Authorize.net
Authorize.net — US-focused payment gateway by Visa supporting card-present and card-not-present transactions with fraud detection tools.
Our Verdict
Best for saas with online payments. Authorize.net offers subscription from $25.
Pros
- SaaS with online payments
- E-commerce checkout
- Excellent developer documentation and SDKs
Cons
- Offline-only retail
- Internal tools without billing
- Per-transaction fees add up at high volume
Best for: SaaS, E-commerce, Marketplace
Not for: Offline, Internal projects
When to Use Authorize.net
Good fit if you need
- SaaS with online payments
- E-commerce checkout
- Marketplace payment processing
Not the best choice if
- Offline-only retail
- Internal tools without billing
Consider instead: payments-orchestration
Works Well With
Pricing
Price wrong?Authorize.net Pricing
- Pricing Model
- subscription
- Free Tier
- Yes
- Entry Price
- $25
- Enterprise Available
- Yes
- Transparency Score
- 5/5
Lock-in Assessment
Low 2/5
Lock-in Score 2/5
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