Choosing the right payment platform affects how your business captures revenue, manages customer interactions, and connects payments to the rest of your operations.
Prommt is widely used for secure pay-by-link payments, helping businesses collect payments quickly through digital channels. SOTpay, developed by Gala Technology, is a complete payment platform that includes pay-by-link alongside ecommerce, APIs, multi-channel payments, and integrated financial workflows.
Both platforms support modern payment methods. The difference lies in how far they extend beyond pay-by-link.
Prommt is commonly used by businesses that:
SOTpay is designed for businesses that:
| Feature | SOTpay | Prommt |
|---|---|---|
| Pay by link | ✔️ Core capability | ✔️ Core strength |
| Multi-channel payments (SMS, phone, chat, social) | ✔️ Strong | ✔️ Strong |
| Telephone payments | ✔️ Yes | ⚠️ Limited |
| Ecommerce checkout | ✔️ Supported | ❌ Not designed for |
| Open Banking payments | ✔️ Yes | ✔️ Supported |
| Card payments | ✔️ Yes | ✔️ Yes |
| Direct Debit | ✔️ Yes | ❌ Not supported |
| Accounting integrations (Xero, QuickBooks) | ✔️ Integrated | ⚠️ Indirect |
| Payment flexibility | ✔️ High | ⚠️ Link-focused |
| PCI compliance handling | ✔️ Compliant | ✔️ Compliant |
Prommt is built around pay-by-link technology, for businesses that want to request and receive payments quickly through digital channels.
SOTpay includes pay-by-link as a core feature while extending payment capability across ecommerce, telephony, and integrated business systems, enabling payments to be managed across the full customer journey.
Explore how this works in practice.
Prommt tends to focus on payment links.
SOTpay builds on this by offering:
This allows businesses to combine multiple payment methods within a single platform.
Both platforms support digital payment channels.
SOTpay connects all channels into a single platform, enabling payments across:
This creates a more unified approach to payment collection.
SOTpay integrates directly with platforms like Xero and QuickBooks, allowing payments to be automatically matched to invoices and financial records.
This helps:
Prommt is centred around a single payment method: pay-by-link.
SOTpay allows businesses to:
This flexibility supports businesses as they grow and their payment needs evolve.
Both SOTpay and Prommt provide PCI DSS-compliant payment environments.
SOTpay is designed to reduce the scope of PCI compliance by removing sensitive card data from your business environment wherever possible, helping to simplify compliance and reduce operational overhead.
Pay-by-link platforms are typically well suited to:
However, they may be more limited when businesses need:
Both platforms offer flexible pricing depending on:
For many businesses, total cost is influenced by:
Prommt is for businesses focused on pay-by-link payments and digital payment requests.
SOTpay supports those same capabilities while extending payment functionality across ecommerce, multi-channel environments, and integrated business systems.
For businesses looking to move beyond a single payment method and build a more flexible, scalable payment strategy, SOTpay offers a broader and more complete solution.
If your business relies on more than just pay-by-link, a unified payment platform can improve efficiency, reduce friction, and support long-term growth.
Explore SOTpay’s full range of Payment Solutions.
