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# PayPal Payments vs iATS Payments Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**PayPal Payments** [

4.4/5(2,750)

](https://www.g2.com/products/paypal/reviews#reviews)

**iATS Payments** [

4.2/5(184)

](https://www.g2.com/products/iats-payments/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**PayPal Payments**
 **$0** per month · On Website - Basic

**iATS Payments**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**PayPal Payments**
1 monthFaster

Based on 161 responses

**iATS Payments**
2 months

Based on 5 responses

Return on Investment

**PayPal Payments**
9 months2 months sooner

Based on 131 responses

**iATS Payments**
11 months

Based on 5 responses

Perceived Cost

**PayPal Payments**
$$$$$

**iATS Payments**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**PayPal Payments**
7%

**iATS Payments**
7%

 ![PayPal Payments](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/6257a9c028b45bdc1f1ca9725d6e214c/paypal.png "PayPal Payments")

 ![iATS Payments](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/088310cee08bc73071c49cb6f08fbe7f/iats-payments.svg "iATS Payments")

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Pros & Cons

**PayPal Payments**
[
Ease of Use (357)
](https://www.g2.com/products/paypal/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1566877&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Easy Payments (252)
](https://www.g2.com/products/paypal/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1565790&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Expensive (196)
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High Fees (177)
](https://www.g2.com/products/paypal/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1565809&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**iATS Payments**
Not enough data

Integrations

**PayPal Payments**
[

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Amazon EC2

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BILL AP/AR

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Calendly Sales

](https://www.g2.com/products/calendly/reviews)[

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Carepatron

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**iATS Payments**
Not enough data

Screenshots

**PayPal Payments**
 ![PayPal Payments screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/36062/uploads_2Fda5e83f2-340f-45db-afdb-e1c6b896adde_2FPaypal_Payments_Screen_Shot__.png)

**iATS Payments**
 ![iATS Payments screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/77896/expirable-direct-uploads_2F2c12c520-7d02-409e-b04a-63712e99656d_2FAura-sample-online-donation-form_Sophie_27s-Walkathon.jpg)

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**PayPal Payments**

9.0

9.02,236

**iATS Payments**

8.7

8.7145

Ease of Use

**PayPal Payments**

9.1

9.12,267

**iATS Payments**

8.4

8.4146

Ease of Setup

**PayPal Payments**

8.9

8.9728

**iATS Payments**

8.5

8.590

Ease of Admin

**PayPal Payments**

8.4

8.4329

**iATS Payments**

8.2

8.296

Quality of Support

**PayPal Payments**

8.3

8.32,112

**iATS Payments**

8.6

8.6137

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**PayPal Payments**

8.1

8.1326

**iATS Payments**

8.5

8.595

Product Direction (% positive)

**PayPal Payments**

8.3

8.32,203

**iATS Payments**

6.4

6.4138

Features

Payment Gateways[Hide 37 FeaturesShow 37 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.7

2,098

Not enough data

Payment Options

Instant Payment

9.0(won by default)

1616

Not enough data

Accepted Credit Cards and Debit Cards

9.2(won by default)

1628

Not enough data

ACH Payments and eCheck Processing

8.4(won by default)

1173

Not enough data

Split Payments

8.4(won by default)

1108

Not enough data

Multi-Currency

9.0(won by default)

614

Not enough data

Self Service Portal

9.1(won by default)

627

Not enough data

Coupons, Discounts, Promotions, and Gift Cards

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Recurring Billing

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Real-Time Payments

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Administration

Payout Time

8.5(won by default)

1523

Not enough data

Manual Payment Entry

8.6(won by default)

1361

Not enough data

Omnichannel

8.6(won by default)

491

Not enough data

Levels 1 & 2

8.5(won by default)

474

Not enough data

Level 3

8.4(won by default)

460

Not enough data

Reporting/Dashboards

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

User, Role, and Access Management

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Dispute Resolution

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Security

PCI Compliance

8.6(won by default)

643

Not enough data

Data Tokenization

8.7(won by default)

1167

Not enough data

Two-Factor Authentication

8.8(won by default)

1359

Not enough data

POS Verification

8.7(won by default)

478

Not enough data

Fraud Protection Tools

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Development

Customization (Fields, Objects, and Layouts)

