Cord combines a software subscription with a processing fee for payments handled by Cord Payments.
Cord Subscription Model
You pay a monthly fee to access the platform (Free, Starter, Pro, Scale, Developer Plans). This fee includes:
- Quote creation and CRM.
- CFDI 4.0 stamping with the SAT.
- API calls and Artificial Intelligence usage. CFDI or AI overages are charged at a fixed cost per folio/usage depending on your plan.
Cord Payments fees
For payments in Mexican pesos, the published fee is:
- Card: 4% + MXN 3 + tax.
- Automatic SPEI: 1% + MXN 7 + tax, capped at MXN 588.12 total per payment.
- Recurring card retainers: 4% + MXN 3 + tax. This figure includes card processing and Cord’s 0.4% margin.
The buyer pays the full amount and funds settle directly into your account. Cord Payments deducts one blended fee and shows you the reconciled net amount. Manual transfers to your usual payout account do not pass through Cord Payments and do not generate this fee.
Existing organizations keep their previous terms until they expressly accept the current transaction-fee terms in Settings › Payments.
Payments outside Mexico
The blended fee above (4%/1% + fixed + tax) is specific to payments in Mexican pesos. For card payments in other supported currencies (USD, CAD, BRL, EUR, GBP, for accounts in the United States, Canada, Brazil, Spain, the United Kingdom, Germany, and France), Cord Payments does not currently apply its own processing fee on the charge — only the platform subscription is charged. In Colombia, Argentina, Chile, and Peru, online payment isn’t available yet; the account quotes, invoices, and tracks collections with payments recorded by hand.