Payment Gateways

PayTabs vs Razorpay

Both are payment gateways. The short answer: choose PayTabs if you are merchants in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt and Jordan; choose Razorpay if you are online businesses and startups wanting a developer-friendly gateway.

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PayTabs logo PayTabsRazorpay logo Razorpay
Best forMerchants in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt and JordanOnline businesses and startups wanting a developer-friendly gateway
Free planVerifyVerify
PricingSee providerSee provider
Built for IndiaGlobalYes
CategoriesPayment GatewaysPayment Gateways
Strengths
  • Wide MENA coverage
  • Payment links without a website
  • Plugins for popular carts
  • Wide payment method support
  • Payment links without a website
  • Good developer documentation
Watch out for
  • Onboarding needs business documents
  • Fees differ by country
  • Fees and settlement terms vary by business type
  • KYC approval required
Visit PayTabsVisit Razorpay

Which should you choose?

PayTabs: Payment gateway for MENA businesses with cards, mada, Apple Pay, payment links and invoicing.

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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