Alternatives and competitors
Sites like PayPal
The 20 closest online payments alternatives to PayPal, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 12 technologies behind it.
Looking for an alternative to PayPal? The closest matches are Checkout.com, Paysafe and Worldpay. We match sites by what they actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Vote on each alternative and leave a short note to help the next person choose.
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01 · Entity
About PayPal
PayPal paypal.com
Pay, Send and Save Money with PayPal | PayPal US
From paying friends to saving money or getting cash back when you shop, explore what the new PayPal app has to offer.
Wikidata: American worldwide online payments system
Summary by Claude
PayPal provides a digital wallet and online payment service for paying merchants, sending money to other people, and managing funds, along with a debit card, cashback credit card, buy-now-pay-later installments, and payment processing for businesses.
- Who it’s for
- Consumers and online merchants
- Business model
- Transaction fees, interest and card interchange
02 · Embedding space
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to PayPal’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Lines split each axis at the median. Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.
similarity × popularity
03 · Nearest neighbours
Alternatives to PayPal
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to PayPal, thumbs down if it isn’t.
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Payment services to power your performance | Checkout.com
Boost your acceptance rate, cut processing costs, fight fraud, and create extraordinary customer experiences with Checkout.com's payment solutions.
Very close cos 0.916 - 02
Paysafe | It starts here
We have a payment solution for every business. Using our global expertise we can help any business grow, from SMBs to large corporations. See our services here.
Very close cos 0.915 - 03
Worldpay: Unleash Your Payments Potential
We power global commerce by providing exceptional payments technology and expertise to businesses. Find out how Worldpay can help you.
Very close cos 0.912 - 04
Klarna US - A secure, flexible way to manage your money
Manage everyday payments securely with Klarna - online, in store, or with the Klarna Card. Flexible and interest-free options in the United States.
Very close cos 0.908 - 05
Paddle - Subscriptions, Payments & Tax Compliance for SaaS & Mobile Apps
Increase revenue, reduce risk and reduce cost with Paddle, the payment solution powering global revenue for n8n, Letterboxd & AdGuard. One platform that handles billing, tax and compliance.
Very close cos 0.905 - 06
Access payment solutions, security, and card benefits | Visa
Discover Visa personal payment solutions, secure transactions, travel support, cards and rewards designed to bring more value to your everyday experiences.
Very close cos 0.903 - 07
Pay Friends | Payments App | Venmo
Welcome to Venmo! Manage your account balance, send/receive money, split bills, pay friends, and stay connected with your network all in one place.
Very close cos 0.899 - 08
Shop - Shopping designed around you
Shop from top brands, earn exclusive rewards, and track your packages all in one place. Now available on iOS, Android, and web.
Very close cos 0.901 - 09
All-in-One Global Payment Platform for Businesses | Payoneer
Payoneer empowers millions of businesses with the financial software and services they need to grow and transact globally with confidence.
Very close cos 0.897 - 10
Stripe | Financial Infrastructure to Grow Your Revenue
Stripe is a financial services platform that helps all types of businesses accept payments, build flexible billing models and manage money movement.
Very close cos 0.898 - 11
Paytm: Secure & Fast UPI Payments, Recharge Mobile & Pay Bills
Send money with UPI using any bank account. Recharge mobile and pay bills.
Very close cos 0.894 - 12
Digital wallet for money transfers & online payments | Skrill EN - US
Whether you're placing a bet, gaming online, or sending money internationally, Skrill's digital wallet makes every payment quick and secure.
Close cos 0.892 - 13
Razorpay - Best Payment Solution for Online Payments India
Online Payments India: Start Accepting Payments Instantly with Razorpay's Payment Suite, which Supports Netbanking, Credit Card & Debit Cards, UPI etc.
Close cos 0.892 - 14
Discover how you can pay online in cash. | PaysafeCard US
Pay securely and easily with a PaysafeCard prepaid code. Get one in over 650,000 sales outlets and pay everywhere where you see our logo.
Close cos 0.889 - 15
Capital One | Credit Cards, Checking, Savings & Auto Loans
Learn how banking with Capital One can help you meet your financial goals.
Close cos 0.893 - 16
Power your entire business | Square
Sell anywhere. Diversify revenue streams. Streamline operations. Manage your staff. Get paid faster. Sign up for Square today.
Close cos 0.890 - 17
NerdWallet: Finance smarter
NerdWallet makes it easy to find the right financial product for you. Our Nerds do all the research so you don’t have to.
Close cos 0.892 - 18
Send, Receive, Invest, & Manage Your Money with Cash App
Download Cash App to send & receive money instantly, spend with the Cash App Card, buy bitcoin, invest in stocks, & manage your finances.
Close cos 0.887 - 19
Free, Easy Online Stores for Artists & Small Businesses
Start your free online store & scale as you grow. Easily manage your e-commerce business. Join a community of artists & small businesses.
Close cos 0.890 - 20
Mollie – the platform for online and in-person payments
One platform to accept payments, manage money, and access funding. Eliminate financial friction and grow your business with Mollie.
Close cos 0.884
Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to paypal.com’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones PayPal uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What PayPal is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.
Built with
- CSS & UI
- Bootstrap asset https://www.paypalobjects.com/martech/tm/paypal/gtm-bootstrap.js
- Tag managers
- Google Tag Manager page source: googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-
- Payments
- Security
- DataDome cookie datadome
- CDN
- Cloudflare header cf-ray: a562f7f1a803444a-HAM
- Email hosting
- Microsoft 365 TXT MS=ms95960309
- Email delivery
- SendGrid TXT v=spf1 include:pp._spf.paypal.com include:3ph1._spf.paypal.com includ…
- DNS hosting
- UltraDNS NS pdns100.ultradns.net
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Adobe TXT adobe-idp-site-verification=11600efbec96c0e73dd8820cd33ca906ec4302aea…
- Atlassian TXT atlassian-domain-verification=Q8BdHlO6NYSN5njfC2rlbPQxksVfADlcxarxq4f…
- GlobalSign TXT globalsign-domain-verification=KXa3jn_dNODlTVQ4eg1Wx3vA-RrHZ2K7iLQN0v…
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what PayPal adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console · not on paypal.com 20/20
- Apple Business · not on paypal.com 15/20
- Microsoft 365 15/20
- Atlassian 14/20
- Google Tag Manager 11/20
- Google Workspace · not on paypal.com 11/20
- Meta Business Suite · not on paypal.com 11/20
- DocuSign · not on paypal.com 10/20
- Amazon CloudFront · not on paypal.com 10/20
- Miro · not on paypal.com 9/20
- OneTrust · not on paypal.com 8/20
- OpenAI · not on paypal.com 8/20
- Amazon Route 53 · not on paypal.com 8/20
- Canva · not on paypal.com 7/20
- Adobe 6/20
- Cloudflare 6/20