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Adyen vs Clay

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Adyen

Software

The payments platform built for growth

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Clay logo

Clay

Software

Data platform for sales teams

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; Clay two separate meters run at once, actions and data credits, and a plan can exhaust either independently
  • They diverge on capability: Adyen covers Payment processing, Clay covers Data enrichment.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Adyen and Clay actually diverge.

Attributes where Adyen and Clay differ
AttributeAdyenClay
Starting price$29/monthOn request
Pricing modelusage-basedquote
PlatformsWeb, Api, PosWeb
Founded20062021

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
  • Oracle
  • PCI DSS Level 1

Only in Clay

  • Data enrichment
  • Contact management
  • Workflow automation
  • Integration
  • API access
  • HubSpot
  • Zapier
  • Slack

Both cover

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

Clay

  • Enriching prospect lists from multiple data providers in one tablenot Adyen
  • Building automated outbound research and outreach workflowsnot 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

Clay

  • Two separate meters run at once, actions and data credits, and a plan can exhaust either independently
  • Data credit overage is sold at a 30% premium over the plan rate, so exceeding the allowance costs more per unit than planning for it
  • The free plan allows 500 actions, 100 data credits and 200 rows per table
  • The entry paid plan starts at $167 a month, and both paid prices are starting figures rather than fixed
  • The free plan cannot buy overage at all, so hitting the limit stops work rather than billing for it

Pricing, plan by plan

Adyen

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

Clay

On request
  • Pricing upon request$undefined/month
    • Data enrichment
    • Integration
    • 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 Clay if

  • You need data enrichment.
  • You also want contact management.
Clay review

Questions people ask

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