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ERPNext vs. PayPal Payments Pro

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ERPNext starts at Free per seat, versus PayPal Payments Pro at $0. PayPal Payments Pro carries the higher aggregate rating (9.5/5 vs 4.3/5).

Full comparison

ERPNextfrom Free
PayPal Payments Profrom $0 per month
Audyense Score29AS*Low29AS*Low
PositioningERPNext is a fully open-source ERP covering accounting, manufacturing, inventory, and CRM on the Frappe framework.PayPal Payments Pro is a payment processing solution built on PayPal’s technology that enables online merchants and businesses to accept credit card payments online as well a
Free tierYesYes
DeploymentCloud / SaaSCloud / SaaS
Best fitStartup, SMB, Mid-marketStartup, SMB, Mid-market
Pricing plans
  • Free or entry planFree
  • Higher tiersCustom pricing
  • Free or entry planFree
  • Higher tiersCustom pricing
Editorially noted strength: Fully open source Broad module coverage Active communityYesDocumented in the Softwares.com editorial review.—
Editorially noted strength: broad module coverage, no license cost, and full customizability.YesDocumented in the Softwares.com editorial review.—
AccountingYesDocumented in the Softwares.com editorial review.—
WebYesDocumented in the Softwares.com editorial review.—
APIYesDocumented in the Softwares.com editorial review.—
CloudYesDocumented in the Softwares.com editorial review.—
Accept PayPal payments—YesDocumented in the independently researched profile.
Accept Visa—YesDocumented in the independently researched profile.
Mastercard and American Express—YesDocumented in the independently researched profile.
Virtual Terminal—YesDocumented in the independently researched profile.
Accept payments in 25 currencies from 202 countries—YesDocumented in the independently researched profile.
Payment Gateway—YesDocumented in the independently researched profile.
Options to simplify PCI compliance.—YesDocumented in the independently researched profile.
Integrations verified——
Aggregate rating4.3 · No reviews yet9.5 · No reviews yet
Integrations——
Security & compliance——
Pros
  • Editorial review documents a concrete business workflow
  • Editorially noted strength: Fully open source Broad module coverage Active community
  • Editorially noted strength: broad module coverage, no license cost, and full customizability.
  • Accounting
  • Independent review documents a concrete business workflow
  • Documented capability: Accept PayPal payments
  • Documented capability: Accept Visa
  • Documented capability: Mastercard and American Express
  • Documented capability: Virtual Terminal
Cons
  • cious SMBs and manufacturers run broad operations on software they can self-host and modify freely.
  • It competes with SAP Business One, Odoo, and NetSuite at a fraction of the licensing cost.
  • Frappe Cloud offers managed hosting if you'd rather not run servers.
  • The honest catch is that self-hosting demands technical skill and the partner ecosystem is smaller, so support and implementation help are thinner than the big commercial suites.
  • self-hosting needs technical skill and the partner network is small.
  • Pricing and usage limits should be checked against the exact plan
  • Implementation effort depends on the team's data and process maturity
  • Reported outcomes should be validated with the buyer's own data
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