๐Ÿ†š Authorize.net vs. Plaid

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Payment service
Payment service

About

Authorize.net is a payment gateway that facilitates the submission and routing of credit card and electronic check payment transactions to the processing networks on behalf of its client merchants.

It includes built-in tools such as the Advanced Fraud Detection Suite with over a dozen configurable filters (for example IP, daily velocity, shipping vs billing address, AVS, etc.), recurring billing and subscription management, customer profile storage, support for digital wallets (Apple Pay, Google Pay), and APIs/SDKs for developers to integrate payments and reporting.

Plaid is a financial data aggregator that provides payment processing, identity verification, payment risk reduction, and onboarding solutions.

It verifies identities with document, selfie, phone, email, and device checks, screens against watchlists, and offers risk scoring for bank transfers to predict return risk and ownership mismatches, while also supporting account connection and KYC compliance through a single integration.

Headquarters

San Francisco, California, United States
San Francisco, California, United States

Website

Pricing

Free version โŒ
Payment gateway only
Gateway fee$25/month
Per transaction10ยข + daily batch fee 10ยข
All-in-one
Gateway fee$25/month
Per transaction2.9% + 30ยข
Free version โœ”๏ธUnlimited sandbox test API calls, 200 live API calls per product
ScaleCustom

Categories

Payments โ€บ Rank #12
Payments โ€บ Rank #52
Fraud Prevention โ€บ Rank #2
Fraud Prevention โ€บ Rank #20

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Authorize.net payment service is 14 times more popular than Plaid.
Total websites

Market share

Payments
Fraud Prevention

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Authorize.net is more popular than Plaid in all countries.
United States
United Kingdom
Canada
Australia
Netherlands
Germany
France
Italy
India
Brazil

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Authorize.net is more popular among sites focused on online shopping, marketing and merchandising, and business, while Plaid is more commonly used on travel and finance and banking sites.
Online Shopping
Marketing/Merchandising
Business
Health
Travel
Fashion/Beauty
Internet Services
Software/Hardware
Sports
Education/Reference

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

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Rank
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Rank
#12
#1,387
#2,851
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