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Compare 10 alternatives to Forward for embedded payments and merchant services solutions

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Forward is a leading embedded finance platform offering embedded payments, merchant services, payouts solutions. Embedded payment infrastructure for vertical SaaS. Forward enables software platforms to own their payments with unified onboarding, processing, and p...

Below we've compiled the top 10 alternatives to Forward, ranked by feature similarity and market focus. Whether you're looking for different pricing, geographic coverage, or specific API capabilities, this comparison will help you find the right embedded finance partner for your platform.

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Top Forward Alternatives

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Rainforest Pay
Rainforest Pay
United States
Est. 2021

Embedded payment facilitation for SaaS platforms. Rainforest (Rainforest Pay) offers payments-as-a-service for vertical software with instant merchant...

Embedded PaymentsMerchant ServicesPaymentspayfac
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Worldpay for Platforms
Worldpay for Platforms
United States
Est. 2022

Embedded payments and PayFac-as-a-Service from FIS for software platforms (formerly Payrix). Worldpay for Platforms lets SaaS and vertical software co...

Embedded PaymentsPaymentspayfac
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Finix
Finix
United States
Est. 2015

Payments infrastructure for platforms and marketplaces. Finix enables companies to own their payments stack with acquiring, onboarding, and payout inf...

Merchant ServicesPaymentsPayment Acquiring
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Unit
Unit
United States
Est. 2019

All-in-one embedded finance platform providing banking, lending, and payments infrastructure. Unit partners with banks to offer white-label checking a...

Banking-as-a-ServiceCard Issuing
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JustiFi
JustiFi
United States
Est. 2021

Embedded fintech unifying card-present, card-not-present, insurance, and BNPL for vertical SaaS. JustiFi provides a single integration for multiple pa...

PaymentsLending
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Kanmon
Kanmon
United States
Est. 2021

Embedded B2B lending infrastructure for SaaS platforms. Kanmon enables vertical software companies to offer working capital, invoice financing, and eq...

Embedded LendingB2B Buy Now Pay Later
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Mollie Connect
Mollie Connect
Netherlands
Est. 2004

European payment platform with embedded capabilities for platforms. Mollie Connect enables marketplaces and SaaS platforms to offer integrated payment...

Embedded PaymentsMarketplace Payments
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GoCardless
GoCardless
United Kingdom
Est. 2011

Bank payment network for recurring and one-off payments. GoCardless enables platforms to collect payments via direct debit across 30+ countries with g...

Embedded PaymentsDirect DebitOpen Banking
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Layer
Layer
United States
Est. 2022

Embedded accounting API for SMB platforms. Layer enables SaaS, fintechs, and vertical software to offer built-in bookkeeping, reconciliation, and fina...

Embedded AccountingAccounts
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Upsolve AI
Upsolve AI
United States
Est. 2024

Embedded analytics and GenBI platform (YC W24). Upsolve AI lets product teams embed customer-facing dashboards and AI-powered data exploration—natural...

embedded-analyticsembedded-bi

Feature Comparison

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Headquarters
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Founded202120212022201520192021
Clients30+50+1000+100+200+
API Products335443
DeploymentCloud, SaaSCloud, SaaSCloud, SaaSCloud, SaaSCloud, SaaSCloud, SaaS
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