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Danielle
Broadcast Media, 2 - 10 employees
Used less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
Reviewed October 2021
Simple payment gateway
Sonny Tee Influencer
Verified reviewer
Marketing and Advertising, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed May 2022
Simple and Easy To Deploy
Overall, after the initial phone calls and emailing documents, its been a pleasure using the service. No headaches and it just sits in the background doing what its supposed to be doing.
PROSI like the ease of use. and ease of deployment of the service. my main reason for using it is because ITS not all the other providers out there. its a REAL merchant account.
CONSThe actual process to get approved is LONG and kind of a pain because it is a REAL merchant account, they also do a hard pull on your credit, which was less t Han ideal but a pessary evil to get the service.
Reasons for switching to authorize.net
because the internet providers are too wishy washy and expensive and at the end of the day they are not a REAL BUSINESS SOLUTION for the online Merchant.
Alexa
Textiles, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed April 2022
Payment Processor Easy to Use
Easily connects to backend of websites. Stores credit cards as tokens and is safe and easy
CONSHard to find transactions, have to know the last 4 of the credit card and the date the credit card was processed.
Reason for choosing authorize.net
We use all payment options, but Authorize was the easiest to connect to our 3rd party platform.
Jay
Verified reviewer
Marketing and Advertising, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
2
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed December 2019
Holds Funds like PayPal Does - Avoid.
I'm not saying that Authorize.net does not work for everybody. But the digital marketer is in particular I would steer clear because it has the same issues that PayPal exhibits were sometimes a hold your funds for no reason and you have to fight to get them. Youre flagged as high risk I was a customer with Authorize.net for about three months and I was approved for ACH bank transfers by their credit team. I put two of them through and all of a sudden my bank transfer account was shut down and they didn't tell me why other than my account was deemed high-risk by their bank and no matter what I did it would never be reopened ever. To my knowledge the only thing that makes it high-risk is that I charged about $5k in two days - Which I told the underwriter team was my norm before I signed up. They knew how much money I would be processing each month. They also told me that my business model wasn't elibigile for bank transfers. My clients couldn't even ask for a refund. All they could do was dispute the charges that were on hold and if they did that it would hurt my account and my credit. To this day they still have about $4400 of my money that I will not get until the end of January if my account is in good standing. Well I shut down the account and moved over to QuickBooks so hopefully I get paid. Again I'm doing recurring bank transfers with my client so this might not be the case for everybody and this might be great for credit card transactions.
PROSIt was very easy to set up recurring payments and sync with my webmaster.
CONS- The UI is extremely outdated and looks like it's from the early 2000s. - Your invoices are not customizable and they look tacky - Navigating around the menu is not user-friendly as finding where you're trying to go and can be difficult - Customer support is not the greatest and sometimes I can't help you with your problems or get back to you in a timely matter
Reason for choosing authorize.net
I moved to QuickBooks.
Anonymous
51-200 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed May 2023
Great support, easy to manage.
Its been a breeze. Every time we have questions, their support staff is ready the help.
PROSPrice, support, API integration, Security settings, customization.
CONSnone. I don't have any cons to report.
Reason for choosing authorize.net
Our company was already using Authorize.net so the users were already trained.
Valerie
Hospitality, 1 employee
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed December 2023
less expensive versions
it is okay, but possibly will be looking for less expensive options that might be mobile
PROSvery nice staff, always helpful when I need it.
CONSsmall businesses need less expensive options, I do not have a credit card option to scan out in the common room, just my computer. The hand held unit that I was given years ago, never worked and [sensitive content hidden] never tried another option.
Keith
Verified reviewer
Telecommunications, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
4
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed November 2021
Payment Gateway But Not Exactly a Payment Processor
Although I liked the flexibility of a separate CC processor and gateway with Authorize.Net, I ultimately switched to a different provider that could provide full service payment processing and gateway services all together. I may be paying slightly higher processing fees, it is just easier to have it all together in one place.
PROSAt one time Authorize.Net was only one of a handful of payment gateways for small business. They do that well and have a feature-rich customer portal. They are also widely supported by the various eCommerce platforms.
CONSBe aware that Authorize.Net is not a CC card processor but a payment gateway that can be paired with a CC processor. There are a many one-stop alternatives available today. You might be able to get a better discount rate with a CC processor/Authorize.Net combo, but it is certainly more hassle.
Reason for choosing authorize.net
I ultimately switched to Braintree for CC processing, PayPal processing, and payment gateway all in one place.
