Clip vs Pesapal

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. Pesapal is a payments company in East and Southern Africa that offers card and M-Pesa acceptance on POS machines, online payments and business loans. Both are listed under Payment Processing for Food Businesses. The main differences are in audience, platforms and countries covered.

Key differences

  • audience

    Audience differs between the profiles. Listed by one product alone: Clip: Small restaurants, cafes and bars in Mexico; Pesapal: Restaurants and cafes in Kenya and East Africa that need M-Pesa and card payments.

  • platforms

    They do not run on the same platforms. Clip: Web, iOS, Android; Pesapal: Web.

  • countries covered

    On geography, Clip names 1 country and Pesapal names 7 countries. No country appears in every list.

  • integrations

    On integrations, Clip names 6 integrations and Pesapal names 9 integrations. No partner appears in every list.

  • security and compliance

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

  • company background

    By founding year, Clip (2012) and Pesapal (2009).

Side by side

Clip vs Pesapal: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldClipPesapal
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.Pesapal is a payments company in East and Southern Africa that offers card and M-Pesa acceptance on POS machines, online payments and business loans.
Best forSmall restaurants, cafes and bars in Mexico; Restaurant chains that want a full POS; High-volume card sellersRestaurants and cafes in Kenya and East Africa that need M-Pesa and card payments; Restaurants, bars and hotels running Oracle Simphony or OPERA; Restaurants that want online ordering with payments
Pricing modelPercentage of salesPercentage of sales
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
CountriesMexicoKenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and 1 more
LanguagesSpanishNot published
Number of integrations69
CertificationsPCI compliantPCI DSS, PCI compliant
Security practicesAligned with CNBV, ABM and Banxico requirements, EMV certified terminal128-bit SSL in transit and 256-bit AES for stored data, Regulated by the Central Bank of Kenya
Founded20122009
HeadquartersNot publishedNairobi, Kenya
OwnerNot publishedNot published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

No partner appears in every list.

Named only by Clip

  • Magento
  • Prestashop
  • Shopify
  • TiendaNube
  • Wansoft by Clip
  • WooCommerce

Named only by Pesapal

  • Compulynx
  • Fitbit Pay
  • Google Pay
  • Microsoft AMX
  • M-Pesa
  • Oracle Hospitality OPERA
  • Oracle Hospitality Suite8
  • Oracle Micros
  • Oracle Simphony/Micros RES

Which to choose

Clip

Choose Clip if you fit its listed audience: Small restaurants, cafes and bars in Mexico; Restaurant chains that want a full POS; High-volume card sellers.

Pesapal

Choose Pesapal if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Restaurants and cafes in Kenya and East Africa that need M-Pesa and card payments; Restaurants, bars and hotels running Oracle Simphony or OPERA; Restaurants that want online ordering with payments.

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

Pesapal

  • Transaction rates, POS terminal prices or subscription fees (not published)
  • Contract term and renewal
  • Founders, funding and ownership
  • Interface languages
  • Restaurant POS integrations beyond the Oracle and named POS systems

Go further

Clip profilePesapal profile

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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