Best Crypto Payment Gateways in 2026: Compare Your Options

The best crypto payment gateway is the one that will take your business, lets customers pay with the coins they hold and sends the money where you need it. If you want a managed service and qualify for an account, start with BitPay or CoinGate. If someone on your side can run Bitcoin checkout, consider BTCPay Server. Coinbase Business, B2BinPay and Confirmo fit narrower cases, with product and eligibility limits. Use the shortlist to decide who to talk to, then compare the offer you're approved for and the work it leaves you.

Which crypto payment gateway should you shortlist?

Shortlist by the job you need done. A payment button is only useful if your company is allowed to use it, your customers can pay with it and someone can account for the money that comes in.

If nobody on your team runs payments, we'd look first at a managed account. BitPay is worth a look if you're applying from the US or Canada. CoinGate is worth a look where its merchant country list and receiving options fit. BTCPay Server becomes attractive when receiving Bitcoin directly, and controlling it, is worth the work of running it. The other options below each depend on your company, the product or the agreement before they belong on your list.

The table below is our own judgment about fit. The formula that orders the list doesn't use it.

What you needWhat to find out first
Company, people and customersWhere the company is incorporated and operates, where its owners and controllers are citizens and live, what you sell, where your customers are, and who collects whose revenue
Payment methodWhich coin and network, whether customers pay from a wallet or an exchange, the amounts allowed, and whether the checkout method is switched on
Where the money must landYour own company wallet or your company bank account, in which currency, whether the provider allows that destination, when it releases the money, and proof that it arrived
Who controls the moneyWho can approve, sign, change a destination and spend, and what the provider or host can block
Daily operationWho keeps the integration working, checks payments, matches the books, handles refunds and support, and covers when someone's away
Full priceThe processing fee, quote margin, minimums, network fees to move the money, conversion, account charges and exception charges in your agreement

The list below compares dated public records, not the whole market, and no single company could give you all of these offers at once. The price rows are hidden here, but the scores still count them. The cost score rests on incomplete charges, and an unknown price drops out of it without becoming free. Coinbase's rate is a migration headline, B2BinPay's covers coins but not stablecoins and may leave out per-payment minimums, BTCPay's figure is for software only, and Confirmo's comes from dated Irish documents, so it's unclear whether the current tariff matches.

  1. 1
    CoinGate

    Managed checkout and conversion, if your account and receiving options fit

    81/100
    • It offers hosted checkout and other payment channels for different ways of collecting.
    • Its currency page lists what it accepts and what it settles in different sections.
    • The headline fee leaves out a quote margin it doesn't price, and possibly other charges.
  2. 2
    BitPay

    Managed checkout for an eligible US or Canadian business

    73/100
    • Its invoice statuses help you decide when to ship an order.
    • BitPay describes a way to settle in BTC to an approved company wallet.
    • Your approval, the application fee and the full cost of receiving the money are still unknown.
  3. 3
    Confirmo

    Invoicing that depends on which Confirmo entity you sign with

    72/100
    • Its Irish documents keep invoice credit, wallet settlement and payouts to other people apart.
    • It describes verifying your destination and keeping settlement records.
    • You can't price it until it's clear which entity, tariff version and receiving offer apply to you.
  4. 4
    Coinbase Commerce / Coinbase Business

    Coinbase Business checkout, if your business qualifies and you have a developer

    67/100
    • Each checkout request is single-use and credited to your Business account.
    • It sends payment and refund events your store can act on.
    • The old Commerce name and its migration price aren't an offer to new Business customers.
  5. 5
    CryptoProcessing by CoinsPaid

    Checkout and payouts for merchants who already have an eligible account

    66/100
    • Payment requests come with hosted, QR code and embedded checkout options.
    • Accounts approved for it can top up and withdraw euros through a bank.
    • Its Estonian company isn't taking new clients and its Lithuanian one has suspended all crypto services. The advertised 1.5% is a ceiling, not your full bill.
  6. 6
    NOWPayments

