Basis Theory
Processor-agnostic payment tokenization API letting merchants control sensitive transaction data.
Our Verdict
Best-in-class portable card vault for teams building their own orchestration — not a full payments platform.
Pros
- Processor-agnostic tokens portable across any PSP
- Clean developer docs and strong SDKs
- Reduces PCI scope to SAQ A without vendor lock-in
- Good fit for multi-PSP and reseller architectures
Cons
- Tokenization only — no routing or acquiring
- Requires you to build the orchestration layer on top
- Pricing scales with tokens and API calls
- Less value if you are happy on one PSP's vault
When to Use Basis Theory
Good fit if you need
- Tokenizing payment card data to reduce PCI DSS scope
- Migrating cardholder data between PSPs without re-collecting card info
- Storing raw PANs in a vault while routing tokens to multiple acquirers
- Building processor-agnostic checkout with shared token vault
Pricing
Price wrong?Basis Theory Pricing
- Pricing Model
- freemium
- Free Tier
- Yes
- Entry Price
- —
- Enterprise Available
- No
- Transparency Score
- —
Beta — estimates may differ from actual pricing
Estimated Monthly Cost
$25
Estimated Annual Cost
$300
Estimates are approximate and may not reflect current pricing. Always check the official pricing page.
Project Health
Health Score
4
3 months
74d
3
N/A
Apache-2.0
Last checked: 2026-04-21
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