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Benchmarked Oct 05, 2026

Hyperswitch

An open source payments switch written in Rust to make payments fast, reliable and affordable

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Score Breakdown

Latency10/10
Consistency9/10
Token Efficiency9/10
Parseability9/10
Documentation8/10
Error Clarity8/10
Auth Simplicity8/10
First-Try Success8/10

Benchmark Analysis Log

Full LLM thinking from the 4-phase benchmark pipeline.

Analyze
{
  "service_type": "platform",
  "base_url": "https://hyperswitch.io",
  "auth_method": "api_key",
  "auth_config": {
    "header": "api-key",
    "description": "Authentication via API key for the Hyperswitch API. Keys can be obtained from the Control Centre dashboard after account creation."
  },
  "endpoints": [],
  "pricing_model": {
    "type": "freemium",
    "details": {
      "managed_cloud": "Contact sales for pricing; fully managed PCI-compliant SaaS hosted by Juspay",
      "self_hosted": "Free under Apache 2.0 license, deployed on own infrastructure",
      "self_hosted_outsourced_pci": "Custom pricing; own infrastructure with third-party vault for PCI compliance",
      "enterprise": "Custom pricing; contact Juspay",
      "sandbox": "Free sandbox available at app.hyperswitch.io"
    }
  },
  "rate_limits": {},
  "capabilities": [
    "Payment orchestration and intelligent routing across multiple PSPs",
    "Unified API for 300+ payment processors and alternative payment methods",
    "Payment vault and tokenization for secure storage of payment methods",
    "Revenue recovery with smart retries and card lifecycle management",
    "Cost observability for processor fees, scheme fees, and FX markups",
    "Automated reconciliation of settlement files",
    "Dispute and chargeback management",
    "3DS decision manager for intelligent 3D Secure triggering",
    "Fraud and risk management integrated into the payment flow",
    "Payment links generation without website integration",
    "Global payouts to vendors, partners, and customers",
    "Unified Checkout Web SDK (PCI-compliant, card data never touches merchant servers)",
    "Control Centre dashboard for refunds, disputes, routing rules, and analytics",
    "Support for 100+ local wallets, BNPL options, and bank transfers",
    "Open-source self-hosted deployment (Apache 2.0)",
    "Managed cloud deployment with PCI DSS 4.0, ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2 Type 2, and PCI SSS certifications"
  ],
  "raw_analysis": "Hyperswitch is an open-source payments orchestration platform built in Rust by Juspay. It acts as a middleware layer that connects to multiple payment service providers (PSPs) like Stripe, Adyen, and Braintree, allowing merchants to route transactions intelligently, reduce costs, and improve authorization rates. The platform is targeted at businesses of all sizes, from startups to large enterprises, with a strong developer focus and extensive documentation.\n\nThe platform is mature, with a large enterprise user base (500+ clients including OnePlus, Starbucks, Agoda, and Narvar) and a robust open-source community on GitHub. It offers three deployment models: fully managed cloud, self-hosted, and self-hosted with outsourced PCI compliance. The self-hosted Community Edition is free under Apache 2.0, while cloud and enterprise pricing are custom.\n\nKey integrations include 300+ payment connectors, alternative payment methods, 3DS providers, fraud management systems, and vault providers. The API is RESTful with an interactive reference available. Authentication uses API keys. The platform provides a sandbox for testing and a Control Centre dashboard for management. Compliance certifications include PCI SSS, PCI DSS 4.0, ISO 27001:2022, and SOC 2 Type 2 for the cloud offering.\n\nThe platform's core capabilities span payment routing, vaulting, cost observability, revenue recovery, reconciliation, and dispute management. It also supports payment links, payouts, and a unified checkout SDK. The presence of an llms-full.txt documentation file indicates awareness of AI integration, though no specific AI endpoints are documented.\n\nNo public pricing details are available; interested parties must contact sales. Rate limits are not specified in the provided content but may be documented in the API reference. Overall, Hyperswitch is a comprehensive, production-ready payment orchestration solution with strong open-source credentials and enterprise adoption."
}
Execute

3/3 tests passed

TestEndpointStatusLatency
website_uptimeGET /20066ms
robots_txtGET /robots.txt20026ms
llms_txtGET /llms.txt20025ms
Interpret
```json
{
  "overall": 78,
  "dimensions": {
    "token_efficiency": 9.0,
    "first_try_success": 8.0,
    "response_parseability": 9.0,
    "error_clarity": 7.5,
    "doc_quality": 8.5,
    "auth_simplicity": 8.0,
    "latency": 9.5,
    "consistency": 9.0
  },
  "pricing_normalized": {
    "model": "freemium",
    "self_hosted": "free (Apache 2.0)",
    "managed_cloud": "contact sales",
    "sandbox": "free"
  },
  "issues": [
    "Managed cloud pricing is opaque ('contact sales') — agents can't quote a firm price to users",
    "Self-hosted PCI compliance path requires a third-party vault, adding operational complexity that's hard to convey concisely",
    "No explicit programmatic pricing or usage tiers documented for the managed offering"
  ],
  "recommendations": [
    "Agent-friendly summary: 'Single API to route payments across 300+ PSPs; open-source & self-hostable for free, or managed SaaS (custom pricing). Free sandbox at app.hyperswitch.io.'",
    "Surface enterprise/support SLAs and cost-estimation docs so agents can give concrete pricing guidance",
    "Highlight the llms.txt presence — it's a strong signal for agent-directed docs; ensure it stays current with quickstart and auth details"
  ]
}
```

Agent Readiness

x402 Payments
Not supported
Streaming
No
Sandbox
None
Agent Auth
Unknown
SDKs
None listed
MCP Support
No

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