Zahl
Find a provider About Blog Terms
Rates are indicative and regularly updated — see the date on each provider. Some links may be affiliate links; this never changes the numbers shown. More ↓
UK Payment Provider Comparison

What does it actually cost to get paid?

Running a business already takes up every hour you've got — working out payment fees shouldn't eat into it too. Tell us how you take payments, we'll cut through the jargon and show you what you'll really pay each month, provider by provider.

No forms. No calls. Just the numbers.
📖 Check out our blog for more payments myth-busting →

Tell us how you take payments

Do you take payments face to face, online, or both?
Monthly card turnover £6,000
£500£25,000£50,000
Average transaction value £18
£3£75£150

Not sure? A coffee and a pastry is around £8 — a table of two having lunch might be £25.

CHEAPEST FOR YOU
RIGHT NOW


TOTAL / MONTH£0.00
NICE ONE — THAT'S SORTED

Based on cost alone — contract length, features and trust aren't factored in. See the full comparison below for the bigger picture.

Compare providers in more detail

Tap any row to see the full breakdown — fees, contract, settlement speed and more.

Section 1 of 2

In-person payments

Card readers and terminals — the hardware you tap, dip or swipe against. Every provider here includes transaction reporting as standard, so it's not listed as a separate filter.

What's important for taking payments in person?
Section 2 of 2

Online payments

For taking payments online, by invoice, or over the phone — no hardware involved. Transaction reporting is standard across every gateway here too.

What's important for taking payments online?

These enterprise gateways price everyone individually, so there's no flat number to calculate — worth a quote once you're processing serious volume.