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24 alternatives to Apple Pay

Integrated hardware, software, and services for payments

Apple Pay is a payments system integrated into Apple's hardware, software, and services ecosystem. It allows users to make transactions through iPhones, iPads, and wearable devices like Apple Watch. The service… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Apple Pay launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Apple Card▲536

   A new kind of credit card from Apple

   2019 · apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Square + Apple Pay▲256

   Accept Apple Pay and chip cards everywhere.

   2015 · squareup.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Stripe iOS SDK▲392

   Accept both Apple Pay and credit card payments easily on iOS

   2016 · stripe.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Stripe: Apple Pay▲188

   One-touch payment on iOS

   2014 · stripe.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Square Contactless Reader▲255

   Accept Apple Pay + Chip cards, anywhere

   2015 · squareup.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Buyte Mobile Payments▲110

   Apple Pay for your visitors, any browser, any device.

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Mobile Pay Finder▲90

   App that tells you which places accept Apple Pay

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Shopify Tap & Chip Reader▲156

   Mobile POS hardware that connects to the rest of Shopify

   2018 · shopify.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Lydia Watch▲85

   Pay for things with one tap on your Apple Watch

   2015 · lydia-app.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    SuperPay▲273

    Get paid faster with your own custom payments page

    2019 · superpayit.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    $Cashtags by Square▲722

    Get paid via $cashtags for things you do online or in person

    2015 · t.co · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Apple Pay Later▲90

    A new BNPL offering from Apple

    2023 · apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Pay Finders▲83

    Discover and explore local merchants that accept Apple Pay

    2015 · payfinders.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Stripe▲408

    Payment integration and management.

    2014 · stripe.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Payable▲141

    Easily manage and pay your contractors

    2015 · support.stripe.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Tap to Pay on iPhone▲20

    Apple's answer to the Square Reader

    2022 · apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Stripe: Apple Pay on the Web▲14

    Start integrating Apple Pay on the Web

    2016 · stripe.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Stripe Dashboard for iPhone▲259

    Track and manage payments on the go

    2015 · stripe.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    ACH payments with Stripe▲281

    Accept bank payments with a few lines of code.

    2016 · stripe.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Apple Pay for Medium▲121

    Sell your products through your Medium post with Apple Pay

    2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    HitPay▲139

    Send or receive money using a modern payments interface

    2017 · hit-pay.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Tap to Pay on iPhone on the Helcim app▲94

    Accept contactless payments with just an iPhone

    2024 · link.helcim.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Stripe Apple Pay▲30

    One-touch payments on iOS

    2014 · stripe.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Bolt▲254

    Amazon-like payments stack for everyone else

    2018 · bolt.com · its alternatives →

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