Payment Gateways

Paystack vs Razorpay

Both are payment gateways. The short answer: choose Paystack if you are businesses accepting payments in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and South Africa; choose Razorpay if you are online businesses and startups wanting a developer-friendly gateway.

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Paystack logo PaystackRazorpay logo Razorpay
Best forBusinesses accepting payments in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and South AfricaOnline businesses and startups wanting a developer-friendly gateway
Free planVerifyVerify
PricingSee providerSee provider
Built for IndiaGlobalYes
CategoriesPayment GatewaysPayment Gateways
Strengths
  • Local payment methods
  • Developer-friendly
  • Backed by Stripe
  • Wide payment method support
  • Payment links without a website
  • Good developer documentation
Watch out for
  • Africa-only merchants
  • Fees vary by country
  • Fees and settlement terms vary by business type
  • KYC approval required
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Which should you choose?

Paystack: Stripe-owned African payment gateway for cards, bank transfers, USSD and mobile money.

Razorpay: Payment gateway with UPI, cards, netbanking and wallets, plus payment links, pages, subscriptions and invoices.

The best way to decide is to run the same week of real work through both — most offer a free plan or trial — and compare how long tasks take, what your team prefers, and the total cost for your number of users including renewal pricing.

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