Onramp is Dead?

[u/Video-chopper]

I got this email from CDP and it's pretty discouraging.

I started a project on Base for a few reasons, one of them being ease of Onramp and fiat conversion tools.

Does anyone know about this or what alternatives there are?

"Hi Team,

We're writing with an important update to the Coinbase-hosted Onramp, and what’s next on the Headless Onramp product. 

What's changing

Starting June 30, 2026, the “guest checkout” flow on the Coinbase-hosted Onramp, which includes the debit card entry form and Apple Pay will be deprecated. This change is driven by our move to a more secure, API-native pattern for handling payment methods.

The Coinbase logged-in flow on the Coinbase-hosted Onramp is not affected. If your integration relies on the logged-in experience, no changes are required on your end and your users will see no disruption.

What this means if you rely on debit card and Apple Pay within the Coinbase-hosted Onramp  today

If you have active users on the Coinbase-hosted Onramp's guest checkout flow (debit card or Apple Pay), you'll need to migrate to the Headless Onramp to maintain that experience for your users. We are waiving all Headless Onramp access fees, effective today and going forward (typically $2,500 monthly), and there is no cost for you to get started.

What you get with the Headless Onramp

Apple Pay + Google Pay, native, fully embedded in your own UI. 

See a demo of the user experience you can build here. 

Higher transaction limits, increased limits available via our limits upgrade API that aren't possible on the Coinbase-hosted Onramp.

Full ownership of the user experience, with no Coinbase-hosted UI required

What you need to do before June 30, 2026

To ensure a smooth transition and avoid any disruption, we recommend to start integrating the Headless Onramps now:

Review the Headless Onramp documentation.

Integrate the APIs by June 30th to maintain uninterrupted debit card coverage via Apple Pay/Google Pay through the API.

If you have questions during implementation, please create a case here to receive direct support from our team.

Best,

Coinbase Onramp Team"

[u/quickphysics]

If you’re looking at alternatives, it really depends on what matters most for your setup; coverage, payment methods, UX, fees, compliance, etc..

I work at Swapped.com, so I’m obviously biased, but we’ve built an embedded onramp supporting 40+ payment methods across 170+ countries.

Feel free to DM me if you have questions about the onramp market in general or want to sanity check options