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Adyen vs insightsoftware

Adyen logo

Adyen

Accounting

The payments platform built for growth

From
$0.13/per-transaction
Rated
-
insightsoftware logo

insightsoftware

Accounting

A private-equity roll-up of financial reporting and EPM tools for the office of the CFO

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; insightsoftware you are buying one acquired product rather than a platform, and its roadmap depends on portfolio strategy decisions made after your contract is signed.
  • They diverge on capability: Adyen covers Payment processing, insightsoftware covers Excel-native reporting.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Adyen and insightsoftware actually diverge.

Attributes where Adyen and insightsoftware differ
AttributeAdyeninsightsoftware
Starting price$0.13/per-transactionOn request
Pricing modelusage-basedquote
PlatformsWeb, Api, PosWeb, Windows
Founded2006Unknown

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

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 insightsoftware

  • Excel-native reporting
  • ERP connectors
  • Financial close and consolidation
  • Budgeting and planning
  • Embedded analytics
  • Lease and equity management

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

insightsoftware

  • A Dynamics or NetSuite finance team that needs live ERP data in Excel without an IT-built data warehousenot Adyen
  • Month-end close reporting where the current process is exporting to Excel and manually rekeying figuresnot Adyen
  • Statutory consolidation and disclosure management across several legal entities and currenciesnot Adyen
  • A software vendor embedding dashboards into its own application using Logi Analyticsnot 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

insightsoftware

  • You are buying one acquired product rather than a platform, and its roadmap depends on portfolio strategy decisions made after your contract is signed.
  • The acquisition pace, roughly twenty-five companies, has produced overlapping products in the same category, and customers of the loser in an internal overlap face a migration they did not plan.
  • Renewal price increases are a recurring complaint across the portfolio, which is a normal consequence of private-equity ownership and should be negotiated into the initial contract rather than discovered later.
  • Support quality varies sharply by product depending on how recently it was acquired and how integrated the support organisation is, so reference checks need to be product-specific rather than vendor-level.
  • Nothing is priced publicly, and because each product is priced separately a finance stack assembled from three insightsoftware products can cost far more than the platform framing implies.

Pricing, plan by plan

Adyen

$0.13/per-transaction
  • Transaction-Based Pricing$undefined/mo
    • Fixed $0.13 USD per transaction
    • Variable fee determined by payment method
    • No setup fees

insightsoftware

On request
  • insightsoftware products$undefined/year
    • Priced per product, not as one platform
    • Annual subscription or perpetual licence depending on the product
    • Named user and server-based metrics vary by product

Which should you pick?

Choose Adyen if

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

Choose insightsoftware if

  • You need excel-native reporting.
  • You work on Web, Windows.
  • You also want erp connectors.

Questions people ask

Is Adyen or insightsoftware better?
Neither clearly leads. Adyen starts at $0.13/per-transaction and insightsoftware at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Adyen or insightsoftware?
Adyen starts at $0.13/per-transaction and insightsoftware at On request.
Does Adyen or insightsoftware run on more platforms?
Adyen runs on Web, Api, Pos. insightsoftware runs on Web, Windows.
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 insightsoftware is typically brought in for.
What can Adyen do that insightsoftware cannot?
Adyen covers Payment processing, Risk management, Unified commerce, Issuing. insightsoftware covers Excel-native reporting, ERP connectors, Financial close and consolidation, Budgeting and planning.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Adyen: How much does Adyen charge per transaction?

Adyen charges a fixed $0.13 USD per transaction plus a variable fee based on the payment method used. Credit cards typically cost $0.13 + 0.60% + interchange, while digital wallets and BNPL options cost between $0.13 + 0.99% to $0.13 + 4.99%+, depending on the specific method and region.

Source
insightsoftware: Is insightsoftware one product?

No. It is a portfolio of roughly twenty-five acquired products including Jet Reports, Spreadsheet Server, Longview, Certent and Logi Analytics.

Adyen: Does Adyen have monthly subscription or setup fees?

No, Adyen has no setup fees or monthly recurring charges. You pay only for each transaction processed. The transaction fee structure remains the same regardless of transaction volume or business size.

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insightsoftware: Who owns it?

TA Associates, with Hg investing around one billion US dollars for joint control at a valuation near four billion.

Adyen: What's Adyen's Interchange++ pricing option?

Adyen offers an Interchange++ transparent pricing model that passes interchange and scheme fees directly to merchants instead of bundling them into a percentage rate. This allows visibility into exact costs for each payment method.

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insightsoftware: Does it publish pricing?

No. Each product is quoted separately.

Adyen: Can I process payments in multiple currencies with Adyen?

Yes, Adyen supports 100+ payment methods across multiple currencies. You can link multiple bank accounts in different currencies to avoid currency conversion fees on international transactions.

Source
insightsoftware: What should I check before buying?

Where your specific product sits in the portfolio strategy, and whether it overlaps with another acquired product.

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