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# 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)\
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**Marketplace**\
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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)\
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**Platform**\
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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).