    Crypto to your own wallet, if its residency and citizenship rules don't exclude you

    63/100
    • It publishes 1% for same-coin payments and 1.5% when a payment needs conversion.
    • Payments go to your own wallet by default, with optional Custody for balances and batch payouts.
    • Its terms exclude EU, UK, US and UAE residents or citizens. The EUR bank route has conditions, and its full price isn't public.
  7. 7
    B2BinPay

    Managed processing, once you know which entity serves you and whether your country is allowed

    62/100
    • Its public tariff lists prices by asset group and for other money operations.
    • It describes itself as a custodian, so who controls the money is something you can ask about.
    • Its El Salvador policy restricts Canada and the US, and the wording in its footer doesn't match.
  8. 8
    Crypto.com Pay for Business

    Checkout for an approved shop whose customers use the Crypto.com App or supported wallets

    59/100
    • Customer-approved App subscriptions can collect funded renewals automatically.
    • Refunds can be full or partial, for App and external-wallet payments alike.
    • Payout fees aren't public, minimum payout amounts can leave small balances waiting, and it's unclear whether the Shopify app can be installed now.
  9. 9
    BTCPay Server

    Bitcoin straight to your wallet if you're ready to run checkout yourself

    57/100
    • You can sign spends in an external wallet instead of on the server.
    • Wallet and payment exports help you match your records.
    • Hosting, security, maintenance and support are your job.
  10. 10
    CoinPayments

    Hosted crypto invoices and scheduled payouts for an approved shop outside the EU/EEA

    53/100
    • You can keep a balance or send crypto out per payment or in hourly, nightly or weekly batches.
    • Current docs cover WooCommerce and WHMCS modules, plus hosted invoices, payment links and an API.
    • Its fee pages disagree, EU/EEA service is paused with no confirmed restart, and bank payouts need an account-specific quote.
  11. 11
    OpenNode

    Managed Bitcoin and Lightning checkout for a registered business whose customers pay in Bitcoin

    51/100
    • Eligible US businesses can get dollar conversion and bank transfers, where approved.
    • Customer invoices and one-off or mass Bitcoin payouts cover jobs beyond checkout.
    • It's Bitcoin only, and the published 1% is a typical rate, not your quote, so your full bill is still unknown.
  12. 12
    Plisio

    Crypto invoices and store plugins for eligible shops happy to be paid in crypto

    49/100
    • It publishes a 0.5% rate for BTC API payments and prices white label separately.
    • It lists store and billing integrations, including a public WooCommerce plugin.
    • It isn't clear which company you'd contract with or whether it's licensed, and bank settlement couldn't be verified.
  13. 13
    OxaPay

    Crypto invoices for an approved business that can handle its own crypto-to-bank step

    48/100
    • Ordinary invoices and payment links have a listed 1.5% fee.
    • Static addresses take repeat deposits, and white label puts payment details in your own checkout.
    • No contracting company or licence appears in its public terms, and withdrawals can be held for review with no release deadline.
  14. 14
    TripleA

    Managed checkout and local-currency payouts for approved businesses with enough crypto sales

    47/100
    • Singapore's official MAS entry lists its Singapore company as a Major Payment Institution for four services.
    • It publishes checkout and invoice workflows, plus guides to refunds and settlement.
    • There's no public processing price, a monthly minimum commitment can apply, and bank withdrawals need about USD 3,000, so smaller balances can sit waiting.
  15. 15
    Cryptomus
    46/100

    Informational entry. This model is not a recommendation to open a new merchant account. Check current availability directly with the provider.

  16. 16
    Heleket
    45/100

    Informational entry. This model is not a recommendation to open a new merchant account. Check current availability directly with the provider.

  17. 17
    Paykilla

    A tailored crypto checkout, once you have the price and payout terms in writing

    45/100
    • It offers checkout through an API, a widget or invoice links.
    • You can choose who pays the fee, and there's a dedicated channel for integration work.
    • Its pages don't confirm a licence or regulator for its Seychelles company, and costs beyond the starting 0.5% aren't published.
  18. 18
    Coinremitter

    Crypto receipts for an eligible shop that's fine with payments passing through its wallet

    41/100
    • Invoices, shareable payment pages and seven listed platforms and libraries cover several ways to collect.
    • Its test TCN credit can help your developer walk through the payment flow.
    • Payments pass through its internal wallet first, there's no bank payout, and stablecoins need the monthly Premium plan. Its own documents disagree on when the fee is charged.
  19. 19
    Binance Pay (merchant)

    App-based checkout for an approved business whose customers already use Binance

    22/100
    • Its docs cover refunds for successful payments, including partial returns up to the original amount.
    • There's a WooCommerce plugin and an API for custom shops.
    • Many countries, including the US, Canada, UK and UAE, are excluded, the checkout fee depends on your contract, and we couldn't verify a direct bank payout.
  20. 20
    Alchemy Pay Crypto Payment

    Managed checkout for shops with crypto-using customers, once price and approval are clear

    19/100
    • Its docs lay out the payment, conversion and balance stages, so you know what to ask.
    • Its token list shows USDT on networks including TRX, SOL and TON, if your account has them switched on.
    • We couldn't find a merchant price, approval rules, how money reaches your bank or how ordinary refunds work.

Every provider in the list links to its full review. The sections below look more closely at six of them: BitPay, CoinGate, BTCPay Server, Coinbase Business, B2BinPay and Confirmo.

When does a managed gateway make sense?

Choose a managed gateway when you want a provider to run the payment service and you're fine with its rules on crediting and releasing your money. You maintain less infrastructure, but the order, the customer and the bookkeeping are still yours.

BitPay: worth a look if you're in the US or Canada

BitPay is a practical starting point if you want a managed service and meet its onboarding rules. Its country article lists the US and Canada for merchant onboarding, with new EEA, UK and Australian onboarding paused. So it's an option for some applicants, not a worldwide offer.

Expect checks on the business and the people behind it. BitPay's documentation asks for company information, an active trading website, ID for an owner or authorised person, and settlement details. You have to say where the money will go as part of the application, before checkout is installed.

We'd consider it if you fit and want a managed workflow with clear documentation. The catch is the full agreement and cost: the application fee, the processing fee, getting paid out, exceptions and refunds each need their own answer. The BitPay review goes through those tradeoffs.

CoinGate: managed checkout and conversion

CoinGate is worth shortlisting if you want hosted checkout and a choice of how you receive the money. Canada is on its merchant-country list, and the US isn't on the list we read for this page. Where it can reach customers is a different question from where it opens merchant accounts.

The service runs through an account with UAB Decentralized. Its General Terms say the account opens after required checks, describe custody and exchange services, and let it delay, suspend or cancel transactions for suspicious activity. Account funds aren't insured deposits.

The catch is that the headline fee is only part of the quote, and it says nothing about whether the money arrives at your destination. If CoinGate passes your country and customer checks, the CoinGate review is the next read.

When is BTCPay Server the better fit?

Choose BTCPay Server if you want to receive Bitcoin directly and have someone who can run it and look after it. We wouldn't pick it just because the software fee looks attractive.

BTCPay's wallet documentation treats receiving and signing a spend as different jobs. You can sign with an external hardware wallet or a compatible wallet, or use a hot wallet on the server. Those put the keys in different places.

A third-party host changes the decision. BTCPay's hosting guide warns that a host with a server hot wallet can control funds, and a malicious host or compromised server can change future payment instructions. Keeping already received coins in an external wallet doesn't, by itself, protect the next invoice.

You need a plan for updates, backups, payment monitoring and cover for when you're out. If your suppliers expect bank money, you may also need a conversion provider or a bank, and they'll run their own verification. The BTCPay Server review helps you tell the software apart from a host or a conversion partner.

JobQuestion for whoever would run it
ReceivingHow will you know new invoices still point to your wallet?
SpendingWho can approve a refund, and where are the signing keys held?
MaintenanceWho handles updates and backups, and who recovers a server that goes down?
AccountingWho matches orders to payments, refunds and wallet records?
SupportWhat help is under contract, and what relies on volunteers?
What if the person who set it up is away?

Name a replacement who can spot a payment problem and rebuild the service from your own records. Routine shop logins shouldn't be able to spend. If nobody can explain the recovery plan in plain words, count that missing work as part of the cost.

Where do Coinbase Business, B2BinPay and Confirmo fit?

These three aren't interchangeable, and they don't share a price list. Your company type, the product or the agreement can rule each one out before fees come up.

Coinbase Business: for a qualifying company and an account-based checkout

Coinbase Business is worth a look if you're in a market it lists and want payments alongside a wider business account. Its overview names US and Singapore availability and requires verification of the business and its beneficial owners. It isn't an offer for an Ontario company.

Its Checkout API describes single-use payment requests credited to the Business account, with full or partial refunds for completed checkouts. Current fees are shown inside the account flow, so the old Commerce price and the migration headline are no guide to what a new merchant would pay.

We'd look at it if your company qualifies and a developer can connect it. Don't budget until you have the contract, payment method, payout details and a quote. The Coinbase Business and Commerce review explains why old Commerce assumptions can mislead you.

B2BinPay: sort out geography and product first

B2BinPay may suit an eligible business that wants managed processing, but its El Salvador AML policy excludes Canadian and US residents and companies. Its footer wording is broader and doesn't match, so don't assume you'd be an exception.

Its disclosures name an El Salvador entity and a Mauritius entity and describe B2BinPay as a custodian. That's B2BinPay's own account of itself, and it doesn't independently show regulatory permission for your contract, country or service. The tariff prices coins, stablecoins and tokens differently and adds minimum commissions and bank operations, so a rate from one column isn't the price of another asset.

We'd settle those basics before paying for an integration. B2BinPay isn't part of the Ontario fee illustration below. The B2BinPay review lists the product and pricing gaps to raise with them.

Confirmo: match the entity and tariff before choosing

Confirmo's Irish documents describe invoicing, balance credit and later settlement clearly enough to be useful. They require your registration to be approved and your bank account or external wallet to be verified. They also treat holding money temporarily for an exchange or transfer as different from a general custody service.

We'd look at Confirmo if it can give you a clear agreement for incoming payments. The catch is that it's unclear which tariff and account terms apply to you: an older Irish schedule, a replacement schedule or another entity's schedule. None of them is your quote yet, even if its effective date has passed. The Confirmo review digs into that.

Its Commercial Policy treats invoicing, settlement to your own wallet and payouts to other recipients as three different things. It describes bank transfers handled by a partner and conditions on crypto settlement. The money has reached you only when it lands in your wallet or bank; balance credit and a broadcast payment come earlier.

What does the comparison table tell you?

The table shows where the paperwork differs for those six providers, using the same dated records as the ranking rather than freshly verified offers.

A few rows need care. BTCPay's asset and plugin list mixes in optional add-ons, so it isn't a list of what works natively at checkout, and bank conversion would need an outside service. Coin and network rows can describe acceptance, settlement or a different product, and a plugin name doesn't tell you it works today. Custody labels are a simplification: your agreement and key setup say who controls the money.

Licence rows come from the documents we read, not a fresh check of the registers. Confirmo's current PSD2 description is only the provider's own claim, sitting next to older register evidence, and B2BinPay's rows are provider claims too. Headquarters and founding fields are background, since your agreement names the company that signs. A listed currency may not come with an approved bank rail, and no-reserve wording doesn't promise unrestricted release.

 
BitPay
CoinGate
BTCPay Server
Coinbase Commerce / Coinbase Business
B2BinPay
Confirmo
Score73/100 · #281/100 · #157/100 · #967/100 · #462/100 · #772/100 · #3
Pays out to bankAUD, CAD, CHF, EUR, GBP, MXN, NZD, USDEUR, GBP, USDNot statedUSDEUR, USDEUR
Stablecoin networksUSDC: Ethereum, Polygon, Arbitrum, Optimism, Base, Solana · USDT: Ethereum, Polygon, Arbitrum, Optimism, Solana · PYUSD: Ethereum · GUSD: Ethereum · USDP: Ethereum · EURC: Ethereum · BUSD: Ethereum, PolygonUSDC: Ethereum, BNB Smart Chain, Solana, Polygon, Arbitrum, Base, Optimism · EURC: EthereumUSDT: Liquid, TRC20 (plugin)USDC: Ethereum, Base, Polygon, Optimism, Arbitrum · USDT: EthereumUSDT: Not stated · USDC: Not statedUSDT: Ethereum, TRON, Polygon, Arbitrum, Optimism, BNB Smart Chain · USDC: Ethereum, Polygon, Arbitrum, Optimism, BNB Smart Chain · USDG: Not stated
Coins1912142Not stated10
CustodyCustodialCustodialNon-custodialCustodialCustodialCustodial
Merchant KYCRequiredRequiredNoneRequiredRequiredRequired
Rolling reserveNot statedNot statednoneNot statedNot statedNot stated
LicenceMoney transmitter (NMLS ID) (1496848); Virtual Currency Business Activity licence (NYDFS)Crypto-Asset Service Provider (MiCA), Bank of Lithuania; licence No. 2, authorization code LB002323 (LB002323); Payment institution, Bank of Lithuania (EMT operations); licence No. 60, authorization code LB002324 (LB002324)Not statedMoney transmitter licences (NMLS ID, Coinbase, Inc.) (1163082); New York Virtual Currency Business Activity licence (NYDFS) (122466)Digital Asset Service Provider (PSAD), B2BINPAY EL SALVADOR S.A. DE C.V. (PSAD-0064); Bitcoin Service Provider (PSB), B2BINPAY EL SALVADOR S.A. DE C.V.Crypto-Asset Service Provider (MiCAR), Confirmo Limited (C570624); Payment Institution (PSD2), Confirmo Limited — electronic-money-token transfer scope (C570624)
PluginsWooCommerce, Shopify, Magento 2, WHMCS, Wix, BigCommerceWooCommerce, Wix, Magento 2, WHMCS, OpenCart, PrestaShopWooCommerce, Shopify, PrestaShop, Magento, BigCommerce, OdooNot statedWooCommerceWooCommerce, Shopify
Legal entity countryUnited StatesLithuaniaNot statedUnited StatesNot statedIreland
Founded20112014Not statedNot statedNot stated2014

The gateway finder can turn those differences into a first shortlist, though it can't get you an account or fill in a missing quote. Once you've shortlisted, crypto payment processors compared covers the day-to-day work.

How do you check the coins and networks customers use?

Start with the coin and network your customers hold, then check that your account has them switched on. A coin name alone leaves the network open and says nothing about receiving the same coin into your own wallet afterwards.

CoinGate's currency page has different lists for what it accepts, settles, pays out or withdraws, and takes as deposits. Its merchant acceptance section lists native Bitcoin on Bitcoin and Lightning and USDC across named networks, but not USDT. Each list covers a different service, so don't read one as another.

Think about the wallets and exchanges your buyers use. Can they pick the right network easily? Does their exchange take its withdrawal fee out of the amount delivered? Can the invoice expire before a delayed withdrawal arrives? And how does an underpaid, late or wrong-method payment show up on your side?

Customers shouldn't have to learn a new payment method just to get you a lower headline fee. A confusing method can lead to abandoned orders and support work, and a long coin list won't necessarily bring more sales.

How much should you budget for processing?

The processing fee is one line in your budget. This illustration shows how a fixed per-payment charge changes the comparison as order size changes; it doesn't pick an account or work out your whole bill.

Take a hypothetical stationery company incorporated and operating in Ontario, owned by Canadian citizens who live there. It sells ordinary goods to Ontario customers in USD. Customers pay native BTC on Bitcoin mainnet, the shop pays the fee, and either BitPay's standard rate or CoinGate's Standard rate has been approved and pays out to the company's approved external BTC wallet. Nothing here shows either provider would approve that profile today.

The model leaves out anything we couldn't price: minimums, quote and risk margins, network and conversion fees, and account charges, plus your own hosting, staff time and refunds. BitPay's dated Terms require a non-refundable application fee, and we couldn't find its price, so it isn't included. CoinGate's policy adds a payment-processing risk margin to its merchant fee without saying how big. Unknown isn't free.

The calculator takes your monthly paid USD sales and average order size and works out the number of payments. It applies one pricing band to the whole month, so it says nothing about whether a provider reprices progressively or retroactively. The lowest, annual and difference labels count the fee only, and annual just repeats the selected month.

Fee calculator
Average order
BitPay: estimated fees
$225per month· $2,700 a year · 2.25%
Estimated fees: $125 a month more than CoinGate
  • CoinGate
    $100
    1.00%
  • BitPay
    $225
    2.25%

Published rate estimates only. Provider minimums, network, conversion, bank and account charges may be extra.

In that case, BitPay's starting standard rate is 2% plus USD0.25 per payment below USD500,000 in monthly volume, and higher bands cut the percentage while keeping the fixed part. That's dated evidence, not today's quote for a merchant. CoinGate's Standard headline is 1%, with its own service charges and the margin mentioned above.

On USD10,000 of paid sales in a month at a USD100 average order, that's 100 payments: BitPay's fee comes to USD225 and CoinGate's to USD100. At a USD20 average order the same sales mean 500 payments, and the fees are USD325 versus USD100. That's the fee alone, not your complete cost or what reaches your wallet.

Try your own average order size before chasing volume discounts. The fee calculator guide explains how to read a limited model without counting the charges it leaves out as savings.

BTCPay belongs in a different budget: its deployment FAQ describes free software that you have to host. Hosting, someone's time and moving the money afterwards all cost extra. Coinbase's migration rate, B2BinPay's tariff by asset and Confirmo's schedule, which may not apply to you, don't fit this illustration either.

What should a completed sale and return look like?

You want one connected record: the customer's payment, the decision to ship, the money reaching you, and any refund later. A payment request, a balance credit or a transfer instruction only covers one stage of that.

What integration and support work stays with you?

Someone has to decide when an order counts as paid and own the fix when the connection fails. Whoever maintains the integration should be able to walk you through normal payments, late or short payments, repeated notifications, refunds and exports.

Status labels vary by provider. CoinGate's order documentation treats confirming and paid as different states, describing network confirmation and merchant credit, so a status rule from one provider can't be copied into another integration. Coinbase's checkout documentation warns that a customer can land on the success URL before payment completes, and calls for authenticated payment confirmation rather than shipping from the redirect alone.

A plugin listing or API example is no proof that a maintained package works with your shop version, that repeated messages won't ship an order twice or that records will reconcile. Our API gateway comparison helps you ask your developer who maintains the connection, handles updates and fixes a missed order.

BitPay's recurring bills are emailed requests that the customer pays, not automatic debits from an external wallet. If subscriptions matter to you, ask what the customer has to approve, what happens when a payment fails and how cancellation works.

A support channel, advertised hours or a status-page link don't tell you how fast anyone answers or how often the service is down. BTCPay describes contributor and community help and says outright that it doesn't guarantee or vouch for support you arrange yourself.

  1. 01

    Agree the offer

    Check that you're eligible and that the activity, customers, product, payment method, destination, full quote and agreement all line up.

