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Payment Rails vs. PayPal Payments Pro
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The short version
PayPal Payments Pro starts at $0 per seat, versus Payment Rails at $49. PayPal Payments Pro carries the higher aggregate rating (9.5/5 vs 8.8/5).
Full comparison
Payment Railsfrom $49 per month | PayPal Payments Profrom $0 per month | |
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| Audyense Score | 29AS*Low | 29AS*Low |
| Positioning | Payment Rails is an accounts payable software ideal for businesses with medium to high-volume accounts payables. | 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 tier | Yes | Yes |
| Deployment | Cloud / SaaS | Cloud / SaaS |
| Best fit | Startup, SMB, Mid-market | Startup, SMB, Mid-market |
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| Dashboard access | YesDocumented in the independently researched profile. | — |
| AML & Compliance Watchlist screening | YesDocumented in the independently researched profile. | — |
| Notifications (email | YesDocumented in the independently researched profile. | — |
| text | YesDocumented in the independently researched profile. | — |
| Slack) | YesDocumented in the independently researched profile. | — |
| Reporting | YesDocumented in the independently researched profile. | — |
| phone | YesDocumented in the independently researched profile. | — |
| email and live chat support | YesDocumented in the independently researched profile. | — |
| Bank account validation | YesDocumented in the independently researched profile. | — |
| Send PayPal payouts | YesDocumented in the independently researched profile. | — |
| White-Label email notifications to recipients | YesDocumented in the independently researched profile. | — |
| Recipient portal | YesDocumented in the independently researched profile. | — |
| CSV file uploads | YesDocumented in the independently researched profile. | — |
| Low FX Rates to 135+ currencies. | YesDocumented in the independently researched profile. | — |
| 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 rating | 8.8 · No reviews yet | 9.5 · No reviews yet |
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| Security & compliance | — | — |
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| Visit Payment Rails ↗ | Visit PayPal Payments Pro ↗ |