Clip vs PayTabs

Clip is a Mexican card-payment provider that sells card terminals, a phone app for taking payments, online payment links and a checkout gateway, with no monthly rent. PayTabs is a payments company serving the Middle East and North Africa. Both are listed under Payment Processing for Food Businesses. The main differences are in audience, countries covered and integrations.

Key differences

  • audience

    Not every audience is shared. Entries that only one product lists: Clip: Small restaurants, cafes and bars in Mexico; PayTabs: Restaurants, cafes and hotels in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt.

  • countries covered

    Clip names 1 country and PayTabs names 9 countries. No country appears in every list.

  • integrations

    On integrations, Clip names 6 integrations and PayTabs names 11 integrations. 4 partners appear in every list.

  • security and compliance

    The security and compliance details they list differ. Clip: PCI compliant; PayTabs: PCI DSS.

  • company background

    By founding year, Clip (2012) and PayTabs (2014).

Side by side

Clip vs PayTabs: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldClipPayTabs
What it isClip is a Mexican card-payment provider that sells card terminals, a phone app for taking payments, online payment links and a checkout gateway, with no monthly rent.PayTabs is a payments company serving the Middle East and North Africa.
Best forSmall restaurants, cafes and bars in Mexico; Restaurant chains that want a full POS; High-volume card sellersRestaurants, cafes and hotels in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt; Small merchants and mobile food sellers in the region; Online sellers and small businesses
Pricing modelPercentage of salesQuote only
Starting priceNot publishedNot published
Free planNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedNot published
ContractNone: the vendor says there are no contracts, monthly rent, billing minimums or forced termsNot published
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb, iOS, Android
CountriesMexicoEgypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and 3 more
LanguagesSpanishArabic, English, French
Number of integrations611
CertificationsPCI compliantPCI DSS
Security practicesAligned with CNBV, ABM and Banxico requirements, EMV certified terminalEMV 3D Secure 2.0 ready, UAE IA standard and SAMA cybersecurity framework
Founded20122014
HeadquartersNot publishedNot published
OwnerNot publishedNot published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

Named by both

  • Magento
  • Prestashop
  • Shopify
  • WooCommerce

Named only by Clip

  • TiendaNube
  • Wansoft by Clip

Named only by PayTabs

  • Apple Pay
  • CS-Cart
  • OpenCart
  • Samsung Pay
  • STC Pay
  • WHMCS
  • Xero

Which to choose

Clip

Choose Clip if you are in one of these groups: Small restaurants, cafes and bars in Mexico; Restaurant chains that want a full POS; High-volume card sellers.

PayTabs

Choose PayTabs if you fit its listed audience: Restaurants, cafes and hotels in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt; Small merchants and mobile food sellers in the region; Online sellers and small businesses.

What we could not confirm

Clip

  • Terminal purchase prices and Wansoft pricing
  • Headquarters city and employee count
  • Funding amounts and dates
  • Which countries besides Mexico are served
  • Named delivery integrations for Wansoft

PayTabs

  • A price for the payment gateway or TAPn'GO (only Paymes Super App pricing is published, in a testing phase)
  • Headquarters city, legal entity, team size and funding
  • Named restaurant POS integrations
  • Customer names for restaurants using TAPn'GO
  • Contract term and renewal

Go further

Clip profilePayTabs profile

Other comparisons with these products

Sources

Facts on this page come from the pages below. Prices and features change, so confirm with each vendor before you buy.

Clip, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Product range and promo ratehttps://www.clip.mx
  2. Restaurant use caseshttps://www.clip.mx/clip-para/alimentos-bebidas/restaurantes
  3. Terminals, fees, no contract, supporthttps://www.clip.mx/terminal-punto-de-venta
  4. Fees, instalments, hardware perkshttps://www.clip.mx/como-funciona-clip/calculadora-clip
  5. Enterprise offerhttps://www.clip.mx/clip-para-empresas
  6. Digital cataloguehttps://www.clip.mx/soluciones/inventario-digital
  7. Payment linkhttps://www.clip.mx/soluciones/pagos-con-link
  8. Tap to Payhttps://www.clip.mx/soluciones/tap-to-pay-android
  9. Security and compliancehttps://www.clip.mx/acerca-de-clip/seguridad
  10. Founding year and founderhttps://www.clip.mx/acerca-de-clip/sobre-nosotros
  11. APIs and e-commerce pluginshttps://developer.clip.mx/
  12. Wansoft by Clip restaurant POShttps://wansoftpos.com/
  13. iOS app listinghttps://apps.apple.com/mx/app/clip-terminal-punto-de-venta/id771245360
  14. Google Play listinghttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.payclip.clip&hl=es_MX

PayTabs, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage: products, markets, TAPn'GOhttps://paytabs.com/en/
  2. Pricing pagehttps://paytabs.com/en/pricing/
  3. Paymes Super Apphttps://paytabs.com/en/superapp/
  4. Gateway features and industrieshttps://ai.paytabs.com/en/payment-gateway-platform/
  5. TAPn'GO for restaurants and hotelshttps://ai.paytabs.com/en/tapngo/
  6. SoftPOShttps://ai.paytabs.com/en/paytabs-touch/
  7. Shopping cart pluginshttps://ai.paytabs.com/en/integration-solutions/
  8. PCI DSS and frameworkshttps://ai.paytabs.com/en/security-compliance/
  9. Company history and founderhttps://ai.paytabs.com/en/about/
  10. Support routeshttps://ai.paytabs.com/en/contact/
  11. Hospitality pay-by-link (coming soon)https://ai.paytabs.com/en/hospitality-solutions/