  2. 02

    Own the order

    Put someone in charge of checking payments against the provider's own record, shipping, exceptions and repeated notifications.

  3. 03

    Own the records

    Match invoices, account credit, incoming transactions, fees and refunds to your orders.

  4. 04

    Cover problems

    Decide who maintains the setup, who covers absences, who handles support escalations and who can reach old orders if you switch.

Can you handle refunds and leave cleanly?

Pick a gateway that lets you handle valid refunds and wind down old obligations. A crypto transfer can't be undone, but whether a customer is owed money back depends on the sale and its rules.

Reports help, but someone has to match them up. BTCPay's docs describe CSV exports for on-chain wallet transactions, products sold and accounted invoice payments, which show three different views of the business. Its refund documentation likewise treats the customer's claim, your approval, signing and the finished blockchain transaction as different steps.

CoinGate advertises balance-funded full and partial refunds, but the "free otherwise" wording on its refund page conflicts with how it presents pricing. Hold off promising a free return until you've seen the refund preview and your agreement. Its processing Special Terms also cover refunds of credited sales and incomplete or suspended payments, and they don't end your own obligations to the customer.

Before switching, find out how the old provider handles remaining balances, minimums, unpaid requests, reusable addresses and pending refunds, and keep the records and access you'll need to finish them. A new checkout doesn't move an old customer's order into the new provider's system.

The merchant's guide to choosing a processor can help with those final questions.

How is this ranking calculated?

The ranking applies our usual formula to the public records of every provider we've reviewed. CoinsPaid's merchant service appears as CryptoProcessing. The overall weights are cost 25%, fiat 15%, licence 15%, coins 10%, integrations 10%, features 10%, support 10% and onboarding 5%. The methodology explains the model. The fit judgments in this guide are ours and aren't part of it.

Cost uses a fixed basket of payments and only the prices we could find. Licence points come from older evidence, not a new permission check, and coin counts and network labels can mix different products. Integration and feature scores reflect what's on paper, and support channels or a status page say nothing about performance or uptime. A light signup, or none at all, doesn't mean your activity, host or bank would be approved.

Use the positions to organise your research, then drop options that fail your own list of needs. A high score is no substitute for a payout option you don't have, a price nobody has quoted or an account you can't get.

How we reviewed this

The other providers in the list are scored from the records behind their own reviews, each dated on its review page. We read the relevant parts of the listed primary sources on 19 October 2026. For BitPay's pricing and Acceptance Terms we're relying on evidence read on 11 October and haven't reread the originals. CoinGate's standard rate also dates from 11 October, though we reread its public headline for this article. We haven't applied for accounts, installed integrations, sent payments or refunds, measured support or audited security, and we couldn't verify merchant offers, approvals or the full cost of receiving money. The company, fee model and order in this article are hypothetical.

Crypto payment gateway FAQ

What is the best crypto payment gateway for a small business?

Start with managed providers that can serve your company and customers and pay out where you need. BitPay or CoinGate may be worth a look if their account conditions fit, and BTCPay Server suits a business with someone to run it. The offer you're approved for matters more than the score.

Are all the options shown available to a Canadian company?

No. BitPay and CoinGate list Canada on their merchant availability pages, subject to your application. Coinbase Business names other markets, B2BinPay's El Salvador policy restricts Canada, and Confirmo needs a matched entity and agreement. BTCPay software doesn't come with an approved host, converter or bank.

Is a crypto payment gateway the same as a processor?

The terms often overlap. A gateway can present a payment request and report its state, a managed service may also exchange assets and arrange settlement, and self-run software splits those jobs up differently. What matters is who controls the funds after payment and what's left to do before you can use the money.

Does supported Bitcoin mean my account can accept native BTC?

Not on its own. Your product and account need native BTC switched on for the network you intend, with the right invoice and receiving settings. Another product's coin list or a similarly named token won't tell you that.

What is missing from the fee calculator?