Vipul
Apparel & Fashion, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed August 2023
best way to manage eCommerce business on authorize.net
Nothing more one can ask for do ecommerce business on authorize.net platform.
PROSreporting is the best features to check daily details of volume.
CONSNothing so far as most of the features used is getting the best result of data to work on for business strategies.
Neda
Hospitality, 2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed June 2023
Reliable and up to date service
It has been great for the last few years
PROSEase of use and integration and good customer service
CONSI can only cancel a transaction after 60 days and because we take the deposit months in advance, it can become an issue due to cancellation of our booking
Anonymous
2-10 employees
Used monthly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed June 2023
Quick Onboarding for new merchants
Virtually every major e-commerce platform integrates with Authorize.net. It's fees are comparable to most other major processors. Very simple to setup and on board. No complaints from customers.
CONSI personally haven't run into any problems setting it up. Rates are comparable to competitors. Might be nice to see better deals there.
Smriti
Non-Profit Organization Management, 11-50 employees
Used monthly for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed March 2024
Digital Payment Option
I have used this app for a very limited time but I liked its versatility in terms of payment solutions.
CONSIt was very expensive even for very limited transactions that we use this application.
Anonymous
2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed November 2018
It's been great for our business
Authorize.net has been super simple and straight forward to use. I've been able to cancel a charge that was made in error before it even hit a card. I get full details of who is purchasing and how much. I can look up transactions easily. It's been a great second backup system for us as far as credit card records. It's been very easy to implement on our website and we've been very happy.
PROSI have loved using Authorize.net. Often I have to go back thru our credit card records to check how much was charged or how much was refunded. It's great to be able to look up via credit card number or names. Customer service has always been excellent whenever I've needed to contact them. I also like that I'm able to run reports of all of our transactions when I'm trying to compartmentalized different amounts and categories. It works well with our registration system.
CONSI wish that we were able to issue refunds after the 3 month period. I know we can lose some of our security measures to allow our system to automatically refund but we don't want to do that. Instead we take the cc number and manually enter it into a different refund system for those return that are past 3 months. I think the security issue is a mandated issue and there is not much Authorize can do. I do wish the downloads went to a simpler to read excel format but I tend to take the CSV file and do what I need to do to make it work.
Katharine
Non-Profit Organization Management, 51-200 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed August 2019
Authorize.net is a good standard for authorization terminals!
It allows for our business to run far more smoothly in contrast with our clunky patron CRM software. It's a solid product to use and while it has it's flaws, is nothing short of consistent. Less frills and smooth than Square but in many ways far more direct and clear.
PROS- Very easy to use towards transactions, refunds and troubleshooting any and all patron issues within our site. -Allows to run reports for settled transaction, dispute declined transactions and see where fraudulent purchased might occur. - Has access to extended actions that allow us to void transactions, go into our accounts linked to the terminal and locate specific details we cannot always locate otherwise.
CONS-Can be a bit slow with processing requests or locating specific transactions. -Is temperamental with the variables (i.e. first, last name, zip code, etc.) when running reports. Have to be careful when entering data, must be exact or actions may not always be carried out clearly. -Running reports will not show transactions within the last business day, setlled or unsettled. -Processing refunds has a 90 day limit.
Katherine
Education Management, 11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2021
Authorize is a Must for Fundraising
Authorize allows our office to be efficent in collecting payments for our campaigns and track donors. It also is a quick way to look up past payments in the transaction search-- a feature we use weekly!
PROSOur office can do everything with Authorize.net...track payments, set up recuuring billing, recharge community members. Our favorite feature is how we get an email everytime someone uses the credit card form on our website so we do not have to go into Authroize.net to pull up information.
CONSOur office would benefit from the last 4 digits of the credit card in the email that is sent to us after someone makes a payment.
allie
Non-Profit Organization Management, 2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed October 2019
Decent Merchant Services
As I mentioned above, it integrates well with our website and is easy to do transactions on the app. It's nice not to have to worry about merging systems.
PROSI like that Authorize.net is easy to integrate into our website and other things that we use to accept money. It makes it seamless when needing to do event registration. They also have a great app you can download and use for transactions which I really like and has been a simple way for us to take money at events. Definitely recommend.
CONSI haven't found anything with the software I don't like. It seems to be good for our needs and we don't plan to switch anytime.
Tiffany
Retail, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed November 2022
Simple, easy, effective
Overall, Its an okay software. If you are looking for the most basic cost-effective system then Authorize.net is great. If you are looking for some bells and whistles with more options of what you can do, I would suggest something else.
PROSThe fees are much smaller compared to competing software. Reports are easy to read and find.
