Clip vs Yoco

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. Yoco is a South African payments and point-of-sale provider for small businesses. Both are listed under Payment Processing for Food Businesses. The main differences are in price, audience and countries covered.

Key differences

  • price

    The only starting price published is Yoco's: ZAR 249 per location per month. Clip does not publish a starting price.

  • audience

    Not every audience is shared. Entries that only one product lists: Clip: Small restaurants, cafes and bars in Mexico; Yoco: Independent restaurants and cafes in South Africa.

  • countries covered

    On geography, Clip names 1 country and Yoco names 1 country. No country appears in every list.

  • integrations

    The integration lists differ. Clip names 6 integrations and Yoco names 11 integrations. 2 partners appear in every list.

Side by side

Clip vs Yoco: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldClipYoco
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.Yoco is a South African payments and point-of-sale provider for small businesses.
Best forSmall restaurants, cafes and bars in Mexico; Restaurant chains that want a full POS; High-volume card sellersIndependent restaurants and cafes in South Africa; Food trucks, markets and pop-ups; Small businesses that want no monthly software fee
Pricing modelPercentage of salesSubscription per location plus transaction fees
Starting priceNot publishedZAR 249 per location per month
Free planNot publishedYes
Free trialNot publishedYes
ContractNone: the vendor says there are no contracts, monthly rent, billing minimums or forced termsNo contract on card machines, per the vendor
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb, iOS, Android
CountriesMexicoSouth Africa
LanguagesSpanishNot published
Number of integrations611
CertificationsPCI compliantNot published
Security practicesAligned with CNBV, ABM and Banxico requirements, EMV certified terminal3D-Secure on transactions
Founded2012Not published
HeadquartersNot publishedNot published
OwnerNot publishedNot published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

Named by both

  • Shopify
  • WooCommerce

Named only by Clip

  • Magento
  • Prestashop
  • TiendaNube
  • Wansoft by Clip

Named only by Yoco

  • Lightspeed
  • Loyverse
  • QuickBooks
  • Sage
  • Shopstar
  • stub
  • TallOrder
  • Wix
  • 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.

Yoco

Choose Yoco if you fit its listed audience: Independent restaurants and cafes in South Africa; Food trucks, markets and pop-ups; Small businesses that want no monthly software fee.

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

Yoco

  • Headquarters, founding year and founders
  • Legal entity and registration
  • Funding rounds (the about page says over $100M raised in total, with no round detail)
  • Availability outside South Africa
  • Which accounting integrations need the Pro plan
  • Interface languages

Go further

Clip profileYoco 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