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PayPal alternatives

12 payments tools compared on data from stores OngoingAI observes — including 11,250 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
AlternativeStores observed30d netPrimary platformOverlapRatingPricing
WooPayments36,470-31WooCommerce11%——
Stripe5,104+107Big Cartel13%——
Mercado Pago1,752+58Shopify0%——
Releasit COD Form & Upsells13,810+384Shopify0%——
WooCommerce Stripe Gateway9,028-1,677WooCommerce2%——
EasySell COD Form8,960+279Shopify0%——
Klarna7,108+74Shopify3%1.2Free to install
Braintree55+3WooCommerce0%——
Afterpay4,653+4Shopify1%——
Affirm pay‑over‑time messaging2,483+30Shopify1%1.7Free
GoKwik2,149+50Shopify0%——
Razorpay1,676+167Shopify0%——
Fastest-growing PayPal alternatives
Confirmed net stores added over the last 30 days — observed changes, not new coverage

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Ranked by observed store adoption, the most widely used PayPal alternatives are WooPayments, Releasit COD Form & Upsells, WooCommerce Stripe Gateway, EasySell COD Form.