Mercado Pago alternatives
5 resources that do what Mercado Pago does: compare pricing, platforms and what each one does best.
Quick comparison
| Resource | Pricing | From | Platforms | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay as you go | — | WebiOSAndroidAPI | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| Pay as you go | — | WebiOSAndroidAPICLI | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| Pay as you go | — | WebAPI | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| Pay as you go | — | WebAPI | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| Pay as you go | — | WebiOSAndroidAPI | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| Pay as you go | — | WebiOSAndroid | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Alternatives picked by the editor


Stripe
Pay as you go
API-first payments for online checkout, subscriptions and in-person sales
- Thorough API and docs, with a full test mode and a CLI for development
- Payments, subscriptions, invoices and tax in a single account
- In Latin America, local accounts are only available in Mexico and Brazil


Adyen
Pay as you go
Payments for businesses selling online, in store and across many countries
- Online, in-store and platform payments through a single integration
- Interchange++ shows the real cost of each card transaction
- Built for high volume, with a minimum invoice that depends on your industry


Conekta
Pay as you go
Online payments for Mexico: cards, cash, SPEI and interest-free installments
- Cards, cash, SPEI, digital wallets and BNPL through a single integration
- Interest-free installments in its Shopify, WooCommerce, Tiendanube and other plugins
- Only works for collecting payments in Mexico


PayPal
Pay as you go
Get paid by customers at home and abroad with an account buyers trust
- Shoppers recognize it and don't have to share their card with your store
- Get paid by customers in many countries from one account
- Currency conversion adds a 3.5% to 4% markup over the base exchange rate


Clip
Pay as you go
Card readers for Mexican businesses, with no monthly fee or contract
- No monthly fee, no contract and no inactivity charge
- Interest-free installments on both the reader and payment links
- Only available in Mexico