Balance vs. Google Pay

Balance

Balance

1 Reviews and Ratings

Google Pay

Google Pay

83 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Balance	Score 9.0 out of 10	N/A	Getting paid by businesses online is complex. Most payment solutions process credit cards only, while business buyers prefer to pay using methods like wires, checks, and ACH. Business buyers also need payment terms, invoicing flows, and flexible transaction structures like milestone or recurring payments. Balance manages all of this complexity behind an elegant checkout experience, with built-in financing, in order to make offering flexible payment methods and terms as easy as using a credit…	N/A
Google Pay	Score 5.7 out of 10	N/A	Google Pay (including Google Pay Send, formerly Google Wallet) is a payment processing solution from Google.	N/A

Pricing

Balance

Google Pay

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Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Balance	Google Pay
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
	Balance	Google Pay
Considered Both Products	Balance No answer on this topic	Google Pay Verified User Anonymous Chose Google Pay Convenience. But also Google Pay just automatically linked everything together without consent. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Google Pay GooglePay appears similar but the seller charges no commission. On the downside, there is also no payment protection. So if a transaction goes wrong and it is paid directly from a bank account or via a debit card then you have no buyer protection. This is a significant risk … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Google Pay There are other options out there but you can use both and do not have to necessarily use it as a replacement so it is a fine tool to use. Incentivized Helpful? Courtney Birnbaum Publications & Marketing Specialist Chose Google Pay I was not a part of the discussion to implement Google Pay into our store, but I am definitely an advocate. Amazon Pay was used sparingly but still a helpful option; I believe that Google Pay is more widespread and simpler to use. I would be interested to see how payment … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Google Pay We have used PayPal Payments as well. Google Pay is pretty on par with PayPal Payments but opens up payments to additional users since many people have a google account. Incentivized Helpful? SY Sara Yaseen Special Assistant & Operations Associate Chose Google Pay We've used PayPal for business in the past and it can sometimes be a little problematic locating where everything is. Google Pay (formerly known as Google Wallet)'s interface is so smooth that we only need to look in a tab or two to glean important information or catalog an … Incentivized Helpful? Arush Soel DevOps Engineer Chose Google Pay Google Pay is almost supported with every shopping website whereas Amazon pay only supports Amazon and you need to first add funds to your Amazon Pay wallet. With Google Pay, you just need to input your UPI in and the rest of the gateway handles it for you by redirecting you to … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Google Pay This is somewhat better than Paytm because in their case when payment remains incomplete and money gets deducted, you sometimes have to wait for a long time for the refund. But in Google Pay, you don’t have to worry as the deducted amount gets refunded without any hassle. Also, … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Google Pay We have used PayPal Payments, Amazon Pay, etc. They all seem to be pretty similar so I would recommend adding any one of these to your website. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Google Pay There are many alternative products on the market that function similarly to Google Pay. I think the closest competitor I've used would be Apple Pay, but there are other products like Venmo and Zelle that are somewhat similar. I think Google Pay is at least as good, if not … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Google Pay I think Google Pay is roughly comparable to the above products. That said, Google Pay came onto the market much later than things like PayPal, Apple Pay, Venmo, and other peer to peer wallet apps, so it is easy to see why people already have preferences for other apps. My … Incentivized Helpful? Jon Walka Senior Sales Account Executive Chose Google Pay Gave Google Wallet a chance when it launched and have been using it since. There were no other evaluations that took place. I have always been happy to try out new Google products and watch them grow as they develop and add features. The timeline has been a little slow but it's … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Google Pay Currently I'm using all of these apps including Phone Pe. But mostly using Google Pay its just because of its performance. Comparing to these other apps, Google Pay have the best user interface and user experience, it is the main reason that I'm using Google Pay more than other … Incentivized Helpful? Ajay S Insan Web Developer Chose Google Pay Paytm and Amazon pay are also good application but you know everyone have blind trust on Google services because of their free and secure services. Just tap and pay direct from your bank accounts making these app so easy and beautiful. No doubt Google apps UI's are always … Incentivized Helpful? Heidi M. Garrido Engineering Technician Chose Google Pay I like PayPal because I can use the money instantly with my debit card, something I don't see Google Wallet offering. I like Google Wallet because everything I do online somehow seamlessly work with Google and it would be great if I could use this exclusively. Incentivized Helpful?

Best Alternatives
	Balance	Google Pay
Small Businesses	Apple Pay Score 9.3 out of 10	Apple Pay Score 9.3 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies	Apple Pay Score 9.3 out of 10	Apple Pay Score 9.3 out of 10
Enterprises	Checkout.com Score 8.5 out of 10	Checkout.com Score 8.5 out of 10
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User Ratings
	Balance	Google Pay
Likelihood to Recommend	- (0 ratings)	2.0 (0 ratings)
Usability	- (0 ratings)	1.0 (0 ratings)
Support Rating	- (0 ratings)	6.9 (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Balance	Google Pay
Likelihood to Recommend	No answers on this topic	The most fitting scenarios for use of Google Pay generally include times in which people go out to eat or grab coffee or drinks. Other times are for planned parties where one person needs to put down a credit card to pay vendors, buy products/food/etc, and needs to be reimbursed by others who may not have cash/are not in the same office space as the payor/and other similar circumstances Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	No answers on this topic	They provide good rewards like cash back offers and gift vouchers. Easy to pay by scanning the QR code. Help us to find best recharges for our mobile. Easy to pay electricity bill. Will notify us if our validity expires on recharges. Self money transfer, we can transfer money to other account if both the accounts are linked with Google Pay. We can check balance by enter the UPI Pin. Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Cons	No answers on this topic	Google Wallet had a few glitches I was unhappy with, but Google Pay seems to have corrected them. Who knows if the changes were related to the name change or if they just happened to coincide with the timing for the most part, but either way I really don't have any big complaints. Incentivized Jennifer Larson Project Coordinator Read full review
Usability	No answers on this topic	I feel that this system not safe. Google keep charging my credit card but they say they cannot trace the payment because there is no transaction record! I cannot stop the payment. Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Support Rating	No answers on this topic	I have had no direct experience with the Customer Support team for google pay. I never faced any issues or problems. I heard from other friends and colleagues that the customer service is great. This method of payment is now more and more being used as it is more secure and also at the same time fast and easy. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Alternatives Considered	No answers on this topic	I was not a part of the discussion to implement Google Pay into our store, but I am definitely an advocate. Amazon Pay was used sparingly but still a helpful option; I believe that Google Pay is more widespread and simpler to use. I would be interested to see how payment disputes are handled between these different payment platforms; so far, we have only had to handle disputes through PayPal, which can be complicated but have typically been resolved quickly. Incentivized Courtney Birnbaum Publications & Marketing Specialist Read full review
Return on Investment	No answers on this topic	Google Pay (formerly known as Google Wallet) organizes spending and makes recommendations--all around grouped conversations Improves risk mitigation and ensures safety and account health of our vendors Increased efficiency and pushes payments through at a faster rate Provides work-life balance when fiscal deadlines slowly approach Incentivized SY Sara Yaseen Special Assistant & Operations Associate Read full review
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