Putting money on skrill in India costs 2.50%. Withdrawing money in India costs 3.49% to 7.50% or flat INR 440.79 depending how you do it.
Transfer costs 2.99% with a minimum cost. Important for micropayment.
International costs 4.99% with an additional 4.49% for currency exchange.
I dare say that , first the pricing is confusing to say it nicely, and second, there is not really much difference between skrill and paypal.
When paying with paypal, that goes directly to my credit card, and I do click the button that the credit card should exchange the currency. Because mine does not add a surcharge for that. Even if it did, that would still be cheaper than the conversion from either paypal or skrill.
But what really confuses me, that apparantly paying with credit card on itch is more costly than with paypal, but in my case that would be exactly the same card, but without the middle man paypal getting money.
That being said, alternatives to paypal would be welcome. Paypal is not a neutral payment processor.