A dashboard tool that ingests your transaction volume, currency mix, and compliance needs to calculate the real all-in cost per gateway — including hidden AMCs, FX markup, settlement delays, and tax filing overhead. It recommends the optimal gateway (or split-routing strategy) for your specific profile and alerts you when switching providers would save money as your volume changes.

Stripe going invite-only in India since May 2024 has forced thousands of Indian developers to evaluate alternatives for the first time, while a wave of new MoR providers like Dodo Payments are entering the market — creating unprecedented confusion and demand for objective comparison tooling.