Transparency alternatives to Payhip
Other Ecommerce platforms vendors we measure, sorted by how much they publish that Payhip does not. This is a comparison of disclosure, not of features or fitness.
12 shown of 42 that differ from Payhip on at least one criterion we measured for both. Public transparency score, not a product or security rating.
Payhip has 8 gaps in what we could measure: Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Status page with history, Certifications named, Uptime SLA with a figure, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, No third-party tracking before consent, Notice before subprocessors change. The column “publishes and Payhip does not” is the one that closes them.
| Vendor | Score | Publishes, and Payhip does not | Payhip publishes, and they do not | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightspeedlightspeedhq.com | 70/100 | 6 Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Status page with history, +3 | 1 Data location stated | Compare |
| Shopifyshopify.com | 70/100 | 6 Data processing agreement, Status page with history, Certifications named, +3 | 1 Data location stated | Compare |
| Saleorsaleor.io | 74/100 | 5 Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Uptime SLA with a figure, +2 | nothing | Compare |
| commercetoolscommercetools.com | 52/100 | 5 Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Certifications named, +2 | 2 Data location stated, Public pricing | Compare |
| Swellswell.is | 52/100 | 4 Data processing agreement, Status page with history, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, +1 | 2 Data location stated, Named privacy contact | Compare |
| Gumroadgumroad.com | 52/100 | 3 Data processing agreement, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, Notice before subprocessors change | 1 Named privacy contact | Compare |
| Ecwidecwid.com | 36/100 | 3 Status page with history, Certifications named, HTTPS enforced with HSTS | 1 Data location stated | Compare |
| BigCommercebigcommerce.com | 35/100 | 3 Status page with history, Certifications named, HTTPS enforced with HSTS | 1 Data location stated | Compare |
| ChannelEnginechannelengine.com | 30/100 | 3 Status page with history, Certifications named, HTTPS enforced with HSTS | 2 Data location stated, Named privacy contact | Compare |
| Shoplazzashoplazza.com | 38/100 | 2 Certifications named, HTTPS enforced with HSTS | 1 Named privacy contact | Compare |
| Volusionvolusion.com | 35/100 | 2 Status page with history, Uptime SLA with a figure | 1 Named privacy contact | Compare |
| Medusamedusajs.com | 26/100 | 2 Status page with history, HTTPS enforced with HSTS | 2 Data location stated, Named privacy contact | Compare |
Only criteria we could measure for both are counted. Where we could measure one and not the other, the row is silent: that would be a statement about our measurement, not about either vendor. Every single result with its source is on the two profiles.