Description
Zaprite is a bitcoin-first payment platform designed to help businesses transition to a bitcoin standard. It enables businesses to accept both bitcoin (on-chain & Lightning) and fiat payments through a single unified platform without requiring their own server infrastructure.
Key Features:
- Connect any wallet — Support for self-custodial and custodial wallets, on-chain and Lightning, single-sig and multi-sig configurations
- Professional Invoicing — Issue and track bitcoin invoices with automated proof-of-payment records for both buyer and seller
- Payment Links — Create shareable links to sell goods, services, or event tickets online with integrated checkout
- Customizable Checkouts — Hosted branded checkout pages with flexible payment method options, including the ability to set premiums or discounts per payment method
- Reporting & Accounting — Track income, payment status, and fiat cost basis of each payment for accurate bookkeeping
- API & Webhooks — Developer-friendly API for custom bitcoin, Lightning, and card payment flows with order notifications
Use Cases:
- Freelancers and consultants issuing bitcoin invoices to clients
- Online merchants selling goods or services with bitcoin payment options
- Event organizers selling tickets with bitcoin and fiat checkout
- Developers integrating bitcoin payments into their applications via API
Highlights
Pros
- Non-custodial payment processing — funds settle directly to the user's own wallet with no intermediary holding bitcoin, eliminating counterparty risk.
- Customizable branded checkout pages with the ability to set premiums or discounts per payment method.
- Unified checkout accepting on-chain Bitcoin, Lightning Network, and fiat (via Stripe/Square) all from a single payment interface.
- Full REST API with webhooks enabling developers to build custom Bitcoin, Lightning, and card payment flows.
- Professional invoicing with automated proof-of-payment records and bi-directional notifications for both buyer and seller.
- Wallet-agnostic connectivity supporting xpubs, multi-sig vaults, hardware wallets, LND nodes, and custodial accounts like Strike.
Cons
- Several advertised integrations (BTCPay, QuickBooks, Xero, OpenNode, Voltage) are still listed as "Coming Soon" and not yet available.
- Bitcoin-only with no support for altcoins or other cryptocurrencies, limiting appeal for multi-coin businesses.
- Requires users to connect their own wallet with no built-in hosted wallet, adding setup friction for non-technical users.
- Fiat payment processing depends on Stripe and Square availability in the user's region, limiting global fiat acceptance coverage.