8.4(won by default)

1286

Not enough data

Accounting Software Integration

8.5(won by default)

1105

Not enough data

E-Commerce Software Integration

8.7(won by default)

1205

Not enough data

APIs

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Platform

Performance and Reliability

8.9(won by default)

1472

Not enough data

Internationalization - Currency/Language

8.9(won by default)

1348

Not enough data

Internationalization - Operating Country

8.9(won by default)

1327

Not enough data

API / Integrations

8.7(won by default)

1079

Not enough data

PCI Regulation Compliance

8.6(won by default)

1069

Not enough data

Accounting integration

8.6(won by default)

472

Not enough data

E-commerce Integration

8.9(won by default)

505

Not enough data

Supplemental Technology

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Payment Gateways

Autonomous Task Execution

9.1(won by default)

66

Not enough data

Cross-system Integration

8.9(won by default)

65

Not enough data

Decision Making

8.9(won by default)

66

Not enough data

Installment Payment and Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL)[Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features](javascript:void(0);)

9.1

219

Not enough data

Administration - Installment Payment and Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL)

Email Notifications

9.1(won by default)

185

Not enough data

Invoicing

9.1(won by default)

178

Not enough data

Customer Portal

8.9(won by default)

183

Not enough data

Loyalty Management

8.6(won by default)

170

Not enough data

Payment Tools - Installment Payment and Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL)

Payment Gateway

9.0(won by default)

187

Not enough data

Payment Tracking

8.9(won by default)

185

Not enough data

E-commerce Integration

9.0(won by default)

171

Not enough data

Payment Scheduling

8.9(won by default)

175

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Installment Payment and Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) features

Adaptive Learning

9.5(won by default)

35

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

9.4(won by default)

35

Not enough data

Decision Making

9.4(won by default)

35

Not enough data

Payment Processing[Hide 73 FeaturesShow 73 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.8

809

Not enough data

Payment Processing

Encryption

9.3(won by default)

274

Not enough data

Credit Card Processing

9.2(won by default)

234

Not enough data

Mobile Payments

9.3(won by default)

247

Not enough data

Digital Wallet Integration

9.2(won by default)

255

Not enough data

Online Payments

9.3(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Debit/Credit Card Processing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Partial Payments

Not enough data

Not enough data

In-Person Payments

Not enough data

Not enough data

Digital Wallet Payments

Not enough data

Not enough data

Administration

Reporting & Analytics

9.0(won by default)

227

Not enough data

E-commerce Integration

9.1(won by default)

238

Not enough data

Processing Fees

7.3(won by default)

289

Not enough data

POS Integration

8.9(won by default)

206

Not enough data

Omnichannel

8.6(won by default)

491

Not enough data

Levels 1 & 2

8.5(won by default)

474

Not enough data

Level 3

8.4(won by default)

460

Not enough data

Payment Gateway Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

ACH Payment Processing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cryptocurrency Processing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Payment Options

Multi-Currency

9.0(won by default)

614

Not enough data

Self Service Portal

9.1(won by default)

627

Not enough data

Security

POS Verification

8.7(won by default)

478

Not enough data

Platform

Accounting integration

8.6(won by default)

472

Not enough data

E-commerce Integration

8.9(won by default)

505

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Data Synchronization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Transaction Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Purchasing & Receiving

Not enough data

Not enough data

Contactless NFC

Not enough data

Not enough data

Offline Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Electronic Signature

Not enough data

Not enough data

PCI Compliance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Credit Card Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Fraud Detection

Not enough data

Not enough data

SSL Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Returns Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Discount Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reminders

Not enough data

Not enough data

Barcode/Ticket Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Recurring/Subscription Billing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Transaction History

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile Card Reader

Not enough data

Not enough data

Sales Tax Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customer Database

Not enough data

Not enough data

Receipt Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Branding

Not enough data

Not enough data

Invoice Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cash Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Remote Access/Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Location

Not enough data

Not enough data

Sales Trend Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

CRM

Not enough data

Not enough data

Gift Card Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Sales Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multiple Payment Options

Not enough data

Not enough data

Loyalty Program

Not enough data

Not enough data

Status Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Expense Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Payment Links

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Payment Fraud Prevention

Not enough data

Not enough data

Payment Reconciliation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Search/Filter

