--- title: "Adyen for Platforms" description: "Onboard users of your platform or marketplace, process payments for them, and pay out their funds." url: "https://docs.adyen.com/adyen-for-platforms-model" source_url: "https://docs.adyen.com/adyen-for-platforms-model.md" canonical: "https://docs.adyen.com/adyen-for-platforms-model" last_modified: "2026-05-24T12:54:32+02:00" language: "en" --- # Adyen for Platforms Onboard users of your platform or marketplace, process payments for them, and pay out their funds. Adyen for Platforms is an end-to-end payment solution for peer-to-peer marketplaces, on-demand services, crowdfunding platforms, or any other platform business model. Your users can sign up, sell, and get paid all through one solution. With Adyen for Platforms, you can: * Onboard sellers, service providers, or contractors to your platform, and let Adyen verify them before paying out. * Accept payments on behalf of your users. * Decide when and how your users are paid, either utilizing our managed payouts solution, or exercising full control over timing with custom payouts. * Identify fraudulent behavior, stop suspicious payouts, and flag unusual user activities. * Use Adyen-generated reports for your bookkeeping and reconciliation processes to ensure accurate accounting of funds within your platform. ## Adyen for Platforms integration Your business model and payment processing requirements determine how you need to integrate Adyen for Platforms. We offer two models: one for marketplaces, and one for platforms. ### Model comparison | Features | Marketplace | Platform | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Shopper interaction | Directly with you | Directly with your user | | Online payments | ![-white\_check\_mark-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/white_check_mark.png "-white_check_mark-") | ![-white\_check\_mark-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/white_check_mark.png "-white_check_mark-") | | In-person payments | ![-x-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/x.png "-x-") | ![-white\_check\_mark-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/white_check_mark.png "-white_check_mark-") | | Payment facilitators | ![-x-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/x.png "-x-") | ![-white\_check\_mark-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/white_check_mark.png "-white_check_mark-") | | Payouts directly to sub-merchant | ![-white\_check\_mark-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/white_check_mark.png "-white_check_mark-") | ![-white\_check\_mark-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/white_check_mark.png "-white_check_mark-") | | Financial products (Card issuing, business accounts, business financing) | ![-white\_check\_mark-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/white_check_mark.png "-white_check_mark-") | ![-white\_check\_mark-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/white_check_mark.png "-white_check_mark-") | ## Select your model [![Marketplace icon](/user/themes/adyen-docs/assets/icons/marketplaces-black.svg)\ \ **Marketplace**\ \ You have an online marketplace, an ecommerce website, or a mobile app, where your brand is known to both your users and their customers.](/marketplaces) [![Platform icon](/user/themes/adyen-docs/assets/icons/adyen-for-platforms-black.svg)\ \ **Platform**\ \ You have a commerce platform, ordering or point-of-sale solution, retail management system, or you are a payment facilitator.](/platforms) ## Determine which model to integrate #### Decision tree **Need help determining which Adyen for Platforms model is right for you?** Select **Start** and answer some questions to help you determine which Adyen for Platforms model you should integrate. **Have you integrated Adyen for Platforms before Aug 1, 2022?** * **Have you upgraded to the balance platform?** * **Do you process in-person payments on behalf of your users?** * **Our platform model suits your needs** By integrating our platform model, you can make both in-person and online payments part of your product offering. Examples of a platform model include commerce platforms, ordering or point-of-sale solutions, retail management systems, and payment facilitators. For more information on platforms at Adyen, see [Platform model](/platforms). * **Is your brand visible to your users' customers?** Do customers recognize that they are doing business directly with your brand? * **Our marketplace model suits your needs** By integrating our marketplace model, you can make online payments part of your product offering. Examples of a marketplace model include ecommerce websites and mobile apps. For more information on marketplaces at Adyen, see [Marketplace model](/marketplaces). * **Our platform model suits your needs** By integrating our platform model, you can make both in-person and online payments part of your product offering. Examples of a platform model include commerce platforms, ordering or point-of-sale solutions, retail management systems, and payment facilitators. For more information on platforms at Adyen, see [Platform model](/platforms). * **Classic integration** You implemented the [classic Adyen for Platforms integration](/classic-platforms). If you would like to offer additional [financial products](/platforms/financial-products) or enhance payment processing for your users, you can upgrade your integration to our [balance platform](/platforms). Reach out to your Adyen contact to discuss which new Adyen for Platforms model is the best fit for you. * **Do you process in-person payments on behalf of your users?** * **Our platform model suits your needs** By integrating our platform model, you can make both in-person and online payments part of your product offering. Examples of a platform model include commerce platforms, ordering or point-of-sale solutions, retail management systems, and payment facilitators. For more information on platforms at Adyen, see [Platform model](/platforms). * **Is your brand visible to your users' customers?** Do customers recognize that they are doing business directly with your brand? * **Our marketplace model suits your needs** By integrating our marketplace model, you can make online payments part of your product offering. Examples of a marketplace model include ecommerce websites and mobile apps. For more information on marketplaces at Adyen, see [Marketplace model](/marketplaces). * **Our platform model suits your needs** By integrating our platform model, you can make both in-person and online payments part of your product offering. Examples of a platform model include commerce platforms, ordering or point-of-sale solutions, retail management systems, and payment facilitators. For more information on platforms at Adyen, see [Platform model](/platforms).