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eBay vs Remitly

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eBay

E-commerce

Buy and sell on the world's online marketplace

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Remitly logo

Remitly

Personal Finance

Send money faster to loved ones abroad

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: 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; Remitly no fee schedule, exchange rate margin or transfer limit is published; the cost is disclosed only after starting a transfer for a specific corridor

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which eBay and Remitly actually diverge.

Attributes where eBay and Remitly differ
AttributeeBayRemitly
Pricing modelsubscriptiontransaction
PlatformsWebWeb, IOS, Android
CategoryE-commercePersonal Finance
FoundedUnknown2011

Identical on both: starting price (On request), 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 eBay

Nothing recorded that Remitly does not also cover.

Only in Remitly

  • International remittances
  • Multiple delivery methods
  • Send money to 200+ countries
  • Currency conversion
  • Bank accounts
  • Web support
  • IOS support
  • Android support

What people use each for

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

eBay

No use cases recorded yet. See the eBay review.

Remitly

  • Sending cross border remittances from a phone or browsernot eBay
  • Delivering funds to bank accounts, cash pickup and mobile wallets abroadnot eBay

Where each one falls short

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

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

Remitly

  • No fee schedule, exchange rate margin or transfer limit is published; the cost is disclosed only after starting a transfer for a specific corridor
  • The Express and Economy delivery options have no published price difference

Pricing, plan by plan

eBay

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the eBay review.

Remitly

On request
  • Express$undefined/month
    • Fast transfers
    • Multiple delivery methods
  • Economy$undefined/month
    • Lower cost option
    • 3-4 day delivery

Which should you pick?

Choose eBay if

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

eBay review

Choose Remitly if

  • You need international remittances.
  • You work on Web, IOS, Android.
  • You also want multiple delivery methods.
Remitly review

Questions people ask

Is eBay or Remitly better?
Neither clearly leads. eBay starts at On request and Remitly at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, eBay or Remitly?
eBay starts at On request and Remitly at On request.
Does eBay or Remitly run on more platforms?
eBay runs on Web. Remitly runs on Web, IOS, Android.
What can eBay do that Remitly cannot?
Remitly covers International remittances, Multiple delivery methods, Send money to 200+ countries, Currency conversion.
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