Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Credit card payments API for blockchain launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Card.io▲134

   Credit card scanning for mobile apps.

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Emburse Expense Card API▲105

   The first card API platform with app integrations

   2016 · emburse.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Paid▲124

   An API for invoicing

   2015 · paidapi.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Chain▲125

   The Block Chain API for Developers

   2014 · chain.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Stronghold Platform APIs▲70

   A digital wallet in every pocket

   2018 · its alternatives →

6. 6AB
   API-Based ACH Payment Vendors for Web Developers▲6

   2012 · mitchellwfox.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   x402▲119

   Hi HN – excited to announce x402, initially developed by Coinbase (YC 12) x402 lets any HTTP API charge per request without issuing API keys or storing credit cards. Buyers (humans or AI agents) keep funds in their own wallet and dynamically discover compatible endpoints, call them as usual, and automatically pay a microtransaction in USDC or other tokens to settle. 90 second demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV-L2AfLhJg Problem: Every time we want to use a new API we have to: find the service online create a developer account, copy a secret key into env vars, pre-fund or…

   2025 · x402.org · its alternatives →

8. 8NA
   Nimiq: A Frictionless Payment Protocol Native to the Web▲8

   2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Paylike▲86

   A modern full-stack payment platform

   2015 · lunar.app · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Balancesoft▲80

    "Stripe" for on-chain stablecoin payments

    2021 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Stripe Issuing▲10

    An API for creating cards

    2018 · stripe.com · its alternatives →

12. 12TB
    The Blockchain Balance Sheet▲7

    2017 · blog.traity.com · its alternatives →

13. 13FS
    Fiolet – Seamlessly integrate crypto payments▲5

    2023 · fiolet.xyz · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Easy Bitcoin payment gem using HelloBlock.io▲24

    A rails bitcoin payment processing gem. Contribute to Sailias/bitcoin_payable development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    TokenCard▲15

    Blockchain-Powered Debit Cards

    2017 · monolith.xyz · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Cashfree▲2

    Payments platform for marketplaces and fintechs

    2017 · cashfree.com · its alternatives →

17. 17MJ
    Machinomy, JavaScript library for micropayments in Ether over HTTP▲9

    2017 · machinomy.com · its alternatives →

18. 18BA
    BlockchainDevs, a reverse job board for Blockchain developers▲6

    2022 · blockchaindevs.net · its alternatives →

19. 19BB
    Browser-Based Blockchain Nimiq Token Sale▲5

    2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →

20. 20PG
    Payment Gateway Calculator▲8

    2019 · founderhacker.com · its alternatives →

21. 21BJ
    Billhook.js – Stripe recurring payment made easy for developers▲5

    2020 · billhook.io · its alternatives →

22. 22AF
    API first banking infrastructure▲5

    2017 · bvnk.co · its alternatives →

23. 23BI
    BitStore (iOS Bitcoin Wallet App)▲6

    2014 · bitstoreapp.com · its alternatives →

24. 24WI
    WeTrust.io – Trusted Lending Circles, Decentralized with Blockchain▲7

    2017 · rosca.wetrust.io · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →