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url: >-
  https://acquirer-api-docs-v4-en.pingpongx.com/en/notes/integrate/overview/index.md
description: >-
  Help merchants choose the right integration path based on launch speed,
  customization needs, technical resources, and compliance requirements. Covers
  redirect checkout, embedded checkout, API Only, payment links, SaaS, and
  plugins.
---
## Integration Overview

Before you start using online payments, review the online payment documentation to understand our basic [integration process](/en/notes/start/step/). After onboarding is completed, choose the most suitable path based on launch speed, page control needs, technical resources, and compliance requirements.

PingPong Checkout provides hosted checkout, component-based SDKs, API Only, and no-code collection options. You can either let PingPong host the main payment experience or build your own page and continue the payment flow through server-side APIs.

## Integration Options

| Goal | Recommended Option | Best For | Key Characteristics | Docs |
|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
| Quick Launch | No-code solutions | Merchants without an engineering team, or teams that want to start collecting payments quickly through links, site builders, and plugins | No need to build your own payment page; supports payment links, SaaS platforms, and plugins | [Payment Link](/en/notes/integrate/payByLink/), [SaaS](/en/notes/integrate/sass/), [Plugin](/en/notes/integrate/plugin/) |
| Redirect Checkout | Hosted payment page | Merchants who want to go live quickly with web checkout and accept redirecting shoppers to a PingPong-hosted payment page | Minimal integration effort; merchant controls which payment methods are shown; payment flow redirects to PingPong Checkout | [Redirect Checkout](/en/notes/integrate/link/) |
| Checkout SDKs | Embedded SDK, OnePage Checkout, Element SDK, Native SDK | Teams that want shoppers to stay on the merchant site or inside the merchant app while combining standardized checkout capabilities with flexible page design | Supports in-site payment method display and reusable components; balances launch efficiency, shopper experience, and customization | [Embedded SDK](/en/notes/integrate/sdk-v4/), [OnePage Checkout](/en/notes/integrate/sdk-v4-2/), [Element SDK](/en/notes/integrate/sdk-elements/), [Native SDK](/en/notes/integrate/native-sdk/) |
| API Only | International cards, local payments | Teams that build their own payment page and continue the payment flow through server-side API calls | Merchant builds the payment page and interaction flow; server-side APIs create and continue payment; international card scenarios usually require PCI DSS qualification | [International Card Payment](/en/notes/integrate/non-hosted-card/), [Local Payment](/en/notes/integrate/non-hosted-apm/) |

## Quick Reference

| Integration | Best For | Effort | Control | PCI | Docs |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ↗️ Redirect | Fastest go-live, zero frontend | Low | Low | Not Required | [View](/en/notes/integrate/link/) |
| 🖼️ Embedded SDK | In-site unified payment list | Medium | Medium | Not Required | [View](/en/notes/integrate/sdk-v4/) |
| 📄 OnePage | Standardized component checkout | Medium | Medium | Not Required | [View](/en/notes/integrate/sdk-v4-2/) |
| 🧱 Element SDK | Deep frontend customization | High | High | Not Required | [View](/en/notes/integrate/sdk-elements/) |
| 📱 Native SDK | iOS/Android bottom-sheet payment | Medium | Low | Not Required | [View](/en/notes/integrate/native-sdk/) |
| 💳 S2S | Full custom, complete control | High | Highest | Required | [Card](/en/notes/integrate/non-hosted-card/) · [APM](/en/notes/integrate/non-hosted-apm/) |
| 🔗 Payment Link | Remote payment without website | Low | Low | Not Required | [View](/en/notes/integrate/payByLink/) |
| 🏪 SaaS / Plugin | No-code quick integration | Low | Low | Not Required | [Platforms](/en/notes/integrate/sass/) · [Plugins](/en/notes/integrate/plugin/) |

## Detailed Comparison

| Evaluation Dimension | Checkout: Redirect Checkout | Checkout: Embedded SDK | Checkout: OnePage Checkout | Checkout: Element SDK | Checkout: Native SDK | Custom: S2S | No-code: Plugins / Platforms / Pay By Link |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Integration Complexity | Easy | Minimal Development | Minimal Development | Medium Development | Minimal Development | Deep Integration | Easy |
| Page Customization | Low | Medium | Medium | High | Low | Highest | Low |
| Mobile Support | Responsive Page | Responsive Page | Responsive Page | Responsive Page | Native Bottom Sheet | Responsive and Native Pages | Responsive Page |
| Redirect Mode | Required | Not Required | Not Required | Not Required | Not Required | Not Required | Depends on Scenario |
| PCI Requirements | Not Required | Not Required | Not Required | Not Required | Not Required | Required for Credit Card, Not for APM | Not Required |
| Risk Control Component | Not Required | Not Required | Not Required | Not Required | Not Required | Required for Credit Card, Not for APM | Not Required |