Checkout.com vs Plaid

Plaid has a Proven Score of 62/100 (Established). Checkout.com has a Proven Score of 55/100 (Established). Plaid ranks higher in Payments & billing. Both are in Payments & billing on the Proven Trust Index. Vendors cannot pay to change a score. Scores can't be bought.

Score inputs

Input	Checkout.com	Plaid
Proven marketplaces	3.3 / 15	7.2 / 15
Member redemption clicks	0 / 15	3.4 / 15
Client quality	20 / 20	20 / 20
Operating tenure	10 / 10	9.3 / 10
Market standing	6 / 10	10 / 10
Connected relationships	4.2 / 10	3.1 / 10
Connected data	3 / 5	0 / 5

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Use case: Payments & billing

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Stage — Checkout.com: Merger / Acquisition; Plaid: not recorded
Team size — Checkout.com: 2,300 employees; Plaid: 1,500 employees
Region — Checkout.com: London, United Kingdom; Plaid: San Francisco, United States

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Checkout.com · Plaid · Best Payments & billing for startups, ranked by the Proven Trust Index

Data updated 2026-10-27.

Source: Proven platform data, public records and vendor websites. Vendors cannot pay to change a score. Scores can't be bought. Data updated 2026-10-27. About the data · Proven