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Adyen vs freee

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Adyen

Software

The payments platform built for growth

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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freee

Software

Japanese integrated cloud accounting software for sole proprietors and corporations

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; freee corporate accounting jumps sharply between tiers, from Sutata (Starter) at JPY 5,480/month to Advance at JPY 39,780/month, a more than 7x price gap between adjacent published tiers

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Adyen and freee actually diverge.

Attributes where Adyen and freee differ
AttributeAdyenfreee
Starting price$29/monthOn request
Pricing modelusage-basedsubscription
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 freee

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

freee

No use cases recorded yet. See the freee 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

freee

  • Corporate accounting jumps sharply between tiers, from Sutata (Starter) at JPY 5,480/month to Advance at JPY 39,780/month, a more than 7x price gap between adjacent published tiers
  • HR (jinji romu) module is billed per person on top of the accounting plan, from JPY 400 to JPY 1,100 per person per month depending on tier

Pricing, plan by plan

Adyen

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

freee

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the freee 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 freee if

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

freee review

Questions people ask

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