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For Indian SaaS startups, alternative to Paypal for recurring payments?

15 points by lazy_nerd ↗ HN
The new directive from RBI has made Paypal an unviable option for SaaS product companies from India. What are other SaaS companies using currently and how has been your experience?

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ankeshk
Check out http://zaakpay.com/

Downside: they only work with INR based transactions. No global currency or even just US$ supported.

lazy_nerd
We had applied there to try it out as an alpha (beta?) tester but haven't heard back from them. I hope they launch soon.
zaakco
Hi @lazy_nerd have you signed up on zaakpay.com? reach us anytime contact@zaakpay.com or +91-9971713461
lazy_nerd
yes, signed up on zaakpay.com a few months back. Thanks for the contact details. Will get in touch shortly.
lazy_nerd
AlertPay seems to be viable option. Anyone here has any good/bad experience with AlertPay?
dimmuborgir
I don't think Indian SaaS startups should worry about the $500/transaction limit imposed by RBI. That's pretty huge for SaaS prices.

If you indeed want, there are plenty of alternatives:

http://www.braintreepaymentsolutions.com/ , http://chargify.com/ , http://spreedly.com/ , https://cheddargetter.com/ , http://recurly.com/

Of these, Braintree looks most popular and is used by many big names.

lazy_nerd
Most of the alternatives you listed don't support Indian merchants last I checked.
cheae
I'm not sure about this, but have you checked moneybookers?
lazy_nerd
thanks, cheae. I will definitely check it out.
europa
Have you checked www.ccavenue.com/ ?
lazy_nerd
From what I read on quora, CCavenue is a pain to deal with for startups. Also, they don't support recurring payments.