Spreedly
Payment gateways
Embedded payments software
Payment processing software
Payments orchestration software
Payment software
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$1,500 per month
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- Information technology and software
- Professional services (engineering, legal, consulting, etc.)
- Retail and wholesale
What is Spreedly
Spreedly is a payments orchestration platform that provides a unified API to connect merchants and platforms to multiple payment gateways and processors. It is used by businesses that want to route transactions across providers, manage payment method tokenization, and reduce direct coupling to any single gateway. The product focuses on gateway abstraction, payment method vaulting, and tools to support multi-provider payment flows across regions and business units.
Broad gateway connectivity
Spreedly maintains integrations with a large number of payment gateways and processors, enabling a single integration surface for multiple providers. This supports use cases such as adding a new acquirer, expanding to new geographies, or maintaining backup processing paths. Compared with single-provider gateway products, this reduces the need to build and maintain many separate gateway integrations.
Gateway-agnostic token vault
Spreedly provides a vault for storing and reusing payment method tokens in a way that is designed to be portable across supported gateways. This can help when switching processors or using multiple processors in parallel without re-collecting payment details from customers. It also supports platform and marketplace scenarios where payment credentials need to be managed centrally and used across different payment service configurations.
Routing and failover controls
The platform supports transaction routing logic and operational controls that help teams direct payments to different endpoints based on rules and availability. This can improve resilience by allowing fallback to alternate gateways when a provider is degraded. It also supports experimentation and optimization workflows where teams compare performance across providers without rewriting checkout integrations.
Not a full PSP
Spreedly is primarily an orchestration and vaulting layer rather than a single end-to-end payment service provider. Businesses still need contracts and onboarding with one or more gateways/processors to actually acquire and settle payments. Organizations looking for one provider to handle processing, risk, and payouts may need additional vendors alongside Spreedly.
Integration and ops complexity
Using orchestration effectively requires designing routing rules, monitoring multiple providers, and handling provider-specific behaviors (e.g., error codes, 3DS flows, settlement differences). This can increase operational overhead compared with using a single gateway. Implementation typically requires engineering effort to integrate APIs, manage webhooks, and align internal reporting with multiple processors.
Cost and fit for SMB
The value of orchestration is highest for companies that need multi-provider setups, redundancy, or frequent provider changes. Smaller merchants with straightforward payment needs may not realize enough benefit to justify an additional platform layer. Total cost can also increase when combining Spreedly fees with fees from underlying gateways and processors.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Trial (Spreedly Essentials) | Free for 30 days | Basic vaulting; API & No-Code access to connections; Unlimited production transactions during the 30-day trial; self-guided documentation. |
| Flex | Starting at $1,500 per month + usage-based charges | Usage-based pricing by product (Vault, Connect, Protect, Optimize, Resolve); pricing based on API usage and number of endpoints. |
| Enterprise | Custom pricing (contact sales) | Enterprise-grade security, solution consulting, implementation SLAs, dedicated account management, customized reporting. |
Seller details
Spreedly, Inc.
Durham, North Carolina, United States
2011
Private
https://www.spreedly.com/
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