worldline/reviews) — 3.5/5 stars (13 reviews)
- [Payoneer](https://www.g2.com/products/payoneer/reviews) — 3.2/5 stars (370 reviews)
- [PayPal Payments](https://www.g2.com/products/paypal/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (2742 reviews)
- [GoCardless](https://www.g2.com/products/gocardless/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (321 reviews)
- [BlueSnap](https://www.g2.com/products/bluesnap/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (107 reviews)
- [Square Payments](https://www.g2.com/products/square-payments/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (176 reviews)
- [Stripe Payments](https://www.g2.com/products/stripe-stripe-payments/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (457 reviews)
- [Worldpay](https://www.g2.com/products/worldpay/reviews) — 2.9/5 stars (43 reviews)
- [Stripe Connect](https://www.g2.com/products/stripe-connect/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (248 reviews)
- [Shift Payment](https://www.g2.com/products/shift-4/reviews) — 3.2/5 stars (23 reviews)

### Alternatives to Apple Pay for merchants

- [PayPal Payments](https://www.g2.com/products/paypal/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (2742 reviews)
- [Stripe Connect](https://www.g2.com/products/stripe-connect/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (248 reviews)
- [Payoneer](https://www.g2.com/products/payoneer/reviews) — 3.2/5 stars (370 reviews)
- [Paytm Business](https://www.g2.com/products/paytm-business/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (281 reviews)
- [GoCardless](https://www.g2.com/products/gocardless/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (321 reviews)
- [Authorize.net](https://www.g2.com/products/authorize-net/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (219 reviews)
- [Square Payments](https://www.g2.com/products/square-payments/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (176 reviews)
- [Razorpay](https://www.g2.com/products/razorpay/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (121 reviews)
- [Skrill](https://www.g2.com/products/skrill/reviews) — 3.4/5 stars (63 reviews)
- [Bolt](https://www.g2.com/products/bolt-bolt/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (47 reviews)

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## Top Discussions

### Adyen Payments

No discussions available for this product.

### Apple Pay for merchants

- Title: [Why isn’t Apple Pay available everywhere?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/34942-why-isn-t-apple-pay-available-everywhere) — 4 comments, 1 upvote
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- Title: [Will Apple Pay be a requirement for the future of shopping?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/26549-will-apple-pay-be-a-requirement-for-the-future-of-shopping) — 3 comments, 1 upvote
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- Title: [What is the best way to not get fraud on the Apple Pay Apple Card?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-the-best-way-to-not-get-fraud-on-the-apple-pay-apple-card) — 2 comments, 1 upvote
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- Title: [How can Apple Pay apply to College Students with other competing banking apps such as Venmo?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-can-apple-pay-apply-to-college-students-with-other-competing-banking-apps-such-as-venmo) — 2 comments, 1 upvote
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- Title: [Do you think all stores will have Apple pay anytime soon?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/do-you-think-all-stores-will-have-apple-pay-anytime-soon) — 2 comments, 1 upvote
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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/adyen-payments-vs-apple-pay-for-merchants)