CONSIf any refunds or evaluations need to be made for a payment, you must wait at least 24 hours for the transaction to settle before processing any type of refund. This has caused some issues with customers and would love to be able to do it on the spot. The launch of the software was a little shakey. We received multiple error codes that customer support could not help us with.
Reasons for switching to authorize.net
Square was more expensive
Dave
Verified reviewer
Information Services, 2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed December 2019
My go to payment processor
Overall, highly recommended. We've never had any serious issues with Authorize.Net's service.
PROSWe have been using Authorize.Net for years on our customer eCommerce sites. Setup is easy and payments are secure.
CONSIf a problem arises, our customers normally contact Authorize directly by phone. They won't usually respond to me directly since I am not the account holder. As the IT contact for our customers, it would be nice to more easily be able to contact Authorize without having to go through the customer for technical issues.
Saily
Primary/Secondary Education, 201-500 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed May 2017
Authorize.net is a payment gateway which allows our school to run credit card payments securely
1. Secure processing of credit card transactions, 2. Integration with school's website 3. Creation of payment forms in flexible and suitable for a variety of transactions such as events, school store, etc
PROSAuthorize.net integrates well with our school website (managed by Finalsite). We are able to set up forms to collect credit card payments for school events. We also have the ability to collect credit card payments for our school store and sell tickets for Parent Organization events. The process to set up a form is easy to complete and Authorize.net offers flexibility with the design and options to make the form eye appealing. Credit card payments are processed securely. The reporting features offered by Authorize.net are optimal and information about cash receipts can be downloaded to simplify the reconciliation process on a daily basis.
Heather
Hospitality, 11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2022
Good processor
Authorize.net helps us with back end transactions that cannot be done in our reservation software.
PROSI like the authorize.net’s online portal is easy to navigate and find transactions.
CONSI wish there was a way to do unmatched refunds for older transactions.
Martin
Marketing and Advertising, 11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed February 2020
Rock Solid!
We use it every day - customer support is superior - never had any issues.
PROSThis Gateway works extremely well - you can set up recurring charges. The CC expiration date can be automatically updated.
CONSI'd like to be able to change the next charge date on a Recurring charge. Or I'd like the ability to only do charges on a weekday...so, if the 1st falls on Sat, I'd like the charge to happen on the 3rd.
Courtney
Tobacco, 2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed July 2018
This company has been great to deal with, always there when we need them
Easily complete refunds, voids, and view all current transactions for our business. Easy search function.
PROSThat it's super easy to use, and has been extremely reliable. When dealing with your customers money, thats of the upmost importance.
CONSWe have lots of fraud transactions, but we can't prevent that without implementing settings that would block a lot of legitimate transactions. Wish we could figure out something in the middle.
Laura
Hospitality, 2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed October 2018
Fast & Easy Payment Gateway!
We have been using Authorize.net for online payment processing for over 3 years. Simple interface and convenient button for processing refunds. Customer service is helpful and easy to get ahold of.
PROSQuick & easy Virtual Terminal for payment processing. Links up with virtually any website or API. Simple transaction search & detailed customizable reporting.
CONSMust pull monthly statements from a separate website.
Rebecca
Fund-Raising, 10,000+ employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed November 2018
Wonderful Product
Very good experience and a very good product. Very rarely any issues whatsoever.
PROSEase of use and the capabilities it has. Nice easy sign on, very ease and useful search options.
CONSI feel like the only issue I have is sometimes trying to look up a transaction by the cardholders last name causes confusion. Especially if they use a Jr. or a Sr. Other than that, no problems.
Brian
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed April 2018
Used them for years. Fantastic!
Allows us to have solid ecommerce websites. Never fails us.
PROSIt is rock solid and very easy to implement. Their support team is fantastic and available 24 hours a day. Used them for many years for every e-commerce website we own, which is 4.
CONSHonestly, do not know any. It is another great software company with a product that works as promised over and over again.
Margaret
Executive Office, 11-50 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
2
EASE OF USE
2
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
FUNCTIONALITY
2
Reviewed July 2021
There are better options
I dont like it as well as stripe, which we also use.
PROSTimely processing and payment deposits. I also like that i can run a transaction manually very easily. It is also very easy to process refunds.
CONSThe challenge I always have with this software is that it is impossible to reconcile deposits to charges. There is not one good report that shows how fees are calculated.
Reason for choosing authorize.net
I didn't choose it. it was already here when i got here and Authorize.net made it impossible to us to download all customer data and transfer it to stripe so we are stuck with it for older customers, but all new customers are processed on stripe.