Dharma vs PayPal
Dharma is a transparent merchant account provider for businesses processing $10k+ a month. How does it compare to PayPal? Read our comparison chart below.
Dharma charges a low Interchange-Plus rate of $0.15% + $0.07 + Interchange for swiped transactions, plus a $20 monthly fee. There is no contract. Dharma usually works with established high-volume merchants.
While PayPal has a low flat-rate fee of 2.7% per swiped transaction. It has the ability to accept PayPal payments both in-person and on your website. There is no contract and no monthly fees for the basic plan.
Compare Dharma with PayPal, side-by-side.
Dharma | PayPal | |
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Benefits and Features | ||
Monthly Fee | Free account (monthly fees for features start at $5/mo) | |
Good For | Businesses processing $10,000 or more per month | Accepting Paypal payments; Small businesses with average transaction under $100 |
Equipment | POS (EMV Chip & PIN, Chip & Signature, Contactless, NFC, Magstripe), Mobile Payment Processing, Virtual Terminal | PayPal Zettle card readers and terminals |
Accept International Payments | ||
Customer Service | Phone, Email, Live Chat Support | Phone, Email, Live Chat Support, PayPal Community |
Fraud Prevention Tools | ||
Invoice Management | ||
Pricing Model | ||
Recurring Billing | ||
Swipe Rate | ||
Online Rate | ||
Keyed-in Transaction Fee | 3.49% + $0.09 (through Paypal Zettle) 3.09% + $0.49 (through the virtual terminal) | |
Deposit Time |
| Instant access to the funds in your PayPal account; Or instant deposit to your bank account for 1% fee or 1-2 business days for no fee |
Chargeback Fee | ||
CreditDonkey® Reviews | ||
Price | ||
Equipment | ||
Contract | ||
Customer Service | ||
Ecommerce | ||
High Volume Business | ||
Low Volume Business | ||
Pros & Cons | Pros:
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Bottom Line | Transparent merchant account provider for businesses processing $10k+ a month... | |
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