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ROI categoryrevenue velocityrevenue velocity
Time-to-ValueAbout a week to first sale (~7d)6-8 weeks (~60d)
Typical annual TCO$3,588/yr$0/yr
Starting price$348/yr$0/yr
Implementation feeNoneNone
Seat tiersStaff account limits: 5 on Grow, 15 on Advanced, unlimited on Plus.Not seat-based; contract and pricing scale with transaction volume.
Implementation friction1/53/5
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Best forMerchants who want one platform for online, in-person, social and AI-channel selling; SMB to enterprise brands that need a fast-launching, low-maintenance storefront; Retailers running physical stores and ecommerce on shared inventory; Global sellers needing multi-currency, multi-market and duties handling via Shopify Markets; Teams with limited engineering that still need custom checkout, apps and APIsLarge global enterprises processing high payment volumes across online, in-person, and platform channels; Businesses that want payments, payouts, data insights, and financial products consolidated on a single API-driven stack; Merchants needing broad reach, with 150+ currencies and 200+ local payment methods; Platforms and marketplaces embedding payments, accounts, card issuing, and capital for their own customers
Not forBusinesses whose core need is a heavy back-office ERP or supply-chain suite rather than a commerce front end; Companies that must keep payment processing entirely on an in-house stack; Highly bespoke non-commerce web applications; Organizations unwilling to accept subscription pricing plus transaction feesSmall businesses looking for self-serve sign-up and published, off-the-shelf pricing; Companies in business models that fall outside Adyen's eligibility criteria; Teams without engineering capacity to run an API-first payments integration
Stack fit matrix
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AWSNot supportedNot supported
SnowflakeNot supportedNot supported
HubSpotNot supportedNot supported
Google WorkspaceNot supportedNot supported
Microsoft 365Not supportedNot supported
SAPNot supportedNot supported
SlackNot supportedNot supported
MCP (Model Context Protocol)Not supportedNot supported
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Company & support
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FoundedNot recorded2006 (20 yrs)
HeadquartersOttawa, CanadaAmsterdam, Netherlands
PhoneEnterprise onlyNot listed
EmailNot listedNot listed
Live chatAll plansNot listed
Support portal / ticketsNot listedNot listed
Community forumAll plansNot listed
Help centre / docsAll plansPlan not stated
Dedicated account managerNot listedNot listed
In person / on-siteNot listedNot listed
Support hours24/7Not recorded
Response timeNot statedNot stated
AI & MCP readiness
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MCP connectionreaches AI clientsNot supportedNot supported
AI featuresCopilot / assistantNot yet recorded
Model keyNot recordedNot recorded
AI usage auditNot recordedNot recorded
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