PayFast · Pricing Plans

Payfast Plans Pricing

PayFast operates on a transaction-fee-only model with no monthly subscription or setup fees. Merchants pay per-transaction fees that vary by payment method. Merchants processing over R50,000 per month averaged over three months qualify for customized volume pricing via direct sales consultation.

Payfast Plans Pricing is the machine-readable pricing-plan profile for PayFast on the APIs.io network, conforming to the API Commons Plans specification.

It defines 2 plans, with named plans including Standard (Pay-As-You-Go), Volume Pricing (Enterprise).

Tagged areas include Payments, Payment Gateway, South Africa, Subscription, and Recurring Billing.

2 Plans
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PaymentsPayment GatewaySouth AfricaSubscriptionRecurring BillingTokenizationInstant EFTQR Code PaymentsRefundsFintech

Plans

Standard (Pay-As-You-Go)

Default plan for all PayFast merchants with no monthly fee. Access to all payment APIs including card payments, Instant EFT, QR codes, subscriptions, tokenization, refunds, and transaction history. Charges apply only on successful transactions.

Volume Pricing (Enterprise)

Customized pricing for merchants averaging over R50,000 in monthly transaction volume over a rolling three-month period. Negotiated rates via direct PayFast sales consultation.

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