Alternatives and competitors
Sites like Mastercard
The 20 closest payment card network alternatives to Mastercard, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 14 technologies behind it.
Looking for an alternative to Mastercard? The closest matches are Visa, PayPal and Worldpay. We match sites by what they actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Vote on each alternative and leave a short note to help the next person choose.
- Neighbours
- k = 20
- Sites searched
- 4,032
- Vector
- 384-d
- Query
- 18 ms
01 · Entity
About Mastercard
Mastercard mastercard.com
Wikidata: American multinational financial services corporation
Summary by Claude
Mastercard operates a global card payment network that processes transactions between merchants' banks and card-issuing banks, and offers branded credit, debit and prepaid cards through partner banks along with related payment services.
- Who it’s for
- Consumers, banks, merchants and businesses
- Business model
- Transaction and network fees
02 · Embedding space
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to Mastercard’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Lines split each axis at the median. Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.
similarity × popularity
03 · Nearest neighbours
Alternatives to Mastercard
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Mastercard, thumbs down if it isn’t.
We can’t read mastercard.com’s homepage (bot protection page), so it’s compared on what Wikidata and Wikipedia say about it.
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Access payment solutions, security, and card benefits | Visa
Discover Visa personal payment solutions, secure transactions, travel support, cards and rewards designed to bring more value to your everyday experiences.
Very close cos 0.928 - 02
Pay, Send and Save Money with PayPal | PayPal US
From paying friends to saving money or getting cash back when you shop, explore what the new PayPal app has to offer.
Very close cos 0.905 - 03
Worldpay: Unleash Your Payments Potential
We power global commerce by providing exceptional payments technology and expertise to businesses. Find out how Worldpay can help you.
Close cos 0.893 - 04
Payment services to power your performance | Checkout.com
Boost your acceptance rate, cut processing costs, fight fraud, and create extraordinary customer experiences with Checkout.com's payment solutions.
Close cos 0.889 - 05
American Express Credit Cards, Rewards & Banking
American Express offers world-class Charge and Credit Cards, Gift Cards, Rewards, Travel, Personal Savings, Business Services, Insurance and more.
Close cos 0.883 - 06
Paysafe | It starts here
We have a payment solution for every business. Using our global expertise we can help any business grow, from SMBs to large corporations. See our services here.
Close cos 0.884 - 07
Capital One | Credit Cards, Checking, Savings & Auto Loans
Learn how banking with Capital One can help you meet your financial goals.
Close cos 0.886 - 08
Mercado Pago Brasil | Banco Digital
Com o Mercado Pago seu dinheiro rende mais. Pague, receba pagamentos e tenha linha de crédito em um só lugar. Baixe o app e abra sua conta grátis.
Close cos 0.882 - 09
Paddle - Subscriptions, Payments & Tax Compliance for SaaS & Mobile Apps
Increase revenue, reduce risk and reduce cost with Paddle, the payment solution powering global revenue for n8n, Letterboxd & AdGuard. One platform that handles billing, tax and compliance.
Close cos 0.877 - 10
Stripe | Financial Infrastructure to Grow Your Revenue
Stripe is a financial services platform that helps all types of businesses accept payments, build flexible billing models and manage money movement.
Close cos 0.876 - 11
Your Trusted Marketplace for Collectible Trading Card Games - TCGplayer
Buy Magic: The Gathering Cards, Yu-Gi-Oh! Cards, Pokémon Cards, One Piece CCG, Digimon TCG, Flesh and Blood, Lorcana, CCG Supplies, and more.
Close cos 0.876 - 12
All-in-One Global Payment Platform for Businesses | Payoneer
Payoneer empowers millions of businesses with the financial software and services they need to grow and transact globally with confidence.
Close cos 0.873 - 13
支付宝
支付宝，全球领先的独立第三方支付平台，致力于为广大用户提供安全快速的电子支付/网上支付/安全支付/手机支付体验，及转账收款/水电煤缴费/信用卡还款/AA收款等生活服务应用。
Close cos 0.872 - 14
Wise: The international account | Money without borders | Wise United Kingdom
Banks charge a lot for overseas transfers. We don't. Transfer money abroad easily and quickly with our low cost money transfers.
Close cos 0.872 - 15
Airwallex US: AI Financial Platform for Local & Global Business
Airwallex AI agents consolidate business accounts, transfers, cards, expenses, payments, and billing with $0 ACH and market-leading FX.
Close cos 0.871 - 16 Close cos 0.870
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Power your entire business | Square
Sell anywhere. Diversify revenue streams. Streamline operations. Manage your staff. Get paid faster. Sign up for Square today.
Close cos 0.872 - 18
Bank of America - Banking, Credit Cards, Loans and Merrill Investing
What would you like the power to do? At Bank of America, our purpose is to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection.
Close cos 0.873 - 19
Online Banking, Mortgages, Personal Loans, Investing | Citi.com
Citibank offers multiple banking services that help you find the right credit cards, open a bank account for checking, & savings, or apply for mortgage & personal loans.
Close cos 0.874 - 20
Zelle® | Send and receive money directly to and from your bank account
Zelle® is a direct and fast way to send and receive money with enrolled friends, family and others you trust. Look for Zelle® in your banking app to get started.
Close cos 0.868
Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to mastercard.com’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones Mastercard uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What Mastercard is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.
Built with
- Cookie consent
- OneTrust TXT onetrust-domain-verification=a14180ed5e7144f2ba6d02ece082fbd9
- CDN
- Akamai header server: AkamaiGHost
- Email hosting
- Microsoft 365 TXT v=spf1 include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:deliverygateways.ma…
- Proofpoint MX mxb-00078002.gslb.pphosted.com
- DNS hosting
- Akamai Edge DNS NS a22-65.akam.net
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Adobe TXT adobe-idp-site-verification=9a8affe9f40574b4522d548efd4c0838df8370413…
- Apple Business TXT apple-domain-verification=c6W1qeAHSo6DbwVc
- Atlassian TXT atlassian-domain-verification=CGO8tCXHtiZUBnTJh01TwMadn9aCwpHxamHZVPQ…
- GlobalSign TXT _globalsign-domain-verification=eRi2ZQZJ99fAou8jrSC06eUJpasrvj8YgWl21…
- Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=aFpgfHwpIB9wP8vy7ha7XlE_Ie5eniXNrVgTZvb0Y6s
- Meta Business Suite TXT facebook-domain-verification=u4nbx98zpaot2nhzhfju6z24xs6miv
- OpenAI TXT openai-domain-verification=dv-AgiAbBY6ez5xnvM7ql1I50Rm
- Slack TXT slack-domain-verification=6Tn0MeeJ5y2rwxsCOuttdyaIpBz3r1HG1xKeMDpI
- Zoom TXT ZOOM_verify_5iqN50tCRjWyMgQa3G__uQ
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what Mastercard adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 18/20
- Microsoft 365 17/20
- Apple Business 14/20
- Atlassian 14/20
- DocuSign · not on mastercard.com 13/20
- Miro · not on mastercard.com 10/20
- OneTrust 10/20
- Meta Business Suite 9/20
- OpenAI 9/20
- Adobe 8/20
- Cloudflare · not on mastercard.com 8/20
- Google Tag Manager · not on mastercard.com 7/20
- Proofpoint 7/20
- Google Workspace · not on mastercard.com 7/20
- Zoom 6/20
- Stripe · not on mastercard.com 6/20