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WavePay vs integrating each payment rail yourself

Integrating each rail yourself means one integration, one reconciliation feed and one failure mode per wallet and card scheme; WavePay replaces them with one checkout call and one ledger, at the cost of depending on WavePay for the rails it enables.

Updated · by T3raTech · Free: 25 payments per 30 days, $0; Growth (recommended): 500 payments per 30 days for $49/month; Scale: 2,500 payments per 30 days for $499/month

Each rail yourselfWavePay
Integrations to build
One per wallet, card scheme and PayPal
✓One: POST /v2/checkouts
Reconciliation
–One report per rail
✓One payments ledger with since/limit cursors
Retries
–Each integration's own idempotency rules
✓Idempotency-Key on every checkout
Licence keys
Build and run key issuing yourself
✓Built in: Ed25519 entitlements, offline verification
Agent onboarding
Per-provider portals and forms
✓POST /v2/register or skill.md — no browser
Control
Direct relationship with every provider
✓WavePay sits between you and the provider

Questions

When should I integrate a rail directly?

When you need one rail only, want the direct provider relationship, and are happy to build its reconciliation and licensing yourself.

When does WavePay make more sense?

When your buyers hold different rails, or when an agent has to set payments up without a browser.

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