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Adyen vs Bling

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Adyen

Accounting & Finance

The payments platform built for growth

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Bling

ERP & Business Operations

Brazilian ERP for invoicing, orders, marketplace integration and inventory

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • 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; Bling entry Cobalto plan at R$60/month caps marketplace and API orders at 200 per month, with only 60 MB of data storage and 1.2 GB of file storage

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Adyen and Bling actually diverge.

Attributes where Adyen and Bling differ
AttributeAdyenBling
Starting price$29/monthOn request
Pricing modelusage-basedsubscription
PlatformsWeb, Api, PosWeb
CategoryAccounting & FinanceERP & Business Operations
Founded2006Unknown

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

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 Bling

Nothing recorded that Adyen does not also cover.

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 Bling
  • Accepting local payment methods across multiple countriesnot Bling
  • Settling in several currencies through linked bank accountsnot Bling
  • Unified online and in-person paymentsnot Bling

Bling

No use cases recorded yet. See the Bling review.

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

Bling

  • Entry Cobalto plan at R$60/month caps marketplace and API orders at 200 per month, with only 60 MB of data storage and 1.2 GB of file storage
  • The top Elite tier is priced only by custom quote rather than a published figure, unlike the three tiers below it

Pricing, plan by plan

Adyen

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

Bling

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Bling review.

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 Bling if

Nothing in the data separates Bling from Adyen on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Bling review

Questions people ask

Is Adyen or Bling better?
Neither clearly leads. Adyen starts at $29/month and Bling at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Adyen or Bling?
Adyen starts at $29/month and Bling at On request.
Does Adyen or Bling run on more platforms?
Adyen runs on Web, Api, Pos. Bling runs on Web.
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 Bling is typically brought in for.
What can Adyen do that Bling cannot?
Adyen covers Payment processing, Risk management, Unified commerce, Issuing.
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