Payment and PCI Vendor Comparisons
19 compares in 2 topics
Choosing a processor or a compliance tool changes how much of PCI DSS lands on you. A hosted checkout can keep card data off your systems; a payment form on your own server brings your systems back into scope. Each compare reads the vendor's own documentation and the Council's lists, then sets the vendors against the requirements a small merchant actually meets.
Head-to-head pages weigh two vendors; shortlists and alternatives weigh several against one job. Verdicts are editorial: no vendor can buy a verdict position or displace another vendor.
Payments & Card Data
- PCI Compliant Payment Gateways for Small MerchantsShortlist
Gateways judged by the questionnaire they leave you on, the paperwork they share, and phone orders.
- Stripe vs SquareHead to head
The PCI side of the choice: which questionnaire each setup lands you on and what stays your job.
- Clover vs ToastHead to head
Two countertop systems for restaurants and shops, compared on terminals and what you still validate.
- Stripe vs PayPalHead to head
The checkout types each offers and the questionnaire each one puts a small online shop on.
- Square vs CloverHead to head
A small retail counter's view: terminals, encryption listings, and the PCI work left to you.
- Helcim vs SquareHead to head
The PCI burden each processor leaves you: the questionnaire each names, the readers, the virtual terminals.
- Authorize.net vs StripeHead to head
A gateway on its own versus an all-in-one: which ways of connecting keep your questionnaire short.
- Stax vs SquareHead to head
Subscription versus per-swipe processing from the PCI side: who runs your PCI program and how.
- PayPal vs SquareHead to head
For sellers who invoice and take a few payments in person: the PCI path each one leaves you on.
- Shopify Payments vs StripeHead to head
Two ways to take cards in an online shop, compared on the PCI work each leaves the store owner.
- Helcim vs StripeHead to head
Two processors for different buyers, compared on the questionnaire and the PCI help each offers.
- PCI Compliant Virtual TerminalsShortlist
Virtual terminals for keying in card payments, compared on what keeps card data off your network.
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Compliance Software & Vendors
- Best PCI Compliance Software for Small BusinessShortlist
Which tools help a small merchant finish a questionnaire and keep scans on schedule, and which do not.
- Vanta vs Drata for PCI DSSHead to head
The two platforms head to head on the PCI framework only, for merchants rather than SOC 2 teams.
- Vanta Alternatives for PCI ComplianceAlternatives
Alternatives grouped by the reason you might leave Vanta, with PCI support checked per vendor.
- Best ASV Scanning Vendors for Small MerchantsShortlist
Scanning vendors on the Council's approved list, compared on what a small merchant needs from a scan.
- Drata Alternatives for PCI ComplianceAlternatives
Alternatives to Drata for PCI DSS, sorted by the job you still need done: the ASV scan, a QSA, the SAQ and AOC, policies or evidence.
- PCI Compliance Consultants and Service ProvidersShortlist
Managed PCI programs, consultants and assessor firms: who signs what, and when you need which.
- PCI Compliant Phone PaymentsShortlist
Services that keep card numbers off your phone line: masking, paused recording and phone menus.
Compares7
The Council's own lists
- Approved Scanning Vendors DirectoryCouncil list
The Council's own list of approved scanning vendors, filterable, with the date it was read.
Vendor lists1