Wich one is better, Paypal or Alertpay?
By fitriadi21
@fitriadi21 (386)
Indonesia
July 15, 2011 6:55pm CST
In internet business, we know there are two sites that provide payment system, eith a pairly high rating levels when compared to other payment processors. Boyh sites are Paypal and Alertpay. And then as we know that two sites are very popular for now.
I'm curious, what advantages and disadvantages of both, and which one is better and reliable, paypal or alertpay? Can anyone explain it to me?
14 responses
@fitriadi21 (386)
• Indonesia
18 Oct 11
I agree with you, But in my country, to get verify paypal account you need to have credit card, while alertpay is not, and it's more easier for me
@shivanisd (387)
• India
11 Sep 11
i think one should have both. personally speaking, i like the layout of paypal better. though i must say that the custoimer service at alertpay is very nice and prompt. i joined alertpay first bcuz i had heard bad stories about paypal but once is signed up on paypal i started liking it a lot, better than alertpay. alertpay's layout is boring. although it charges lees fees.
@rappeter13 (8608)
• Romania
19 Jul 11
I prefer Paypal because they are older and they own eBay as well, or eBay is owned by them, which is one of the greatest businesses in the world. This is why I choose for the money to be sent to my Paypal account if I have more options. Another great feature is that I can verify my account easier at Paypal than at Alertpay, but there are some sites which pay only on Alertpay and I need both of the processors.
@ReViewMeMedia (3785)
• United States
19 Jul 11
I have both a a PayPal and an AlertPay account, but I haven't really used my AlertPay account because the fees they charge are higher and more sites accept PayPal than AlertPay.
@inertia4 (27960)
• United States
23 Jul 11
I registered to both of them, I like PayPal a lot. I also like AlertPay. They both are very good payment systems and never had a problem with either of them. I do tend to stick with PayPal more, because more sites accept PayPal over AlertPay. But, I am glad I have them both because the sites that do not accept PayPal, accept AlertPay.
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
16 Jul 11
Yes, both are very popular these days. I could not say which one is better. I have registered to both and have been using them. They both are working very well, very well managed, and performing right on time. Very helpful to send and receive money in different currencies.
@samafayla33 (1856)
• United States
17 Jul 11
paypal is used more than any other payment processor and now you can load it onto a prepaid debit and use it anywhere you like, take care.
@Princelierocks (817)
• India
16 Jul 11
Form my experience i think PayPal is better the very first reason is they are letting bank transfer to my country whereas Alertpay is not, and also the charging fees are low as compared to Alertpay, this is the only reason iam with PayPal i have account in both Alertpay and as well as PayPal but i use PayPal i have just kept Alertpay for some immediate purpose. I think if Alertpay could have more efficient services to our country i could have liked Alertpay, also talking about Paypal they have a good security and nice customer support, because when my account was limited it was responded quickly through phone call so that's where it made me trust in PayPal. PayPal is my favourite.
@magtibaygom (4858)
• Philippines
16 Jul 11
I have heard horror stories of funds reversals in Paypal, but not with Alertpay. Or, maybe, there are also such cases in Alertpay but I haven't heard of them yet. Paypal is older and much well organized, well-funded and well-supported since it is owned by giant E-Bay, but there are new innovations in Alertpay that I think are irresistible and conducive for doing business with start-up online entrepreneurs.
@yallit (3677)
• Philippines
16 Jul 11
I have accounts on both payment processor. Both have their own pros and cons. As to whether which one is better, I believe it depends on your need to use any of the payment processors.
Here are the common pros and cons:
- Paypal is used by most online merchants compared to Alertpay
- Withdrawing from Paypal is easier and less expensive compared to Alertpay
- Alertpay allows investment programs like MLM or money cyclers where Paypal doesn't. That's why some online investors have to open an account with Alertpay in order to join such sites.
If the purpose of using an online payment processor is just for you to purchase products online, then, you can just go for Paypal instead. However, if like me, you are into investment programs like Centurion Wealth Circle or JSS-Tripler, then, you'll need to have Alertpay in order to receive you earnings from such sites.
@vikramsingh796 (322)
• India
16 Jul 11
You are right.online payment world is dominated by these two empire paypal and alertpay.i am using paypal from a long time.its easy to operate and very reliable.here is many diffrence in both of these website.
1-paypal is almost available in every country but alertpay is not i think.
2-paypal,s verification process of A/C is very easy.they just send a little amout to your bank and then ask you to verify that from you while in alertpay you have to send ur document and id to be verified.in my country this rule is applicable.
3-there is no minimum recieving of money in paypal.we can get even 1cent from other while alertpay minimum payment recieve amount is 1 usd.and many time its also chargable.
Though indian rule have made to use paypal some hard but yet i will prefer it and will be in my list at top.