Accounting API vs Alipay Open Platform (支付宝)
If you need a Finance API that's easy to integrate, go with Alipay Open Platform (支付宝).
Accounting API
A flexible API for pulling accounting data, normalized and aggregated from 20 accounting integrations. Standardize how you connect to your customers’ accounting software. View, create, update, and...
Alipay Open Platform (支付宝)
Alibaba's payment platform — payments, mini programs, marketing tools, credit scoring (Zhima). Java, PHP, Node SDKs
Accounting API
- Simple API key authentication
- HTTPS supported
Alipay Open Platform (支付宝)
- No authentication required
- HTTPS supported
| Feature | Accounting API | Alipay Open Platform (支付宝) |
|---|---|---|
| Authentication | apiKey | None |
| HTTPS | Yes | Yes |
| CORS | Unknown | Unknown |
When to use which?
Alipay Open Platform (支付宝) is the better choice for quick prototypes and hackathons since it requires no authentication.