send21 as a Coinbase Commerce alternative
Coinbase's merchant payments now run through a Coinbase Business account: according to Coinbase's developer documentation, checkouts and payment links credit the funds to that account. send21 takes a different route: every payment goes straight to a wallet you control.
What is different
| Coinbase (Business checkouts and payment links) | send21 | |
|---|---|---|
| Where the payment lands | Credited to your Coinbase Business account | Your own wallet, directly |
| Account | A Coinbase Business account | An email address; no exchange account |
| Conversion to fiat | Available in your Coinbase account | Not offered; send21 never touches money |
| What payers can use | See Coinbase for current assets and networks | BTC on-chain and Lightning, USDC, USDT, EURC, SOL, ETH on six networks |
| Fee | Coinbase shows your rate when you create a payment link | 0.49% down to 0.01%, capped at $100 |
Choose Coinbase if
- You already run your business on Coinbase and want payments and conversion in that account.
- You want refunds handled from the provider account.
Choose send21 if
- You want the money in your own wallet from the first second, not in a provider account.
- You want Lightning and EURC next to USDC, or prices in any of 161 currencies.
- You build with AI agents: an MCP server, scoped keys that cannot spend, and addresses only you approve.
Checked
Compared on 22 October 2026 against Coinbase's developer documentation for Coinbase Business checkouts. Check coinbase.com for current terms; tell us at info@send21.io if something here is out of date.
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