I have a .Net 2.0/3.5 WebApplication.
I want to be able to take money over the internet for my service.
Each of my customers will have an AccountNo.
I wish to offer several products each of which will have fixed price.
I need for my customer to login to my system and elect to pay me money for a product of their choice and for my app to become aware when this is complete so that I may adjust their account to reflect this.
What is the simplest (least complicated coding) way to take their money?
Paypal, NoChex, Google checkout, Something else ?
I've used 2checkout.com for years and found it to be a good solution.
I eventually switched to regnow but only because I wanted to take advantage of their affiliate network.
Here are some options:
- 2checkout.com
- regnow (also has affiliate network)
- paypal - In contrast to what most people think, you don't need a paypal account to buy from you.
- Google Checkout
Paypal is fairly straight forward and secure.
Amazon Flexible Payment Service
One thing to bear in mind when choosing a provider is whether you need to have a recurring payment model. Are your products charged as a one-off fee, or more along a subscription model? Things like Paypal have limited support for recurring payments.[1]
[1] At least, they did when I investigated it a while ago. May have changed now.
I've had good experiences with PlugNPay. Their support staff is responsive and API is easy to use.
http://www.plugnpay.com/
google and yahoo both offer decent service, and they don't require your customers to create an account.