HI All. When I setup my ecommerce site, Google Checkout were offering free transactions for 6 months and then much cheaper than PayPal thereafter. GC obviously hiked their prices recently to fall in line with PayPal a move that really got my goat! I am now about to completely restructure my site so it would be a good time to also review the payment gateway. Before I start ploughing through pages and pages of research I was hoping you guys could point me in the right direction first. So the question is, should I keep up with Google Checkout or revert back to PayPal? OR, is there any other options I should be considering. I process about £10,000 of transactions a month with the average transaction being about £85. Your comments will be hugely welcome Thanks
I am sure prices will be up from GC soon as they want to be in the competitin but comparing GC with Paypal is not the right thing at the moment. GC is yet to make his mark in the industry. I would suggest you to stick with paypal for sometime.
Hello, paypal is not good it does not provide its services in many countries.. Google check out is good..
Sorry - not sure if I was clear. I am currently with GC and it does actually do the job nice. They have now raised their prices though so because I have to re-develop my site, I can look at a new gateway. PP & GC seem expensive though so I wanted to see what other options there are
You can use the banks if you are generating substantial sales in combination with Protx or similar. They take less of a %, but they have other requirements that are sometimes difficult to provide such as security, financial projections and accounts.
I was hoping for more of comparisons based on the title of the thread. I think thats what the Op was looking for. Presently use Paypal and would like to add GC.
Yes, yes yes! Comparisons would be great! Apart from the fact that more people would already have a paypal account is there any other reasons I should switch back to PayPal. I'd be interested to hear what fees other systems charge
There are some areas that can be used to determine which payment processor is best for you. This is a comparison of how they stack up in Google Checkout vs. PayPal: How customers can make payments. With Google Checkout, customers can only use the credit or debit card. It is possible for customers to store this information in order to avoid entering it every time. PayPal, on the other hand, allows for credit card payment or deduction from a bank account. eCheck capability is also available. In this way, PayPal is more diverse. Rate merchant reliability. For many online shoppers, it is important to know that you are reputable. Both Google Checkout and PayPal rate merchants. Customer service. It is worth noting that PayPal offers a customer service line with live people (you can call a phone number). It can be difficult to contact Google Checkout customer service in any way besides the forum provided or email.
If you ship a physical product I would recommend PayPal over Google. PayPal has a click-to-ship feature that makes it easy to print and pay for postage, whereas Google has really dropped the ball on this feature.
Thanks amutha86 that was very helpful. I was not aware the google didn't process checks although with Paypal you have to sign up for that, verify and the buyer has to wait. For USA and europe and England I am guessing that most would have a debit card tied to their checking anyway.
IMO,i advise you to use the payment gateway that the most your client used. The second criteria is the payment gateway much be low in transaction fee.
try Alert Pay and Money Bookers or Liberty Reserve there prices are very cheap as comparing PP and GC
Google Checkout does a pretty good job actually. Even though it's a fairly new entry on the market, I find it becoming a serious competitor to Paypal. Even if it's no longer a free service, its fees are still among the most competitive out there. So yes, I believe it's about time we started comparing Paypal to Google Checkout.
Right now it has a larger customer coverage accepting credit cards from more locations than Paypal. It still has a lot of work to do in regards to sellers since only US and UK were supported at the time I signed up with them.
If you're pulling in the amount you claim, then you can most likely work a deal with any CC company. Most companies are willing to negotiate fees, it's only a matter of approaching them with the idea. I've negotiated rates a few times with my CC processors.