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Adyen vs Cegid

Adyen logo

Adyen

Software

The payments platform built for growth

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Cegid logo

Cegid

Software

French cloud business management software spanning retail, HR, finance and expense management

From
On request
Rated
-

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; Cegid no pricing is published for any product line (Cegid Retail, Cegid HR, Cegid Notilus); every call to action leads to a Contact Us sales form rather than a figure or a self-serve checkout

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Adyen and Cegid actually diverge.

Attributes where Adyen and Cegid differ
AttributeAdyenCegid
Starting price$29/monthOn request
Pricing modelusage-basedquote
PlatformsWeb, Api, PosWeb
Founded2006Unknown

Identical on both: free tier (No), 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 Cegid

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

Cegid

No use cases recorded yet. See the Cegid 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

Cegid

  • No pricing is published for any product line (Cegid Retail, Cegid HR, Cegid Notilus); every call to action leads to a Contact Us sales form rather than a figure or a self-serve checkout
  • The suite is split across separately branded products (Retail, HR, Notilus, Pulse) rather than a single unified plan, so buyers must evaluate each module's quote separately

Pricing, plan by plan

Adyen

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

Cegid

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Cegid review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Adyen if

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

Choose Cegid if

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

Questions people ask

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

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