Don't let Stripe have the final say on your business
Billing
Flexible pricing structures and automated subscriber lifecycles, independent of your payment processors.
| Feature | Stripe |  |
|---|---|---|
| Full subscription lifecycle supportTrials, coupons, pauses, and mid-cycle plan changes. | Included | Included |
| Universal APIs and webhooksOne API and webhook stream for every payment, globally. | Not included | Included |
| Developer test clocksFast-forward time to simulate complex billing cycles instantly. | Included | Included |
| Usage-based billingMetered billing and real-time consumption tracking at scale. | Included | Included |
| Hybrid product catalogFlat, tiered, and usage-based models in a single billing flow. | Included | Included |
| Checkout and customer portalsHosted pages for payments and account management. | Included | Included |
Payment Orchestration
Route, retry, and optimize payments across every PSP from a single, unified integration.
| Feature | Stripe | |
|---|---|---|
| Smart payment routingRoute traffic to optimal PSPs based on cost/success rates. | Not included | Included |
| Agnostic vaultingTotal data portability; Never be “locked in” to a PSP again. | Not included | Included |
| Network tokenizationNetwork-level tokens to boost auth rates and combat churn. | Not included | Included |
| Multi-payment method supportAccess to global cards, wallets, and local payment methods. | Included | Included |
| Fraud controls and SCA3DS optimization and custom fraud rules to minimize risk. | Included | Included |
| Intelligent multi-channel dunningAdaptive retry logic, customer emails, and more. | Not included | Included |
Revenue Metrics
A single source of truth for your revenue data, unified across every payment processor.
| Feature | Stripe | |
|---|---|---|
| Unified SaaS metricsMRR, churn, LTV, and NRR across all PSPs and currencies. | Not included | Included |
| PSP performance benchmarkingCompare PSP success rates to optimize your routing strategy. | Not included | Included |
| Trial conversion cohortsConversion rates grouped by sign-up date and trial length. | Not included | Included |
| Advanced segmentation & enrichmentSlice your revenue data by any variables. | Not included | Included |
| Real-time anomaly alertingInstant notifications when metrics deviate from the norm. | Not included | Included |
Top 4 reasons
Why switch to PaymentKit?
Better approval rates and performance optimization
Many billing systems represent a single payment gateway. PaymentKit offers multi-processor support.
Enhanced payment infrastructure flexibility means more opportunities to boost revenue and scale.
- Deliver higher payment acceptance rates through optimized, AI-driven routing.
- Leverage the power of redundancy with multi-processor access.
- Ensure the lowest processing fees possible with intelligent PSP selection.
Real-time, full data access via a centralized dashboard
Get a big-picture and in-depth view of your metrics and data insights.
Dive into PaymentKit’s robust reporting and data-driven insights for an accurate assessment of your business health and trajectory vis-a-vis industry benchmarks.
- Comprehensive reporting on growth, conversion, retention, and attribution data.
- Actionable insights that help you improve customer engagement and increase recurring revenue.
- Convenient access to unified reporting across all payment processors.
Personalized and proactive recovery and retention strategy
Deliver a frictionless resolution for failed payments to reduce churn rates.
Go beyond reactive damage control and maximize every customer interaction.
- Automated email and retry dunning flow for a personalized and more efficient payment recovery.
- AI-tailored, proactive retention strategy that predicts and prevents churn.
- Direct customers to a secure, customer portal to update payment methods.
Unrestricted data access and control
Get unified and full access to and control of your data from a single dashboard.
No surprise data lock-ins and restrictions. Guaranteed full access to your business data at all times, and with no ifs or buts about it.
- All the tools you need for billing, analytics, payment routing, and retention within easy reach from a single dashboard.
- Unrestricted migrations and token portability.
- Accurate and timely reports that don't rely on complicated integrations.
Deliver higher payment acceptance rates through optimized, AI-driven routing.
“Moving to a multi-processor strategy with PaymentKit has been a game-changer for our bottom line. By leveraging intelligent routing and cascading logic, we saw our authorization rates jump from 63% to 76%.”
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