Its all about the end result
Why this comparison matters.
Choosing the wrong approach can cost millions and years of development time. Here's what you need to know.
Time to Market
Building in-house takes 12-18 months. Direct integrations multiply with each provider. Acquirer Flow gets you live in weeks.
Total Cost of Ownership
Beyond initial development, consider ongoing maintenance, security updates, and scaling costs. We handle it all.
Innovation Velocity
Focus your team on building features that matter. Let us handle the complexity of payment orchestration.
Digging Deeper
Some detailed comparisons.
Choose the comparison that best matches your current situation
vs. Building In-House
See the true cost of building your own payment orchestration layer from scratch
- 12-18 month development timeline
- $500K+ initial investment
- 10+ dedicated engineers required
- Ongoing maintenance burden
vs. Direct Integration
Understand why direct integrations multiply complexity and technical debt exponentially
- N² integration problem
- Code changes for each switch
- No unified analytics
- Manual reconciliation
vs. Other Platforms
How Acquirer Flow's features and pricing compare to other payment orchestration solutions
- More acquirer integrations
- Better pricing transparency
- Superior API experience
- Faster implementation