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Adyen vs Assistant.to

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Adyen

Software

The payments platform built for growth

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Assistant.to

Software

The easiest way to schedule meetings

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Assistant.to has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Adyen there is a minimum monthly invoice, set by industry and business model and only disclosed through the sales team, so small volumes are not economic; Assistant.to no longer an independent product. assistant.to redirects to Cirrus Insight, which absorbed it
  • They diverge on capability: Adyen covers Payment processing, Assistant.to covers In-email scheduling.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Adyen and Assistant.to actually diverge.

Attributes where Adyen and Assistant.to differ
AttributeAdyenAssistant.to
Starting price$29/monthFree
Pricing modelusage-basedfreemium
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, Api, PosChrome-extension
Founded20062014

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Adyen

  • Payment processing
  • Risk management
  • Unified commerce
  • Issuing
  • Platform payments
  • SAP
  • Salesforce
  • Oracle

Only in Assistant.to

  • In-email scheduling
  • One-click booking
  • Google Calendar sync
  • Time zone handling
  • Simple interface
  • Gmail
  • Google Calendar
  • Chrome-extension support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Adyen

  • Card acquiring with interchange plus pricing for larger merchantsnot Assistant.to
  • Accepting local payment methods across multiple countriesnot Assistant.to
  • Settling in several currencies through linked bank accountsnot Assistant.to
  • Unified online and in-person paymentsnot Assistant.to

Assistant.to

  • Schedulingnot Adyen
  • Appointment bookingnot Adyen
  • Time trackingnot Adyen
  • Resource managementnot Adyen
  • Team coordinationnot Adyen

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Adyen

  • There is a minimum monthly invoice, set by industry and business model and only disclosed through the sales team, so small volumes are not economic
  • Published fees are indicative rather than a rate card, with real pricing negotiated
  • Interchange++ means the card cost varies per transaction rather than being a single predictable percentage
  • Alternative payment methods carry their own rates on top, such as 3.3 percent plus $0.10 for American Express in North America

Assistant.to

  • No longer an independent product. assistant.to redirects to Cirrus Insight, which absorbed it
  • Its scheduling now sits inside a wider Salesforce-focused sales tool rather than being a standalone add-in

Pricing, plan by plan

Adyen

$29/month
  • CustomFree
    • Payment processing
    • Risk management
    • Unified commerce

Assistant.to

Free
  • FreeFree
    • In-email scheduling
    • Basic features
  • Pro$5/month
    • Team features
    • Custom branding
    • Priority support

Which should you pick?

Choose Adyen if

  • You need payment processing.
  • You work on Web, Api, Pos.
  • You also want risk management.
Adyen review

Choose Assistant.to if

  • You need in-email scheduling.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Chrome-extension.
  • You also want one-click booking.
Assistant.to review

Questions people ask

Is Adyen or Assistant.to better?
Neither clearly leads. Adyen starts at $29/month and Assistant.to at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Adyen or Assistant.to?
Assistant.to has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $29/month for Adyen and Free for Assistant.to.
Does Adyen or Assistant.to run on more platforms?
Adyen runs on Web, Api, Pos. Assistant.to runs on Chrome-extension.
Can I use Assistant.to for free?
Yes. Assistant.to has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Adyen starts at $29/month.
What is Adyen best used for?
Adyen is most often used for card acquiring with interchange plus pricing for larger merchants, accepting local payment methods across multiple countries, settling in several currencies through linked bank accounts, unified online and in-person payments. Of those, card acquiring with interchange plus pricing for larger merchants and accepting local payment methods across multiple countries are not what Assistant.to is typically brought in for.
What can Adyen do that Assistant.to cannot?
Adyen covers Payment processing, Risk management, Unified commerce, Issuing. Assistant.to covers In-email scheduling, One-click booking, Google Calendar sync, Time zone handling.
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