Alternatives to UK card terminals
Pick the terminal you are considering or already using. Each page ranks 5 UK alternatives on rate, contract, hardware and best-fit, then explains when to stick with the original. Real data from our terminals dataset, last reviewed 2026-05-19.
- Alternatives to Dojo Go4.4 / 51.4% to 1.9% blended · 12 months minimum · best for hospitality (restaurants, pubs, cafés)
- Alternatives to SumUp Solo4.2 / 51.69% per transaction · No contract · best for sole traders, mobile traders, market stalls
- Alternatives to Tap to Pay on iPhone (no terminal)4.2 / 5Same as the underlying acquirer · Same as the underlying acquirer · best for mobile traders, dog groomers, mobile beauticians
- Alternatives to Square Terminal4.1 / 51.75% per transaction (UK) · No contract · best for independent retail
- Alternatives to Adyen for Platforms4.0 / 5Interchange-plus pricing; bespoke · Bespoke, often year-long · best for £100k+ monthly card volume
- Alternatives to Stripe Reader S7004.0 / 5Custom (Stripe pricing) · Stripe terms · best for existing stripe online merchants
- Alternatives to Zettle Reader 24.0 / 51.75% per transaction · No contract · best for existing paypal merchants
- Alternatives to BBPOS WisePOS E3.9 / 5Custom (acquirer pricing) · Acquirer-dependent · best for tech-led businesses with developer resource
- Alternatives to Stripe Reader M23.9 / 5Custom (Stripe pricing) · Stripe terms · best for existing stripe online merchants
- Alternatives to BBPOS WisePad 33.8 / 5Custom (acquirer pricing) · Acquirer-dependent · best for existing stripe online merchants adding in-person
- Alternatives to PAX A920 Pro3.8 / 5Acquirer-dependent · Typically 12 to 36 months via the acquirer / ISO · best for hospitality, retail, salons via broker / iso
- Alternatives to Tide Card Reader3.8 / 51.5% per transaction (UK) · No contract · best for existing tide business banking customers
- Alternatives to PAX A773.7 / 5Acquirer-dependent · Typically 12 to 36 months via the acquirer / ISO · best for mobile traders via iso / broker
- Alternatives to Revolut Card Reader3.7 / 50.8% to 1.0% per transaction (depending on subscription tier) · Subscription-tier dependent (Revolut Business plan) · best for existing revolut business customers
- Alternatives to Tyl by NatWest3.7 / 5Bespoke per merchant; published headline rates from 0.74% · 12 to 18 months typical · best for natwest business banking customers
- Alternatives to Ingenico iWL250 / Move 50003.5 / 5Acquirer-dependent; blended or interchange-plus negotiated per merchant · Typically 12 to 48 months via the acquirer · best for existing acquirer-bundled deployments
- Alternatives to Verifone V200c / V400m3.5 / 5Acquirer-dependent; blended or interchange-plus negotiated per merchant · Typically 12 to 48 months via the acquirer · best for existing worldpay, barclaycard or elavon merchants
- Alternatives to Worldpay terminals (legacy estate)3.5 / 5Negotiated per merchant; blended or interchange-plus · 12 to 60 months · best for existing worldpay merchants on a fair-priced contract
Last reviewed: 2026-05-19. Editorial by Oliver Mackman, Best Business Loans Ltd (16833937).