Payplug Startup Deals & Discounts

Payplug runs an application-based startup and scale-up program for early-stage companies that are building or relaunching their commerce stack and want a payment provider that grows with them. The program is aimed at founders who are setting up online and in-store card acceptance for the first time, or who are migrating from a legacy gateway and would benefit from a lighter cost structure during their first months of trading.

Qualifying startups can receive a credit toward Payplug's monthly subscription, effectively removing the platform fee for an introductory period while the team validates checkout conversion and onboards real transaction volume. Because Payplug charges no setup fee and imposes no long commitment, the program lets a young company test the full omnichannel feature set, including hosted checkout, alternative payment methods, smart 3-D Secure and unified reporting, before committing to a paid tier.

Eligibility is reviewed per applicant and typically considers company stage, trading status and fit with Payplug's SME and e-merchant focus, with availability concentrated on the French and European markets the provider serves. Approved companies keep access to local support and can change plans freely as their turnover grows, which makes the offer most valuable to teams expecting their payment needs to scale quickly.

Payplug fits merchants who sell across more than one channel and want a single European payment provider behind all of them.

• E-commerce stores on popular CMS platforms - A shop running on Shopify, WooCommerce, PrestaShop or Adobe Commerce can install an official module and accept cards plus local methods without building a custom integration.
• Brick-and-mortar retailers going omnichannel - Physical stores can add online checkout while keeping in-store terminals and Tap to Pay on iPhone, with both reconciled in one set of accounting exports.
• SMEs migrating off a legacy gateway - Teams wanting lower fees, smart 3-D Secure and better authorisation recovery can switch with no setup fee and no commitment.
• Service businesses closing sales remotely - Companies that sell over phone, chat or invoice can send secure payment links or embed pay-by-link on quotes and invoices.
• Growing brands needing flexible checkout - Merchants offering one-click, deferred, split 3x/4x or subscription billing can configure these as their order volumes and turnover grow.

Payplug uses tiered subscription pricing keyed to annual turnover, with no setup fee, no commitment, and the ability to change plans at any time. Prices below exclude tax and reflect publicly listed rates.

• Starter - For annual turnover of €100,000 or less. About €10/month. Online card fees around 1.5% + €0.25 for consumer cards (higher for business and international cards). Includes immediate onboarding, online and in-store payment, and portal access.
• Pro - For annual turnover between €100,000 and €1,000,000. About €30/month, typically with several months complimentary. Lower consumer-card fees (around 1.1% + €0.25) plus one-click, deferred and split payment, smart 3-D Secure and multi-user access.
• Enterprise - For turnover above €1,000,000. Custom quote. Adds personalised integration, function-specific dashboards, API reporting, advanced fraud controls, Payfac services and a dedicated success manager.

Alternative payment methods (such as Apple Pay, Scalapay and Bancontact) carry their own per-method fees. Always confirm current rates with Payplug, since fees vary by card type and region.