Paybond CLI
Paybond provides a robust settlement infrastructure designed to enable businesses to safely allow AI agents to spend money.
Our verdict
Who it's for
Empower AI agents to spend money securely with auditable controls
Who should look elsewhere
Overage charges apply on higher-tier plans for intents and settled volume.
Pros
- +Provides strong financial governance and control over AI agent spending.
- +Reduces financial risk by ensuring outcomes are verified before settlement.
- +Offers comprehensive audit trails and dispute resolution capabilities.
- +Integrates with common payment rails for flexible money movement.
- +Supports various use cases from internal agent fleets to marketplaces.
Cons
- −Overage charges apply on higher-tier plans for intents and settled volume.
- −Enterprise features and custom deployments require sales-led engagement.
- −Money movement costs through integrated payment rails are separate from Paybond subscription fees.
Key features
- ✓Bounded authority definition for AI agents
- ✓Outcome-verified fund release or refund
- ✓Audit-ready transaction record (intent, evidence, decisions)
- ✓Integration with Stripe Connect, Stripe ACH Direct Debit, and USDC on Base
- ✓Escrow funding and budget reservation
- ✓Dispute resolution workbench with case tracking
- ✓Signed receipts and portfolio views (Signal)
- ✓Append-only provenance ledger
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free Developer | $0 | month | First guardrail integration; Sandbox guardrail bootstrap; Simulator settlement |
| Starter | $99 | month | First production workflow; Single agent product going live on Paybond; Predictable monthly pricing with modest caps; overage-free |
| Team | $499 | month | Multi-product operations; Teams running several agent flows; Audit exports |
| Business | $2999 | month | Production controls with organization SSO and policy workflows; Production teams that need organization SSO where configured; Audit exports |
| Enterprise | $8000 | month | Sales-led onboarding, review, and custom terms; Teams that need sales-led onboarding, procurement review, or contract-managed pricing; Everything in Business plan features |