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SKYPAY COMPARISON CHART: Worldpay = £1,910. Paypal = £990. Sage Pay = £720. Skypay = £594
*yearly costs assuming
50 transactions a month at
£50 per transaction

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This page will hopefully enable you to see how Skypay compares with its major rivals.

In such a fast-moving industry, with multiple tariffs available, it's sometimes hard to make like-for-like comparisons.

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The first example shows a typical business in their first year - the later examples show you comparisons using higher turnover figures.

 

1. 50 credit card transactions a month at an average cost of £50 per transaction
50 credit card transactions a month at an average cost of £50 per transaction
 
WORLDPAY
PAYPAL
STANDARD
SAGE PAY GO
SKYPAY
LOW USER
TOTAL COST IN YEAR 1
£1,910
£990
£720
£594

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Cost breakdown...

50 credit card transactions a month at an average cost of £50 per transaction cost breakdown
 
WORLDPAY
PAYPAL
STANDARD
SAGE PAY GO
SKYPAY
LOW USER
SETUP FEE
£200
£0
£0
£0
SERVICE FEES
£360
£0
£240
£114
BANKING CHARGES
£0
£0
£480
£480
TRANSACTION COSTS
£1,350
£990
£0
£0
TOTAL COST IN YEAR 1
£1,910
£990
£720
£594
NOTE: Worldpay - 4.5% per transaction. Paypal Standard – (when transacting £2,500 a month) 2.9% + 20p per transaction. Sage Pay Go – 1000 free transactions per quarter. Skypay Low User – 300 free transactions per quarter. Bank Charges set at 1.6%. All prices do not include VAT.

2. 500 transactions a month at an average cost of £50 per transaction
500 transactions a month at an average cost of £50 per transaction
 
WORLDPAY
PAYPAL
STANDARD
SAGE PAY
CORPORATE
SKYPAY
STANDARD
TOTAL COST IN YEAR 1
£14,060
£6,900
£5,400
£5,232

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Cost breakdown...

500 transactions a month at an average cost of £50 per transaction cost breakdown
 
WORLDPAY
PAYPAL
STANDARD
SAGE PAY
CORPORATE
SKYPAY
STANDARD
SETUP FEE
£200
£0
£0
£0
SERVICE FEES
£360
£0
£0
£234
BANKING CHARGES
£0
£0
£4800
£4,800
TRANSACTION COSTS
£13,500
£6,900
£600
£198
TOTAL COST IN YEAR 1
£14,060
£6,900
£5,400
£5,232
NOTE: Worldpay - 4.5%. Paypal – (when transacting £25,000 a month) 1.9% + 20ppt. Sage Pay Corporate – 10ppt. Skypay Standard – 1000 free transactions per quarter then 9.9ppt. Bank Charges set at 1.6%. All prices do not include VAT.

3. 1500 transactions a month at an average cost of £50 per transaction
1500 transactions a month at an average cost of £50 per transaction
 
WORLDPAY
PAYPAL
STANDARD
SAGE PAY
CORPORATE
SKYPAY
STANDARD
TOTAL COST IN YEAR 1
£41,060
£16,200
£16,200
£16,020

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Cost breakdown...

1500 transactions a month at an average cost of £50 per transaction cost breakdown
 
WORLDPAY
PAYPAL
STANDARD
SAGE PAY
CORPORATE
SKYPAY
STANDARD
SETUP FEE
£200
£0
£0
£0
SERVICE FEES
£360
£0
£0
£234
BANKING CHARGES
£0
£0
£14,400
£14,440
TRANSACTION COSTS
£40,500
£16,200
£1,800
£1,386
TOTAL COST IN YEAR 1
£41,060
£16,200
£16,200
£16,020
NOTE: Worldpay - 4.5%. Paypal – (when transacting £75,000 a month) 1.4% + 20p per transaction. Sage Pay Corporate – 10ppt. Skypay Standard – 1000 free transactions per quarter. Bank Charges set at 1.6%. All prices do not include VAT.

4. 10,000 transactions a month at an average cost of £50 per transaction
10,000 transactions a month at an average cost of £50 per transaction
 
WORLDPAY
PAYPAL
STANDARD
SAGE PAY
CORPORATE
SKYPAY
STANDARD
TOTAL COST IN YEAR 1
£270,560
£108,000
£108,000
£107,718

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Cost breakdown...

10,000 transactions a month at an average cost of £50 per transaction cost breakdown
 
WORLDPAY
PAYPAL
STANDARD
SAGE PAY
CORPORATE
SKYPAY
STANDARD
SETUP FEE
£200
£0
£0
£0
SERVICE FEES
£360
£0
£0
£234
BANKING CHARGES
£0
£0
£96,000
£96,000
TRANSACTION COSTS
£270,000
£108,000
£12,000
£11,484
TOTAL COST IN YEAR 1
£270,560
£108,000
£108,000
£107,718
NOTE: Worldpay - 4.5%. Paypal – (when transacting £500,000 a month) 1.4% + 20p per transaction. Sage Pay Corporate – 10ppt. Skypay Standard – 1000 free transactions per quarter. Bank Charges set at 1.6%. All prices do not include VAT.

Whether you are a moderate or prolific business, Skypay is the prudent choice.

(Prices correct as of December 2008)
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