Is Authorize.net or Banktivity better?

Neither clearly leads. Authorize.net starts at On request and Banktivity at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Authorize.net or Banktivity?

Authorize.net starts at On request and Banktivity at On request.

Does Authorize.net or Banktivity run on more platforms?

Authorize.net runs on Web. Banktivity runs on Mac, IOS.

What can Authorize.net do that Banktivity cannot?

Banktivity covers Account tracking, Bill management, Investment tracking, Budget forecasting.

E-commerce · head to head

Authorize.net vs Banktivity

Authorize.net

E-commerce

We help make it easy to get paid

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

Banktivity

Personal Finance

Personal finance for Mac and iOS

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Each has a real cost: Authorize.net all-in-One plan charges a $25 monthly gateway fee plus 2.9% + 30 cents per transaction on top of it; Banktivity runs on macOS, iPhone and iPad only, with no Windows, Android or web version

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Authorize.net and Banktivity actually diverge.

Attributes where Authorize.net and Banktivity differ
Attribute	Authorize.net	Banktivity
Platforms	Web	Mac, IOS
Category	E-commerce	Personal Finance
Founded	Unknown	2007

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

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 Authorize.net

Nothing recorded that Banktivity does not also cover.

Only in Banktivity

Account tracking
Bill management
Investment tracking
Budget forecasting
Bank accounts
Investment accounts
Mac support
IOS support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Authorize.net

No use cases recorded yet. See the Authorize.net review.

Banktivity

Personal budgeting and money management on a Macnot Authorize.net
Investment and net worth trackingnot Authorize.net
Retirement planning projectionsnot Authorize.net
Connecting to over 14,000 financial institutionsnot Authorize.net

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Authorize.net

All-in-One plan charges a $25 monthly gateway fee plus 2.9% + 30 cents per transaction on top of it
eCheck processing carries its own $10 monthly minimum fee separate from the card processing charges

Banktivity

Runs on macOS, iPhone and iPad only, with no Windows, Android or web version
Pricing is not shown on the product page and sits behind a separate plans page

Pricing, plan by plan

Authorize.net

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Authorize.net review.

Banktivity

On request

Monthly$4.99/month
- Full feature access
- Cloud sync
Annual$39.99/month
- All monthly features
- Discounted rate

Which should you pick?

Choose Authorize.net if

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

Authorize.net review

Choose Banktivity if

You need account tracking.
You work on Mac, IOS.
You also want bill management.

Banktivity review

Questions people ask

Is Authorize.net or Banktivity better?: Neither clearly leads. Authorize.net starts at On request and Banktivity at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Authorize.net or Banktivity?: Authorize.net starts at On request and Banktivity at On request.
Does Authorize.net or Banktivity run on more platforms?: Authorize.net runs on Web. Banktivity runs on Mac, IOS.
What can Authorize.net do that Banktivity cannot?: Banktivity covers Account tracking, Bill management, Investment tracking, Budget forecasting.

Authorize.net vs Banktivity

Authorize.net

Banktivity

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Authorize.net

Only in Banktivity

What people use each for

Authorize.net

Banktivity

Where each one falls short

Authorize.net

Banktivity

Pricing, plan by plan

Authorize.net

Banktivity

Which should you pick?

Choose Authorize.net if

Choose Banktivity if

Questions people ask

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