<p>I would encourage you to look at the customer reviews of each service.  BitPay is definitely a stronger and more reliable platform, and is fully "on-blockchain" and compatible with all of the bitcoin wallets.  For a low-volume use case, like a few orders per day, probably either service will work.  For higher volumes, BitPay is more business-grade, with features like Quickbooks import.</p>

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2014-02-16T22:48:46.573Z
2014-02-16T22:48:46.573Z
Giuseppe
<p>I'm trying to figure out why a merchant would ever choose bitpay over coinbase as an integration solution.  It seems they offer very similar services (accept bitcoin payments, exchange for dollars automatically daily and deposit into your bank account), yet BitPay charges 1% and Coinbase nothing.</p>

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2014-02-16T21:47:16.180Z
Not 100% sure, but I think CoinBase only serves US merchants, Bitpay serves international merchants.
Murch
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2014-10-19T20:25:47.400Z
You should correct this: Bitpay does not charge for transactions.
philosodad
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2014-10-20T14:35:28.693Z
@philosodad, they certainly did at the time I asked this.  If they have changed their policy, please provide a link to that info
RentFree
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2014-10-20T14:37:15.647Z
@RentFree https://bitpay.com/pricing "Unlimited payment processing, free forever" -- you're right of course, a more accurate thing for me to say would be "Bitpay no longer charges for transactions"
philosodad
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2014-10-20T14:39:37.097Z
OK, do you know when the change was made?
RentFree
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What's the advantage of bitpay over coinbase for a merchant solution?
RentFree
# What's the advantage of bitpay over coinbase for a merchant solution?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-02-16)

I'm trying to figure out why a merchant would ever choose bitpay over coinbase as an integration solution. It seems they offer very similar services (accept bitcoin payments, exchange for dollars automatically daily and deposit into your bank account), yet BitPay charges 1% and Coinbase nothing.

**Tags:** coinbase.com, bitpay, merchant-services

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Not 100% sure, but I think CoinBase only serves US merchants, Bitpay serves international merchants.  
> **username_2**: You should correct this: Bitpay does not charge for transactions.  
> **username_0**: @username_2, they certainly did at the time I asked this.  If they have changed their policy, please provide a link to that info  
> **username_2**: @username_0 https://bitpay.com/pricing "Unlimited payment processing, free forever" -- you're right of course, a more accurate thing for me to say would be "Bitpay no longer charges for transactions"  
> **username_0**: OK, do you know when the change was made?  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2014-02-16. Score: 2

I would encourage you to look at the customer reviews of each service. BitPay is definitely a stronger and more reliable platform, and is fully "on-blockchain" and compatible with all of the bitcoin wallets. For a low-volume use case, like a few orders per day, probably either service will work. For higher volumes, BitPay is more business-grade, with features like Quickbooks import.


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