Alternative Payments vs. QuickBooks Payments
Equip yourself with the best payment solution for MSPs and SMBs
In the fast-paced world of payments, having the most robust offering of payment capabilities and features can make all the difference in getting paid on time and is key providing an effective client experience.
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Trusted by 1,000+ service businesses nationwide
The numbers that matter
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Payment fees. Alternative Payments lets you pass that cost to clients.
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Average monthly savings in processing fees after switching to Alternative Payments.
A payment solution that simplifies, not complicates
How we compare
- Purpose Built for MSPs and their requirements
- Advanced Automations for Optimization & Efficiency
- End-Customer Facing Portal
- Transparent, Clear Pricing
- Modern User Interface & Experience
- Customer Support
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Elevate your payments experience with Alternative Payments
We provide unmatched customer success and support that empowers you and your clients to make use of our products to their fullest capacity.
Unparalleled Customer Success
Our commitment to your success ensures the full potential of Alternative Payments, with personalized onboarding and continuous support for you and your clients.
Customized Onboarding
Start with us today for a personalized onboarding. Collaborate with us to create a seamless, custom process aligned with your unique business needs.
Automated Payment Excellence
Partner with us for 100% online payment automation, enabling streamlined processes that empower your business and clients to thrive in the digital payment landscape.
Compare detailed insights
Tailored to MSP Requirements
Purpose-built for MSPs. We understand your requirements and have integrated seamlessly with all the leading PSAs.
Client-Focused Platform
We work hand-in-hand to activate your clients. We have a very unique value proposition that does not exist for others.
Automations
Payment automations is business critical. Automate 100% of your incoming payments with us today.
Transparent Pricing
Payment pricing is complicated. We make it simple and do not hide any surprises. One monthly flat-fee.
Streamlined User Interface
Compare our platform with QuickBooks Payments and you'll be amazed how easy our modern day UI is to use.
Generic Offering
QuickBooks Payments does not meet your technology and IT requirements.
Guest Checkout
QuickBooks Payments only offers guest checkout, which means your clients cannot continue to use the platform on a recurring basis.
No Automation
QuickBooks Payments does not support any sophisticated automation to help you take the manual processes out of payments.
Per-Transaction Pricing
QuickBooks Payments pricing is all per transaction, which is convoluted and challenging to digest.
Complicated Experience
QuickBooks Payments offers a complicated experience that is not intuitive, which is why your clients are not using it to pay online.
Seamless user interaction
Tailored to MSPs Needs + Requirements
Alternative Payments integrates seamlessly with top PSAs (ConnectWise, Autotask, HaloPSA), optimizing workflows for smoother and more efficient financial operations in MSPs.
Client-Focused Platform
Maximize Alternative Payments with our unmatched support. Collaborate to boost activation and educate clients on online payments. Unlike larger enterprises, our unique value proposition sets us apart.
Automations for Efficiency
Alternative Payments surpasses QuickBooks Payments in robust automation capabilities, including automated reminders, reconciliation, and auto-payments.
Cost-Effective Pricing
One flat monthly fee, no surprises. Unlike QuickBooks Payments, pass on credit card fees, reducing overhead costs. No charges for ACH payments, saving you more.
Streamlined UI/UX
Our UI/UX is meticulously designed for user-friendliness. Modern, efficient, and highly user-centric, ensuring a pleasant experience for you and your clients.
Making payments your superpower
Trusted by MSPs, accounting firms, and service businesses
With deep integrations into your PSA, ERP, and accounting tools, Alternative Payments is purpose-built for service businesses. Financial operations run themselves, so your team focuses on what actually grows the business.
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Seamless workflows, fully managed
Native integrations with your accounting software and PSA. Including QuickBooks, Xero, Sage Intacct, ConnectWise, Autotask, and HaloPSA.
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Frequently asked questions
Alternative Payments is a purpose-built platform for exactly that. It covers accounts receivable, accounts payable, and analytics in one subscription, with a branded client portal, automated collections, and PSA integrations that QuickBooks Payments doesn't offer. If you're already using QuickBooks for your books, Alternative Payments connects directly to it and handles the payment side far more cost-effectively.
QuickBooks Payments charges 2.99% on invoiced credit card transactions and 1% on ACH transactions, with no surcharging capability to pass those costs to clients. On a recurring MSP billing stack, those fees compound quickly. Alternative Payments includes built-in surcharging that lets you pass credit card fees to clients who pay by card compliantly and automatically, and ACH is free.
Yes. Alternative Payments connects directly to QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Desktop with bidirectional sync. Invoices pull in automatically and payment statuses post back without manual entry. You keep QuickBooks as your accounting system of record. Alternative Payments just handles the payment collection side far more efficiently, with autopay, reminders, a branded client portal, and Collections Assist built in.
QuickBooks Payments is designed for general invoice collection. It doesn't support autopay rules by client or agreement type, automated reminder sequences, or PSA integrations that sync invoice data from ConnectWise, Autotask, HaloPSA, or SuperOps. For MSPs billing recurring contracts across a large client base, the manual work that QuickBooks Payments leaves behind adds up fast.
Yes. Because Alternative Payments integrates directly with QuickBooks, the transition doesn't disrupt your accounting setup. Your books stay in QuickBooks. You're just replacing the payment collection layer. Stored client payment methods are migrated in a PCI-compliant process so clients don't need to re-enter their details. Most MSPs are fully operational within a few days, with the Alternative Payments onboarding team handling setup from start to finish.
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