PayPal alternatives
12 payments tools compared on data from stores OngoingAI observes — including 103 running PayPal. Adoption, platform split and growth, not vendor claims.
Every PayPal alternative, side by side
Ordered by relevance to PayPal · 30d net counts confirmed adds/removals only · overlap = share of PayPal stores also running it
| Alternative | Stores observed | 30d net | Primary platform | Overlap | Rating | Pricing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WooPayments | 2,653 | — | WooCommerce | 16% | — | — |
 Stripe | 408 | — | WooCommerce | 3% | — | — |
| Braintree | 30 | — | WooCommerce | — | — | — |
| WooCommerce Stripe Gateway | 2,732 | — | WooCommerce | 7% | — | — |
 Klarna | 2,420 | — | Shopify | 5% | 1.2 | Free to install |
| GoKwik | 959 | — | Shopify | — | — | — |
 Affirm pay‑over‑time messaging | 931 | — | Shopify | — | 1.7 | Free |
 Afterpay | 902 | — | Shopify | — | — | — |
| Snapmint | 401 | — | Shopify | — | — | — |
| Authorize.Net (WooCommerce CIM) | 371 | — | WooCommerce | 2% | — | — |
| Shopflo | 248 | — | Shopify | — | — | — |
| PAYONE | 66 | — | Magento (Adobe Commerce) | — | — | — |
Alternatives by ecommerce platform
Where each alternative's stores mostly run
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WooPayments alternativesStripe alternativesBraintree alternativesWooCommerce Stripe Gateway alternativesKlarna alternativesGoKwik alternativesAffirm pay‑over‑time messaging alternativesAfterpay alternativesSnapmint alternativesAuthorize.Net (WooCommerce CIM) alternativesShopflo alternativesPAYONE alternatives
Frequently asked questions
Ranked by observed store adoption, the most widely used PayPal alternatives are WooCommerce Stripe Gateway, WooPayments, Klarna, GoKwik.