Best flat-rate payment processors

Flat-rate pricing charges one predictable percentage (plus a fixed fee) on every sale, with no monthly minimums, which makes it the simplest model for new and low-volume businesses. These processors use flat-rate pricing.

33 processors

Corepay logo
No reviews

A Florida-based high-risk merchant account provider that places specialty businesses with acquiring banks in the US, UK, EU, Canada and Australia.

Custom quote

online rate

None advertised

monthly fee

Next day

payout

High-risk ecommerce
CBD and supplements
Telehealth
+1
PaymentCloud logo
No reviews

US merchant services provider that specializes in placing high-risk and hard-to-approve businesses with acquiring banks and gateways.

Custom quote

online rate

$5 to $25 reported

monthly fee

2-day

payout

High-risk merchants
CBD and hemp
Firearms
+1
Toast logo
No reviews

Restaurant and food retail Android POS and payment facilitator running about 180,000 locations, with a $0 plan that costs 3.09% + $0.15 a card sale.

N/A

online rate

$0 Starter Kit, $69 Point of Sale

monthly fee

2-day

payout

Full service restaurants
Quick service and cafes
Multi location restaurant groups
+1
Dodo Payments logo
No reviews

Merchant of record for SaaS, AI and digital products. It becomes the legal seller on every order and handles the VAT, GST and sales tax that follow.

4% + $0.40 in the US

online rate

$0 per month

monthly fee

Varies

payout

SaaS and AI products
Indie developers
Global tax compliance
+1
Windcave logo
No reviews

New Zealand-based omnichannel processor and acquirer covering online, in-store and unattended payments in more than 40 countries.

Custom quote

online rate

Custom quote

monthly fee

Next day

payout

Omnichannel retail
Unattended payments
Enterprise
+1
Clover logo
No reviews

Fiserv-owned POS sold direct and through banks and ISOs, at 2.6% + $0.10 in person on Starter and 2.3% + $0.10 on the Retail and Restaurant Growth plans.

3.5% + $0.10

online rate

$0 to $89.95 per software plan

monthly fee

Varies

payout

Counter-service restaurants
Retail shops
Appointment-based services
+1
Elavon logo
No reviews

U.S. Bank's merchant acquirer, with more than 2 million customers in the US, Europe and Canada and merchant processing in over 30 countries, on quoted pricing.

From 2.90% + $0.30 per qualified transaction

online rate

$10 small business fee, per CardFellow

monthly fee

2-day

payout

Hotels and restaurant groups
Multi-location retail
Airlines and travel
+1
FinCobra logo
No reviews

Non-custodial crypto checkout that settles BTC, USDT and USDC straight to wallets you control, free to $1,000 then a flat 0.5%.

No card payments

online rate

$0, WooCommerce plugin is $99 a year

monthly fee

Instant

payout

Crypto-native SaaS
Direct-to-wallet settlement
Stablecoin invoicing
+1
Lemon Squeezy logo
No reviews

Merchant of record for digital products at 5% + 50 cents a sale, owned by Stripe since 2024 and now steering sellers to Stripe Managed Payments.

5% + $0.50

online rate

None

monthly fee

Varies

payout

Indie software sellers
SaaS with global VAT exposure
License key delivery
+1

Frequently asked questions

Who should use flat-rate pricing?
Flat-rate suits new stores, low or unpredictable volume, and anyone who values simple, predictable costs over squeezing out the lowest possible rate. As volume grows, interchange-plus often becomes cheaper.

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