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Billing & Invoicing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Payments Orchestration[Hide 16 FeaturesShow 16 Features](javascript:void(0);)

9.3

63

Not enough data

Architecture

Unified API

9.1(won by default)

47

Not enough data

POL

9.1(won by default)

46

Not enough data

Integrations

9.5(won by default)

49

Not enough data

Processing

Validation

9.4(won by default)

49

Not enough data

Automation

9.4(won by default)

49

Not enough data

Cross Border

9.3(won by default)

48

Not enough data

Routing

9.5(won by default)

48

Not enough data

Reconciliation

9.5(won by default)

48

Not enough data

Risk & Compliance

Failed payments

9.1(won by default)

46

Not enough data

Tokenization

9.2(won by default)

48

Not enough data

Compliance

9.4(won by default)

48

Not enough data

Analytics

Consolidation

9.3(won by default)

48

Not enough data

Optimization

9.4(won by default)

48

Not enough data

Fraud

9.0(won by default)

48

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Payments Orchestration

Autonomous Task Execution

9.5(won by default)

39

Not enough data

Cross-system Integration

9.5(won by default)

39

Not enough data

SAP Store[Hide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features](javascript:void(0);)

9.8

18

Not enough data

Agentic AI - SAP Store

Autonomous Task Execution

9.7(won by default)

17

Not enough data

Multi-step Planning

9.7(won by default)

17

Not enough data

Cross-system Integration

9.8(won by default)

17

Not enough data

Adaptive Learning

9.8(won by default)

17

Not enough data

Natural Language Interaction

9.9(won by default)

17

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

9.8(won by default)

17

Not enough data

Decision Making

9.9(won by default)

17

Not enough data

Show 2 feature categories with incomplete data

Nonprofit[Hide 47 FeaturesShow 47 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Activity Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Social Marketing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Accounting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

CRM

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Forms

Not enough data

Not enough data

Fund Accounting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Forms Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Member Database

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Communication Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Templates

Not enough data

Not enough data

Budgeting/Forecasting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Event Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Donor Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Attendance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Volunteer Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

For Nonprofits

Not enough data

Not enough data

Recurring/Subscription Billing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Calendar Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Branding

Not enough data

Not enough data

Registration Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Campaign Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Event Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Document Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Contact Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Website Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Credit Card Processing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Membership Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Electronic Payments

Not enough data

Not enough data

Accounting Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Grant Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Dues Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Committee Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Fundraising Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Fields

Not enough data

Not enough data

Salesforce AppExchange Apps[Hide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Salesforce AppExchange Apps

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-step Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Adaptive Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Natural Language Interaction

Not enough data

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Decision Making

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![PayPal Payments](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/6257a9c028b45bdc1f1ca9725d6e214c/paypal.png "PayPal Payments")](https://www.g2.com/products/paypal/reviews)

PayPal Payments

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

64.8%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

23.1%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

12.1%

[![iATS Payments](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/088310cee08bc73071c49cb6f08fbe7f/iats-payments.svg "iATS Payments")](https://www.g2.com/products/iats-payments/reviews)

iATS Payments

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

64.1%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

30.9%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

5.0%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

64.8%

64.1%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

23.1%

30.9%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

12.1%

5.0%

Reviewers' Industry

[![PayPal Payments](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/6257a9c028b45bdc1f1ca9725d6e214c/paypal.png "PayPal Payments")](https://www.g2.com/products/paypal/reviews)
PayPal Payments

Information Technology and Services

7.0%

Computer Software

6.9%

Marketing and Advertising

6.7%

Retail

5.3%

Internet

3.7%

Other

70.3%

[![iATS Payments](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/088310cee08bc73071c49cb6f08fbe7f/iats-payments.svg "iATS Payments")](https://www.g2.com/products/iats-payments/reviews)
iATS Payments

Non-Profit Organization Management

47.5%

Religious Institutions

6.6%

Education Management

6.1%

Information Technology and Services

5.5%

Fund-Raising

4.4%

Other

29.8%

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## PayPal Payments vs iATS Payments

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found PayPal Payments easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with iATS Payments overall.

- Reviewers felt that PayPal Payments meets the needs of their business better than iATS Payments.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that iATS Payments is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of PayPal Payments over iATS Payments.