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 Go

  4.4 / 5
  1.4% to 1.9% blended · 12 months minimum · best for hospitality (restaurants, pubs, cafés)
• Alternatives to SumUp Solo

  4.2 / 5
  1.69% per transaction · No contract · best for sole traders, mobile traders, market stalls
• Alternatives to Tap to Pay on iPhone (no terminal)

  4.2 / 5
  Same as the underlying acquirer · Same as the underlying acquirer · best for mobile traders, dog groomers, mobile beauticians
• Alternatives to Square Terminal

  4.1 / 5
  1.75% per transaction (UK) · No contract · best for independent retail
• Alternatives to Adyen for Platforms

  4.0 / 5
  Interchange-plus pricing; bespoke · Bespoke, often year-long · best for £100k+ monthly card volume
• Alternatives to Stripe Reader S700

  4.0 / 5
  Custom (Stripe pricing) · Stripe terms · best for existing stripe online merchants
• Alternatives to Zettle Reader 2

  4.0 / 5
  1.75% per transaction · No contract · best for existing paypal merchants
• Alternatives to BBPOS WisePOS E

  3.9 / 5
  Custom (acquirer pricing) · Acquirer-dependent · best for tech-led businesses with developer resource
• Alternatives to Stripe Reader M2

  3.9 / 5
  Custom (Stripe pricing) · Stripe terms · best for existing stripe online merchants
• Alternatives to BBPOS WisePad 3

  3.8 / 5
  Custom (acquirer pricing) · Acquirer-dependent · best for existing stripe online merchants adding in-person
• Alternatives to PAX A920 Pro

  3.8 / 5
  Acquirer-dependent · Typically 12 to 36 months via the acquirer / ISO · best for hospitality, retail, salons via broker / iso
• Alternatives to Tide Card Reader

  3.8 / 5
  1.5% per transaction (UK) · No contract · best for existing tide business banking customers
• Alternatives to PAX A77

  3.7 / 5
  Acquirer-dependent · Typically 12 to 36 months via the acquirer / ISO · best for mobile traders via iso / broker
• Alternatives to Revolut Card Reader

  3.7 / 5
  0.8% 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 NatWest

  3.7 / 5
  Bespoke per merchant; published headline rates from 0.74% · 12 to 18 months typical · best for natwest business banking customers
• Alternatives to Ingenico iWL250 / Move 5000

  3.5 / 5
  Acquirer-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 / V400m

  3.5 / 5
  Acquirer-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 / 5
  Negotiated 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).