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At a Glance
Afterpay
Afterpay
Star Rating
(40)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (86.1% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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GoCardless
GoCardless
Star Rating
(320)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (92.9% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about GoCardless

Afterpay vs GoCardless

  • Reviewers felt that GoCardless meets the needs of their business better than Afterpay.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that GoCardless is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of GoCardless over Afterpay.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Afterpay
No pricing available
GoCardless
No pricing available
Free Trial
Afterpay
No trial information available
GoCardless
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
22
9.1
203
Ease of Use
8.6
22
9.0
202
Ease of Setup
9.7
5
8.9
152
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
9.0
140
Quality of Support
8.1
20
8.5
171
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
9.0
134
Product Direction (% positive)
7.8
21
8.7
186
Features by Category
Not enough data
8.8
73
Payment Options
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.2
32
Not enough data
8.5
30
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.8
20
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.7
24
Not enough data
8.2
36
Administration
Not enough data
8.8
36
Not enough data
8.6
33
Not enough data
7.4
37
Not enough data
8.1
25
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.3
30
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Security
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.2
23
Not enough data
9.6
30
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Development
Not enough data
8.5
18
Not enough data
8.8
20
Not enough data
8.7
27
Not enough data
8.9
22
Platform
Not enough data
9.1
34
Not enough data
9.1
21
Not enough data
9.3
22
Not enough data
8.8
20
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.1
43
Not enough data
8.4
25
Agentic AI - Payment Gateways
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Subscription Revenue ManagementHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
Not enough data
8.8
63
Billing and Payments
Not enough data
9.0
43
Not enough data
9.0
45
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Revenue Recognition
Not enough data
8.9
38
Not enough data
9.1
23
Not enough data
8.8
26
Revenue Optimization
Not enough data
8.8
27
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
28
Not enough data
8.6
27
Not enough data
8.7
25
Payment Methods
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Payment Processing
Not enough data
8.6
12
Not enough data
9.2
20
Not enough data
8.7
14
Not enough data
8.2
11
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
8.2
12
Not enough data
9.1
19
Security and Compliance
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.8
14
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Integration
Not enough data
9.6
9
Not enough data
9.0
12
Not enough data
8.6
12
Payment Types
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Enterprise Payment
Not enough data
Not enough data
Installment Payment and Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL)Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
7.7
20
9.2
29
Administration - Installment Payment and Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL)
7.8
18
9.1
23
7.3
14
9.0
17
7.7
17
Feature Not Available
6.9
13
Feature Not Available
Payment Tools - Installment Payment and Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL)
7.9
14
9.2
17
8.2
16
9.3
23
8.0
14
Feature Not Available
7.9
17
9.6
26
Agentic AI - Installment Payment and Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
116
Payment Processing
Not enough data
9.2
74
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Administration
Not enough data
8.4
69
Not enough data
8.4
43
Not enough data
7.9
90
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.3
30
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Payment Options
Not enough data
7.7
24
Not enough data
8.2
36
Security
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform
Not enough data
9.1
43
Not enough data
8.4
25
Accounting & FinanceHide 1 FeatureShow 1 Feature
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Afterpay
Afterpay
GoCardless
GoCardless
Afterpay and GoCardless are categorized as Installment Payment and Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL)
Unique Categories
Afterpay
Afterpay has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Afterpay
Afterpay
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
86.1%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
8.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
5.6%
GoCardless
GoCardless
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
92.9%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
5.8%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
1.3%
Reviewers' Industry
Afterpay
Afterpay
Apparel & Fashion
19.4%
Consumer Goods
11.1%
Accounting
8.3%
Retail
5.6%
Music
5.6%
Other
50.0%
GoCardless
GoCardless
Accounting
13.3%
Marketing and Advertising
11.0%
Information Technology and Services
10.4%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
6.2%
Internet
5.2%
Other
53.9%
Alternatives
Afterpay
Afterpay Alternatives
Sezzle
Sezzle
Add Sezzle
Klarna
Klarna
Add Klarna
Affirm
Affirm
Add Affirm
Zip for Business
Zip for Business
Add Zip for Business
GoCardless
GoCardless Alternatives
PayPal Payments
PayPal Payments
Add PayPal Payments
Payoneer
Payoneer
Add Payoneer
Square Payments
Square Payments
Add Square Payments
Stripe Payments
Stripe Payments
Add Stripe Payments
Discussions
Afterpay
Afterpay Discussions
Monty the Mongoose crying
Afterpay has no discussions with answers
GoCardless
GoCardless Discussions
Is there any other type of payments being accepted?
2 Comments
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There are two different Dashboards, why can't they be on the same platform - Will you be able to increase the speed of payments from the current7/8 days
1 Comment
Official Response from GoCardless
Hi Christian, Thank you for your questions. We've got good news about the login, Xero announced at the last Xerocon that they're building an...Read more
Can the GoCardless fees be charged to a different bank account from the account used for customer receipts?
1 Comment
Official Response from GoCardless
Hi Bernie, Thanks for the question. All our packages have fees deducted before paying out, however, on our custom plans, we invoice separately which...Read more