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hi everybody,

I have a question about civicontribute and payment processors. What do you recommend for a small nonprofit on a small budget, that does not intend to raise more than about $20k annually?

I'm on 3.4 right now (upgrade coming soon I promise.. and need a quick fix because google checkout is being taken offline NEXT WEEK on 20 november.

I have experimented with PayPal Express and it is working, but it is confusing because it seems to require a paypal account. When you fill in credit card details on our site and click through the info seems to get lost and the user has to type in all details again, including logging into paypal or creating an account.

Now I am looking at iATS and will be getting a quote from them on how much it would cost - that seems an attractive option since they accept payment in euros and other currencies. Not sure about how easy it is to configure but will try it if the cost is not too high.

Cheers,

Tobias

Thanks, Eileen!

I am based in the United States, my budget is very modest, and I am looking for a payment processing system that uses CiviCRM 3.4 and allows people to make payments online. Usually this means a credit card. I don't really care if it's onsite or offsite, as long as the process is seamless and user-friendly and the contributions are recorded in CiviCRM.

Do you need anything else?

Cheers,

Tobias

Thanks, Cole!

Still picking through the differences between these three PayPal options. Any guidance is appreciated. What's the diff between Paypal Website Payments Standard and PAypal Website Payments Pro?

I also have heard back from iATS and the fees seem reasonable there too though have monthly fees and an annual fee, then low per-transaction fees. Also provides support for transactions in other currencies which might help us.

Cheers,

Tobias

The diff btw PP std/express and pro is that std/exp force the user to go off-site to pay, and present a confusing sales-pitch for signing up for a PP account. PP Pro doesn't do that - users can enter their card directly on your site without being tricked into thinking they need a PP account.
Check out the fee structure on PP's site and compare it with the other processor you are looking at. It's good to shop around.

Hmm, PP advanced looks like a good option. Not sure if it works with Civi but might be worth trying out (use the PP Pro processor and see if Advanced is similar enough to work?)
The downside of networkforgood is they don't integrate with Civi at all (but they really SHOULD!) so you end up doing lots of manual data entry.
Stripe also sounds like it would be good.
Tobias - you realize that you are using a version of Civi that has numerous known security vulnerabilities? Upgrade man!