
Cashfree Payments
India-first, RBI-licensed payment gateway and payouts platform supporting UPI, cards, net banking, and cross-border payments.
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- Freemium
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Finance & Money
Online payment gateways and billing tools
Payment gateways and billing tools for collecting online payments, subscriptions, and payment links, with India-specific methods like UPI and rupee settlement.
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Cashfree Payments is the most fully-documented option we list under Payments & Billing, best suited for indian e-commerce and D2C brands collecting payments online.
Paytm Payment Gateway is the main alternative, stronger when you need indian merchants wanting the widest payment-method coverage in one integration.
Every option below lists its pricing caveats and a last-verified date, so you can confirm the details before you buy.
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| Tool | Best for | Starts at | Free option | Data status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cashfree Payments | Indian e-commerce and D2C brands collecting payments online | Freemium | Free plan | Source checked 13 Jul 2026 |
| Paytm Payment Gateway | Indian merchants wanting the widest payment-method coverage in one integration | Paid / usage-based | — | Source checked 14 Jul 2026 |
| PhonePe Payment Gateway | Indian D2C and SMB sellers whose customers pay mostly via UPI | Paid / usage-based | — | Source checked 14 Jul 2026 |
| Razorpay | Indian businesses accepting UPI, cards, and netbanking online | Paid / usage-based | — | Source checked 14 Jul 2026 |
| Stripe | Startups and tech-led businesses | Paid / usage-based | — | Source checked 14 Jul 2026 |
| CCAvenue | Indian businesses wanting broad payment options | Paid / usage-based | — | Source checked 13 Jul 2026 |
All 9 tools here are source-checked against vendor pages.
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Start with the product itself: a place to write and ship code, host it reliably, and catch errors in production, because nothing else matters until customers can actually use what you built. Next, get the team coordinated with project management and a shared knowledge base so work and decisions are not lost in chat. Then put customer acquisition on a real CRM so leads, demos, and deals are tracked rather than living in inboxes. Add billing and accounting once you have paying users, choosing payment rails that fit whether you sell to India, abroad, or both, and keep GST-clean books from day one. Finish with customer support, product analytics, and access security so you can keep users happy, see what they actually do, and not get breached. Do not buy enterprise sales, analytics, and security suites before you have product-market signal; sequence around shipping and getting your first paying customers.
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Start by choosing the right no-code platform for what you are building, because a customer-facing web app, a mobile app, and an internal portal each suit different tools. Next, model your data cleanly in a database or spreadsheet backend, since a messy data model is the most common reason no-code projects collapse later. Then build the interface and logic so users have real screens and workflows, not just a database. Add payments, forms, and automations to connect your app to the outside world and remove manual work. Finish by launching, securing team access, and measuring usage so you know the app works and is safe. Do not expect no-code to scale infinitely; it is excellent for validating and running real workflows, but be honest about its ceilings and plan to move to custom code if you outgrow it.
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India-first, RBI-licensed payment gateway and payouts platform supporting UPI, cards, net banking, and cross-border payments.
One of India's oldest payment gateways, supporting many payment options and multi-currency.
Developer-friendly Indian payment gateway and collections platform supporting UPI, cards, EMI, wallets, and net banking with T+1 settlement.
India-first payments and online-store platform for small businesses, freelancers and creators.
Paytm's all-in-one payment gateway for UPI, cards, net banking, wallets, and EMI, with category-based transaction pricing.
Indian payment gateway for online businesses, accepting cards, UPI, netbanking, wallets and EMI.
Payment gateway from PhonePe to accept UPI, cards, net banking, and wallets online, with strong UPI reach and recurring payments.

India-first payment gateway for accepting online payments, UPI, payment links, and subscriptions.
Developer-first global payments platform with APIs for online payments, billing and subscriptions.
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Cashfree Payments is the most fully-documented option we list under Payments & Billing, best suited for indian e-commerce and D2C brands collecting payments online. Paytm Payment Gateway is the main alternative, stronger when you need indian merchants wanting the widest payment-method coverage in one integration. Every option below lists its pricing caveats and a last-verified date, so you can confirm the details before you buy.
Paid plans start around ₹417/mo, though final pricing depends on team size and add-ons. 2 of 9 tools offer a free plan you can start on. Always confirm current pricing on the vendor site before buying.
Cashfree Payments and Instamojo offer a free plan or trial, so you can test the workflow before committing budget.
All 9 tools here are source-checked against vendor pages. We order tools by how completely and recently their catalog entry is documented.