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Adyen vs Gladly

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Adyen

Software

The payments platform built for growth

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Gladly

Software

Radically personal customer service

From
$180/month
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; Gladly no pricing is published at any level, and the pricing page states no per agent cost, per conversation rate, minimum commitment or feature tiers
  • They diverge on capability: Adyen covers Payment processing, Gladly covers Lifelong conversation.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Adyen and Gladly actually diverge.

Attributes where Adyen and Gladly differ
AttributeAdyenGladly
Starting price$29/month$180/month
Pricing modelusage-basedsubscription
PlatformsWeb, Api, PosWeb, Ios, Android
Founded20062014

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 Gladly

  • Lifelong conversation
  • Omnichannel support
  • Customer timeline
  • Task management
  • Knowledge base
  • IVR
  • Shopify
  • Magento

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

Gladly

  • Customer service built around a single customer record rather than ticketsnot Adyen
  • Handling support conversations across voice, messaging and emailnot 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

Gladly

  • No pricing is published at any level, and the pricing page states no per agent cost, per conversation rate, minimum commitment or feature tiers
  • The pricing page presents outcome statistics in place of any cost information
  • Every route to a figure goes through a demo or sales conversation

Pricing, plan by plan

Adyen

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

Gladly

$180/month
  • Hero$180/month
    • All channels
    • Customer timeline
    • Knowledge base
  • Superhero$210/month
    • Everything in Hero
    • Custom reporting
    • Advanced rules

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 Gladly if

  • You need lifelong conversation.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want omnichannel support.
Gladly review

Questions people ask

Is Adyen or Gladly better?
Neither clearly leads. Adyen starts at $29/month and Gladly at $180/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Adyen or Gladly?
Adyen starts at $29/month and Gladly at $180/month.
Does Adyen or Gladly run on more platforms?
Adyen runs on Web, Api, Pos. Gladly runs on Web, Ios, Android.
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 Gladly is typically brought in for.
What can Adyen do that Gladly cannot?
Adyen covers Payment processing, Risk management, Unified commerce, Issuing. Gladly covers Lifelong conversation, Omnichannel support, Customer timeline, Task management. Both handle Salesforce, Web support.
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