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Tributary vs Tropayment
Crypto gateway for merchants, primarily fiat-to-crypto conversion, not on-chain delegation
TributaryThe only payment infra with recurring payments on Solana.
TropaymentCrypto payment gateway for merchantsWhich to pick
Pick Tributary if you want…
- Non-custodial recurring payments on Solana
- A free, open-source tool
Pick Tropayment if you want…
- Crypto invoicing and payouts for merchants
- Merchant crypto gateway
Side by side
- What it is
- Tributary:Tributary provides non-custodial, automated recurring payments on Solana using USDC delegation.
- Tropayment:Tropayment is a crypto payment gateway that lets merchants accept USDT and other cryptocurrencies via invoices and payment links.
- Best for
- Tributary:Non-custodial recurring payments on Solana
- Tropayment:Crypto invoicing and payouts for merchants
- Who it’s for
- Tributary:Developers and businesses needing crypto payment infrastructure, especially SaaS, APIs, freelancers, and AI services.
- Tropayment:Merchants and businesses that want to receive crypto payments.
- Pricing
- Tributary:Open source
- Tropayment:Freemium
- Plans
- Tributary:—
- Tropayment:Free Free · Pro $19.90/month per month · Enterprise $99.99/month per month
- Open source
- Tributary:Yes, 12 GitHub stars
- Tropayment:—
- Works with
- Tributary:Solana, USDC stablecoin, Lighthouse validation assertions, Meteora DLMM swap
- Tropayment:—
Tributary features
- One-click delegation. Users sign once to delegate token spending; no escrow or custodial wallets required.
- Composable payment policies. Combine WHEN (conditions), PULL (amounts) and ROUTE (destinations) to create subscriptions, milestones, pay-as-you-go, and one-time payments.
- On-chain enforcement. Solana blockchain validates policies and executes pulls automatically under approved limits.
- Flexible routing. Route funds to wallets, DEX swaps (Meteora DLMM), lending, staking or any allowlisted Solana program.
- Usage-based billing. Support variable, usage-based amounts and up-to authorizations for pay-as-you-go models.
- Open-source SDK. Fully open-source code and SDK available on GitHub for easy integration.
Tropayment features
- Invoice & payment link generation. Create crypto invoices or share payment links that customers can pay instantly.
- Unified merchant dashboard. Track invoices, incoming payments, balances and payouts from a single interface.
- Custodial settlement model. Payments are recorded on-chain, settled to a merchant ledger, then swept to your wallet.
- AES-256 & HMAC-SHA256 security. Data at rest is encrypted and API/webhook requests are signed for protection.
- Identity verification. Merchants must complete KYC before live payment processing.
Tributary vs Tropayment FAQ
Is Tributary or Tropayment free?+
Tributary is free and open source. Tropayment has a free plan; paid plans start at $19.90/month (Pro).
Which is cheaper, Tributary or Tropayment?+
Tributary is free, so it costs less. Tropayment starts at $19.90/month (Pro).
Is Tributary or Tropayment open source?+
Tributary is open source (tributary-so/tributary on GitHub, MIT license). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for Tropayment.
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