E-commerce · head to head
Authorize.net vs eBay
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; eBay final value fees run up to 13.6 percent of the sale price plus $0.30 per order in most categories, on top of any optional listing upgrade fees
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Authorize.net and eBay actually diverge.
| Attribute | Authorize.net | eBay |
|---|
Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (E-commerce).
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
eBay
- Final value fees run up to 13.6 percent of the sale price plus $0.30 per order in most categories, on top of any optional listing upgrade fees
Pricing, plan by plan
Authorize.net
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Authorize.net review.
eBay
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the eBay review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Authorize.net if
Nothing in the data separates Authorize.net from eBay on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Choose eBay if
Nothing in the data separates eBay from Authorize.net on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Questions people ask
- Is Authorize.net or eBay better?
- Neither clearly leads. Authorize.net starts at On request and eBay at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Authorize.net or eBay?
- Authorize.net starts at On request and eBay at On request.
- Does Authorize.net or eBay run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.