APIs · head to head
i2c vs Skaleet
i2c
APIs
Configurable card issuing and banking processing platform for banks and programme managers
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
Skaleet
APIs
Cloud-native core banking and payment hub with deployments measured in months
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: i2c developer experience lags API-native competitors, and teams expecting Stripe-grade documentation and sandboxes find an enterprise integration project instead.; Skaleet the installed base is in the tens rather than the hundreds, so the pool of consultants and systems integrators who know the platform is small and expensive.
- They diverge on capability: i2c covers Configurable product engine, Skaleet covers Cloud-native core.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which i2c and Skaleet actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (quote), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (APIs).
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 i2c
- Configurable product engine
- Credit and instalments
- Multi-currency
- Fraud and risk tooling
- Digital banking front ends
- Global scheme connectivity
Only in Skaleet
- Cloud-native core
- Payment hub
- Card management
- Lending
- API-first
- Configurable products
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
i2c
- A bank wanting credit, debit and prepaid portfolios on one processor rather than threenot Skaleet
- An issuer in a market where local scheme and currency support rules out US-centric processorsnot Skaleet
- A programme manager launching instalment products without building a lending corenot Skaleet
- A credit union replacing an ageing processor without writing custom code for product rulesnot Skaleet
Skaleet
- A banking group launching a digital savings or deposit brand in a new country within a yearnot i2c
- A bank modernising payments to ISO 20022 without replacing its whole corenot i2c
- A payroll or HR software company adding embedded banking to its productnot i2c
- A payment service provider needing a ledger and accounts under its existing licencenot i2c
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
i2c
- Developer experience lags API-native competitors, and teams expecting Stripe-grade documentation and sandboxes find an enterprise integration project instead.
- Implementations lean on i2c or partner professional services, so timelines and costs are set by a services queue rather than by your own engineering speed.
- Pricing is per active card and per transaction with monthly minimums, none of it published, so comparing bids requires modelling your own portfolio carefully.
- Configuration flexibility means product behaviour lives in platform settings rather than in your repository, which complicates version control, testing and audit trails.
- As a private company with a broad global footprint, regional support depth is uneven, and a programme in a smaller market may get thinner service than a flagship account.
Skaleet
- The installed base is in the tens rather than the hundreds, so the pool of consultants and systems integrators who know the platform is small and expensive.
- Speed references are mostly greenfield launches inside large groups, which is an easier problem than migrating an existing book off a legacy core.
- It is European-centric, with payment rails and regulatory work concentrated on SEPA and EU requirements rather than global coverage.
- As a smaller vendor carrying a bank core, it attracts hard concentration and viability questions in procurement that larger competitors do not face.
- Pricing is unpublished and scaled by accounts and transactions, so a bank whose volumes grow faster than forecast faces cost escalation it did not model.
Pricing, plan by plan
i2c
On request- i2c processing platform$undefined/year
- Per-active-card and per-transaction processing fees
- Minimum monthly commitments by programme
- Implementation and configuration professional services
Skaleet
On request- Skaleet Core Banking Platform$undefined/year
- Subscription licence scaled by accounts and transaction volume
- Payment hub licensable separately from the full core
- Implementation and configuration charged as a project
Which should you pick?
Choose i2c if
- You need configurable product engine.
- You work on Web, REST API.
- You also want credit and instalments.
Choose Skaleet if
- You need cloud-native core.
- You work on Web, REST API, Linux.
- You also want payment hub.
Questions people ask
- Is i2c or Skaleet better?
- Neither clearly leads. i2c starts at On request and Skaleet at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, i2c or Skaleet?
- i2c starts at On request and Skaleet at On request.
- Does i2c or Skaleet run on more platforms?
- i2c runs on Web, REST API. Skaleet runs on Web, REST API, Linux.
- What is i2c best used for?
- i2c is most often used for a bank wanting credit, debit and prepaid portfolios on one processor rather than three, an issuer in a market where local scheme and currency support rules out us-centric processors, a programme manager launching instalment products without building a lending core, a credit union replacing an ageing processor without writing custom code for product rules. Of those, a bank wanting credit, debit and prepaid portfolios on one processor rather than three and an issuer in a market where local scheme and currency support rules out us-centric processors are not what Skaleet is typically brought in for.
- What can i2c do that Skaleet cannot?
- i2c covers Configurable product engine, Credit and instalments, Multi-currency, Fraud and risk tooling. Skaleet covers Cloud-native core, Payment hub, Card management, Lending.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
i2c: Does i2c issue the cards itself?
No. It processes; issuance sits with a bank or licensed issuer, and in most markets you need that relationship separately.
Skaleet: What was Skaleet called before?
TagPay. The company rebranded to Skaleet while keeping the same platform lineage.
i2c: Can it handle revolving credit?
Yes. Credit, instalments and buy-now-pay-later sit on the same platform as debit and prepaid, which is unusual among modern processors.
Skaleet: Can I buy just the payment hub?
Yes. The payment engine is licensable standalone and can sit over an existing core, which is a common first step.
i2c: Is it self-serve?
No. Expect a configuration-led implementation with professional services rather than signing up and calling an API.
Skaleet: How fast are real deployments?
Named European deployments have gone live in six to twelve months, including a Crédit Agricole savings platform live in Germany in eight months.
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