wallee vs. Datatrans
Payment Facilitator vs. traditional PSP – which is simpler and more cost-effective?
Datatrans by Planet is an established Swiss PSP that is particularly aimed at larger companies. wallee acts as a payment facilitator and simplifies the entry significantly. The biggest structural difference: With Datatrans you also need a separate acquirer agreement, with wallee you do not. What this means in terms of costs and effort is shown in this comparison.
Total monthly costs of wallee and Datatrans with a turnover of CHF 20.000
Total monthly costs of wallee and Datatrans with a turnover of EUR 100.000
What are the advantages and disadvantages of wallee and Datatrans?
As a payment facilitator, wallee offers a solution without a separate acquirer contract, lower overall costs, personal support and a modular architecture. Disadvantages are partly subject-to-charge plug-ins and the lack of e-commerce tools.
Datatrans is an established PSP with a high Google rating (4.1 stars), but requires a separate acquirer contract with additional costs, has a paid support hotline and high monthly fixed costs (from 20 EUR).
Comparison table advantages and disadvantages wallee vs Datatrans
wallee
Advantages
Numerous payment methods (including TWINT and PostFinance Pay)
Low transaction fees
Free trial available
Swiss company
Personal support
Many customization options
Disadvantages
Numerous payment methods (including TWINT and PostFinance Pay)
Low transaction fees
Free trial available
Swiss company
Personal support
Many customization options
Datatrans
Advantages
Numerous payment methods (including TWINT and PostFinance Pay)
Free trial available
High awareness
High Google rating
Support for omnichannel payments (POS)
Disadvantages
Partially paid plugins
Complex setup
No e-commerce tools
High monthly fixed costs
Fees not transparent
Paid support hotline
Which payment methods do wallee and Datatrans support?
Both providers offer a wide range of payment methods, including credit cards, TWINT, PostFinance Pay, Apple Pay and Google Pay. wallee additionally supports WIR Pay, which is missing from Datatrans. On the other hand, Datatrans offers Reka, which is not available with wallee. Both support 12 payment methods and are on par.
Comparison table payment methods wallee vs Datatrans
wallee
Datatrans
Mastercard
Yes
Yes
Visa
Yes
Yes
Postfinance Pay
Yes
Yes
Twint
Yes
Yes
American Express
Yes
Yes
Entdecken
Yes
Yes
PayPal
Yes
Yes
Apple Pay
Yes
Yes
GooglePay
Yes
Yes
Samsung Pay
No
No
WIRpay
Yes
No
REKA
No
Yes
CENTI
No
No
CRYPTO
Yes
Yes
Purchase on account
Yes
Yes
Zahlung per Bank
No
No
How do the plugins from wallee and Datatrans compare?
Both providers support Shopify, WooCommerce, Shopware, MyCommerce, JTL, Ecwid, and Magento. wallee additionally offers plugins for Drupal and Prestashop, which Datatrans lacks. For both, some plugins are subject to a fee. Neither of the providers offers integrated e-commerce tools. wallee has a feature with QR Pay, which is also available at Datatrans.
Comparison table plugins and integrations wallee vs Datatrans
wallee
Datatrans
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
How does the support of wallee and Datatrans differ?
wallee offers personal, free support in Switzerland. Datatrans relies on a paid support hotline. Google reviews: wallee 3.4 stars (133 reviews), Datatrans 4.1 stars (26 reviews). Datatrans has a slightly higher rating, but based on significantly fewer reviews.
Who is wallee suitable for and who is Datatrans for?
wallee is ideal for SMEs and growing businesses looking for a flexible solution without a separate acquirer contract. Datatrans is more suitable for larger companies with high transaction volumes that already have an acquirer contract and require tailored payment solutions.
How complex is the setup with wallee compared to Datatrans?
With wallee, you sign a single contract and can use all payment methods – no setup costs, and a free test mode is available. With Datatrans, a separate acceptance agreement must first be concluded with an acquirer before the test account can be set up. This means additional administrative effort, especially for smaller companies.
What does wallee cost compared to Datatrans?
With a monthly turnover of 20'000 EUR, wallee costs 369.95 EUR, Datatrans 398 EUR. Important: The Datatrans price does not yet include the acquiring costs. Since Datatrans is not a payment facilitator, a separate acceptance contract must be concluded with an acquirer, which further increases the total costs. With a turnover of 100'000 EUR, wallee is at 1739.9 EUR, Datatrans at 2015 EUR (excluding acquiring). As a payment facilitator, wallee offers the better cost overview.
Comparison table of costs wallee vs Datatrans
Provider
Subscription
Setup costs
Monthly costs
Transaction fees
wallee
Basic
CHF 0.00
CHF 19.95
1.55%
+
CHF 0.20
wallee
Business
CHF 0.00
CHF 69.90
1.55%
+
CHF 0.12
Datatrans
Get Started
CHF 0.00
CHF 20.00
1.60%
+
CHF 0.29
Datatrans
Scale Now
CHF 0.00
CHF 125.00
1.60%
+
CHF 0.29
Additional Remarks
wallee
wallee requires certain basic technical knowledge for setup, especially for plugin configuration and API integration. Some plugins are chargeable. The modular architecture enables companies to choose only the functions they actually need. A free test mode is available.
Datatrans
Datatrans is not a Payment Facilitator – Comerciante:innen therefore need a separate acceptance agreement with an acquirer before payment processing can be set up. The stated costs therefore do not include any acquiring fees (approx. 1.6% extra). The test account is only activated after the acquirer agreement has been concluded.
Conclusion: wallee or Datatrans – which PSP is a better fit?
wallee offers personal, free support in Switzerland. Datatrans relies on a paid support hotline. Google reviews: wallee 3.4 stars (133 reviews), Datatrans 4.1 stars (26 reviews). Datatrans has a slightly higher rating, but based on significantly fewer reviews.
