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These buttons hit PayFast's real sandbox environment with PayFast's public test credentials — no real money moves. You'll land on an actual PayFast test checkout page and can complete or cancel a fake payment.
On payment options — what I found:
PayFast is the natural fit for this: no monthly or setup fees (you only pay per transaction), settles in Rand, and has built-in subscription/recurring billing made for exactly this kind of monthly-plan model. Card payments run roughly 3.5% + R2, Instant EFT around 2% (min R2), plus a small flat fee (~R8–R10) each time you withdraw to your bank account. It also supports SnapScan, Zapper and Mobicred, which most local customers already use. Getting approved needs your SA ID, proof of address, and a bank confirmation letter.
Peach Payments is worth switching to later if volume grows — it has stronger native subscription tooling and near-instant payouts, but onboarding takes longer and its better rates need real negotiating volume (R200k+/month).
Yoco has the lowest card-only rate (2.95%) and is great if you also want to take in-person card payments, but it's not built for recurring subscriptions the way PayFast and Peach are.
Stripe isn't a great fit here — it doesn't settle locally in South Africa the way PayFast does, so it's a weaker choice when you specifically want Rand billing and local payment methods.
Beyond the gateway itself, going from "working demo" to "people can sign up and pay" still needs user accounts and hosting automation on the backend — happy to help plan that build next.