Switching · checked 2026-09-01
Best Apirone alternatives in 2026
Merchants replacing Apirone land on one of three options. NOWPayments suits merchants who want the non custodial model with a far wider published asset list. Plisio fits businesses wanting a low published rate with white label priced openly. CoinRemitter covers stores that liked free acceptance and can accept a custodial provider to get it. Every figure below was read off the provider's own pages rather than quoted from a sales conversation.
Quick verdict
NOWPaymentsMerchants who want the non custodial model with a far wider published asset list.
PlisioBusinesses wanting a low published rate with white label priced openly.
CoinRemitterStores that liked free acceptance and can accept a custodial provider to get it.
Why do merchants look for a Apirone alternative?
The asset list is narrow and the public pages do not enumerate it, so coverage has to be confirmed by asking. Checked 2026-09-01 against the provider's own page.
Being non custodial rules out fiat settlement, so conversion and volatility management stay entirely with the merchant. Checked 2026-09-01 against the provider's own page.
Apirone at a glance
| Processing from | 0% |
|---|---|
| Assets | Not published |
| Merchant verification | Not disclosed |
| Custody | Non custodial |
| Checked | 2026-09-01 against its own pricing page |
None of that makes it a bad provider. It scores 6.1 on the same weights applied to every alternative below, and for a large share of merchants it remains the right answer. The pages worth reading before switching are the full card and the weights.
How do these alternatives compare?
Method| Gateway | Score | From | Assets | Verification | Settles fiat | Discloses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apirone | 6.1 | 0% | Not disclosed | 58% | ||
| NOWPayments | 8.0 | 1% | 350 | Not disclosed | 68% | |
| Plisio | 6.9 | 0.5% | 12 | Not disclosed | 68% | |
| CoinRemitter | 7.0 | 0% | 13 | None stated | 63% |
3 best alternatives to Apirone
NOWPayments
Who it fits. Merchants who want the non custodial model with a far wider published asset list.
| Processing from | 1% |
|---|---|
| Conversion | Not published |
| Payouts | Not published |
| Assets | 350+ across Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB Chain, Tron, Solana, Polygon, Litecoin |
| Verification | Not disclosed |
The full NOWPayments card has its strengths, its gaps and the fields it declines to publish.
Plisio
Who it fits. Businesses wanting a low published rate with white label priced openly.
| Processing from | 0.5% |
|---|---|
| Conversion | Not published |
| Payouts | Not published |
| Assets | 12+ across Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Monero, Dash, Zcash, Tron |
| Verification | Not disclosed |
The full Plisio card has its strengths, its gaps and the fields it declines to publish.
CoinRemitter
Who it fits. Stores that liked free acceptance and can accept a custodial provider to get it.
| Processing from | 0% |
|---|---|
| Conversion | Not published |
| Payouts | 0.23% on withdrawal plus network fee; deposits free |
| Assets | 13+ across Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tron, BNB Chain, Litecoin, Dogecoin, Dash |
| Verification | None stated |
The full CoinRemitter card has its strengths, its gaps and the fields it declines to publish.
On this page
Free acceptance and non-custodial at once#
Nothing charged to accept, a fixed fee on withdrawal, and settlement to a wallet you control. That combination appears once in this index, and it is the property most likely to be missed after a switch.
Two of the three alternatives keep half of it. NOWPayments is non-custodial and charges on acceptance; CoinRemitter is free to accept and custodial. Only one axis survives either move.
The asset list is not enumerated anywhere#
Coverage has to be confirmed by asking, which is the recorded reason merchants look elsewhere. Three named networks — Bitcoin, Litecoin and Dogecoin — is a floor rather than a list, and it does not include Ethereum or Tron.
For a business receiving stablecoins that is decisive rather than inconvenient. The USDT list covers providers whose published networks carry that volume.
Non-custodial rules out fiat settlement#
Conversion and volatility management stay entirely with the merchant, which is structural rather than an omission. A provider that never holds your funds is not the shape that delivers bank currency on a schedule.
None of the three alternatives fixes this cleanly either. The volatility guide covers carrying the exposure deliberately, which is the realistic answer on this page.
Where each replacement lands#
NOWPayments keeps the non-custodial model with the widest published asset list in the index, at a flat 1% charged on acceptance rather than on the way out.
