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Smart Routing vs Hosted Checkout: Which Payment Flow Fits Your Store?

Understand when a hosted checkout is better and when Smart Routing should be used.

Hosted checkout is best when the customer needs education and reassurance

Smart Routing is best when the merchant needs more direct provider selection and fallback logic

Free merchants can start with hosted checkout

Pro merchants can use Smart Routing to improve payment paths by geography, amount and method

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Practical next step

Run the free EcomTrade24 tools, check your payment risk score and test which payment method flow fits your merchant profile.

Built for merchants normal PSPs avoid

Turn payment friction into more completed orders.

EcomTrade24 Pay combines hosted checkout, smart routing, recovery tools and crypto/on-ramp settlement flows for merchants that need more flexible payment acceptance.

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