๐Ÿ†š American Express vs. Link

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Payment service
Payment service

About

American Express is a global payment network and card issuer that provides charge, credit, and prepaid cards.

It enables contactless and mobile wallet payments, offers a membership rewards programm, provides purchase protection and extended warranty benefits, and supports a pay-in-installments feature called "Plan It".

Link is a one-click checkout feature from Stripe that allows shoppers to securely save and reuse their payment and shipping information across participating online merchants.

It increases conversions by providing faster checkout and works with cards, bank accounts, and Klarna.

Headquarters

New York, United States
San Francisco, California, United States

Website

Pricing

Payment processing, per transaction
Standard2.9% + 30ยข
Instant Bank Payments2.6% + 30ยข
Klarna5.99% + 30ยข

Categories

Payments โ€บ Rank #8
Payments โ€บ Rank #22

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The American Express payment service is 5 times more popular than Link.
Total websites

Market share

Payments

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

American Express is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany, while Link is more popular in Indonesia, Slovakia, and Thailand.
United States
United Kingdom
Germany
Brazil
Netherlands
France
Australia
Argentina
Italy
Spain

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

American Express is more popular among sites focused on online shopping, marketing and merchandising, and business, while Link is more commonly used on general news sites.
Online Shopping
Marketing/Merchandising
Business
Travel
Fashion/Beauty
Internet Services
Entertainment
Sports
Software/Hardware
Health

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