Almost everything except the processing fee for a hypothetical approved case. Minimums, quote margins, network fees, conversion and account costs we couldn't price are out, along with staffing, hosting, refunds and exceptions. The annual view just repeats one month.

Is BTCPay Server free to run?

BTCPay's deployment FAQ describes the software as free, but running it costs money. Budget for hosting, maintenance, security, someone to cover absences and moving the money later, plus any host or conversion partner. Someone also has to hold the spending keys and protect future payment instructions.

Does a licence mean a provider can approve my business?

Not by itself. A licence covers a named entity, service and jurisdiction, so it only helps if those match the company in your agreement and the service you need. One group company's licence doesn't cover the others. This is general information, not legal advice.

When should I mark an order paid and ship it?

Ship when the provider's official payment result meets your shipping rules for that method and the order reference, amount, coin and network all match. A shopper screenshot, a broadcast indicator or a success-page redirect can describe an earlier stage. Account credit, settlement and receipt at your own destination come later.

Can a customer get a refund after paying in crypto?

If the customer is owed one, you need an agreed value and currency, funding you can use and a verified customer address the provider supports. The original transfer doesn't reverse, and the original coin amount may not be what goes back. Creating a refund or sending a claim link is only the first stage.

What should I ask before switching gateways?

Get the new offer, the full quote, the enabled payment methods and the payout setup settled first, and decide who handles maintenance, order checks, bookkeeping, refunds and support. Keep records and access for old orders, balances and refunds, and agree how they'll be finished. Switching checkout doesn't close the old account or fulfil what you promised customers.
Frequently asked questions

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  4. BitPay settlement and external BTC-wallet route · Checked 2026-10-19
  5. BitPay refund funding and stages · Checked 2026-10-19
  6. BitPay refund authorisation, value and lifecycle · Checked 2026-10-19
  7. BitPay recurring bills require customer payment · Checked 2026-10-19
  8. CoinGate merchant countries · Checked 2026-10-19
  9. CoinGate Standard pricing and service charges · Checked 2026-10-19
  10. CoinGate Commercial Policy and unpriced quote margin · Checked 2026-10-19
  11. CoinGate General Terms, effective 1 January 2026 · Checked 2026-10-19
  12. CoinGate processing Special Terms, effective 1 September 2026 · Checked 2026-10-19
  13. CoinGate acceptance, settlement and withdrawal inventories · Checked 2026-10-19
  14. CoinGate confirming and paid order states · Checked 2026-10-19
  15. CoinGate merchant refunds and conflicting fee summary · Checked 2026-10-19
  16. BTCPay wallet receiving and signing · Checked 2026-10-19
  17. BTCPay third-party hosting and future-payment risks · Checked 2026-10-19
  18. BTCPay deployment responsibilities and software cost · Checked 2026-10-19
  19. BTCPay community and separately arranged support · Checked 2026-10-19
  20. BTCPay refund claim, approval and completion · Checked 2026-10-19
  21. BTCPay reporting and CSV exports · Checked 2026-10-19
  22. Coinbase Business availability and verification · Checked 2026-10-19
  23. Coinbase Business single-use checkout and account-displayed fees · Checked 2026-10-19
  24. Coinbase checkout confirmation and authenticated notifications · Checked 2026-10-19
  25. B2BinPay processing tariff by asset group and minimum commission · Checked 2026-10-19
  26. B2BinPay El Salvador AML policy, revised 9 March 2026 · Checked 2026-10-19
  27. B2BinPay entity disclosures and functional custody · Checked 2026-10-19
  28. Confirmo Limited Irish Terms, updated 2 October 2026; selected clauses · Checked 2026-10-19
  29. Confirmo Limited Irish Commercial Policy; selected clauses · Checked 2026-10-19
  30. BitPay standard pricing, read 11 October 2026 · Checked 2026-10-11
  31. BitPay Acceptance Terms effective 1 April 2026, read 11 October · Checked 2026-10-11