Plisio is non-custodial at a published 0.5%, with maintained plugins for five ecommerce platforms and a white-label tier, which is the fullest product of the three.
CoinRemitter preserves free acceptance at 0.23% on withdrawal, and asks you to accept a custodial provider to get it.
Plugin coverage is better here than merchants expect#
WooCommerce, Magento, OpenCart and VirtueMart are all named, which is broader platform support than most non-custodial providers publish. If your store runs on one of them, that is real work already done.
Check the replacement on the same axis before moving. NOWPayments enumerates no platform integrations at all, which for a shop rather than an API is a step backwards.
The fixed withdrawal fee cuts both ways#
A fixed amount costs the same on a small withdrawal as on a large one, so frequent small withdrawals are expensive and infrequent large ones are very cheap. A percentage behaves in the opposite direction.
Price your own pattern rather than the headline. Twelve months of withdrawals against both shapes takes ten minutes and settles most of this page.
What to ask before switching#
The enumerated asset list here, since the public pages do not give one and the answer may make this whole page unnecessary. It is one email and it is the cheapest step available.
Then ask each alternative what happens to an underpayment, since the handling differs and it is the most common support case in crypto checkout. The underpayment entry covers why.
Four platform integrations without custody#
WooCommerce, Magento, OpenCart and VirtueMart, with settlement to addresses you control. Across this index that combination appears at two providers, and it is what makes this card viable for a shop rather than only for an API integration.
VirtueMart in particular appears nowhere else here. If your store runs on it, this migration removes a supported path rather than adding one.
Bitcoin, Litecoin and Dogecoin only#
Three named networks, with no Ethereum and no Tron, which means the two chains carrying most stablecoin merchant volume are absent. For a business receiving USDT that is decisive rather than inconvenient.
It also explains the free acceptance model: fewer chains to support is less to charge for. The USDT list covers providers whose published networks carry that volume.
One email may end this evaluation#
The asset list is not enumerated publicly, and the answer decides whether this provider works for you at all. Ask for it before scoping a migration, because the cheapest outcome here is discovering you do not need one.
What the table above cannot show you#
The asset list here, which is not enumerated publicly, or whether the specific stablecoin networks you need appear at the alternatives. Both are one email away and both may end this evaluation early.
Nor the fixed withdrawal amount as a percentage of your typical withdrawal. That conversion is arithmetic you have to do yourself, and it is what actually compares the two fee models.
Free acceptance is worth protecting#
Two of the three alternatives charge on acceptance instead, which changes the cost of every payment rather than the cost of every withdrawal. For a business taking many small payments that is the more expensive shape by some margin.
How to migrate from Apirone
- Get the asset list before you migrate at all. The public pages do not enumerate coverage, and the answer may make this migration unnecessary. It is one email and the cheapest step available, so send it before scoping anything.
- Decide whether non-custodial is what you are keeping. Free acceptance and non-custodial settlement appear together once in this index. Two alternatives keep half of it each, so name which half matters to you before comparing rates.
- Check plugin coverage carefully. WooCommerce, Magento, OpenCart and VirtueMart are all named here, which is broader than most non-custodial providers publish. NOWPayments enumerates no platform integrations at all.
- Price the fixed fee against a percentage. A fixed withdrawal fee is cheap on large withdrawals and expensive on small frequent ones; a percentage behaves in reverse. Run your own withdrawal pattern through both before deciding.
- Move the receiving addresses last. Payments arrive at addresses you control today. Keep them live while the replacement takes a share of traffic for a cycle, then export the record, revoke the key and retire the old flow.
Questions merchants ask
Why do merchants leave Apirone?
The asset list is narrow and the public pages do not enumerate it, so coverage has to be confirmed by asking. Being non custodial rules out fiat settlement, so conversion and volatility management stay entirely with the merchant. Both points were checked against the provider's own pages on 2026-09-01.
What is the closest alternative to Apirone?
NOWPayments is the closest substitute for most merchants: Merchants who want the non custodial model with a far wider published asset list. It scores 8.0 against 6.1 on the same published weights.
Is switching crypto payment gateway difficult?
Rarely hard, rarely as quick as planned. Budget a day to integrate and a cycle to run both side by side.
Will I lose payment history when I switch?
The chain keeps the payments; Apirone keeps the reconciliation, and the second one is what you lose.