How to integrate Razorpay payment gateway?

To integrate WooCommerce with Razorpay, follow the steps given below:

• Create and activate a Razorpay account.
• Install the Razorpay plugin in the WordPress Plugin Manager
• Open your WooCommerce account
• Go to Settings
• Press the ‘Checkout/Payment Gateways’ tab
• Select Razorpay to edit the settings
• Enable the payment method
• To automatically capture payments, set the payment action to ‘Authorize and Capture’
• Input your ‘KEY_ID’ and ‘KEY_SECRET’ created from the Razorpay Dashboard
• Save the changes

Both Razorpay and Google Pay are payment apps, but Razorpay is designed for businesses, and Google Pay is intended for private users. Razorpay provides several payment options, global support, and a payment monitoring dashboard. Whereas the main features of Google Pay are Sending money, receiving rewards, and contactless payments.

There are many famous ecommerce companies that use Razorpay for online payments. Some of these companies are

• Zomato
• Croma
• MediBuddy
• Cars24
• Swiggy
• Saregama
• Porter
• Oyo
• BookMyShow
• Ola
• Flipkart

Razorpay is known for being stable and reliable. It helps businesses by making it easy to handle payments, keeping transactions secure, settling payments quickly, and providing good customer support. However, like any platform, there might be occasional technical glitches or downtime. It's essential to consider your business's specific needs and tolerance for disruptions when making a decision.

To create your account on Razorpay payment gateway, follw these steps below:

1. Open your web browser and go to the Razorpay website.
2. Look for a button that says 'Sign Up' or 'Create Account' and click on it.
3. Enter your email address and choose a password.
4. Provide details about your business, like its name and type.
5. Check your email inbox for a message from Razorpay.
6. Click on the link in the email to verify your email address.
7. Upload the required documents, such as your ID and business registration papers.
8. Follow the instructions to complete the KYC process.
9. Once your account is fully verified, you can start accepting payments through Razorpay.

Razorpay offers a comprehensive payment gateway solution with a 2% platform fee, applicable to all transactions, plus 18% GST.