Question 1

What is the difference between dLocal and MuchBetter?

Accepted Answer

dLocal covers 54 countries and MuchBetter covers 121; they overlap in 44, with 10 served only by dLocal and 77 only by MuchBetter. dLocal supports 99 payment methods and MuchBetter 34, 9 of them in common. Neither publishes standard pricing — both quote fees per merchant.

Question 2

Which covers more countries, dLocal or MuchBetter?

Accepted Answer

MuchBetter has more: dLocal covers 54 countries and MuchBetter covers 121. Only dLocal serves Chad, Congo (DRC), Guinea-Bissau, Jordan, Madagascar, Niger and 4 more. Only MuchBetter serves Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Armenia, Australia and 71 more.

Question 3

Does dLocal or MuchBetter support more payment methods?

Accepted Answer

dLocal has more: 99 for dLocal against 34 for MuchBetter, with 9 in common. Only dLocal offers 7-Eleven, AU Pay, Abitab, Airtel Money, AirtelTigo, Alipay and 84 more. Only MuchBetter offers AstroPay, Banco Nacional, Banco Walmart Acuenta, Bancontact, Boleto Rápido, Bradesco and 19 more.

Question 4

Is dLocal cheaper than MuchBetter?

Accepted Answer

dLocal quotes fees per merchant. MuchBetter quotes fees per merchant. Which is cheaper depends on your payment methods, countries, volumes and risk profile, so compare quotes from both for your own mix.

Question 5

Can you use dLocal and MuchBetter together?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Many merchants use more than one payment provider — to cover countries or payment methods only one of them offers, or as a backup if one has an outage. A payment orchestration platform can route each payment to whichever provider suits it best.

	dLocal	MuchBetter
Type	Provider	Provider & method
Headquarters	Uruguay
Founded	2016
Part of
Countries covered	54	121
Payment methods	99	34
Currencies	47 — AED, ARS, BDT, BHD, BOB, BRL…	17 — AUD, BTC, CAD, CHF, CNY, DKK…
Pricing	On request	On request
Settlement	Configurable per merchant: automatic on a schedule or balance threshold, or on request
Regulators	Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA), Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), FinCEN, Central Bank of Nigeria, Banco Central do Brasil, Banco de México / CNBV, Banco Central de la República Argentina (BCRA), South African Reserve Bank / PASA, Superintendencia de Banca, Seguros y AFP (SBS), Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, UAE financial regulator (authority not named in the announcement), Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye
Categories	BNPL, Bank Transfer, Cards, Cash, Cross Border, Direct Debit, Gateway, Mobile / USSD, Voucher, Wallet	Bank Transfer, Card Issuance, Cards, Crypto, Gateway, IBAN Issuance, Mobile / USSD, P2P, Remittance, Wallet
Industries	Crypto, Fintech, Gaming, Marketplace, Retail, SaaS, Travel, eCommerce	Charity, Cosmetics, Crypto, Food & Drink, Forex / CFD, Healthcare, SaaS, Travel, eCommerce, iGaming

dLocal vs MuchBetter

dLocal and MuchBetter at a glance

Countries

Only dLocal

Only MuchBetter

Payment methods