PayPal
VerifiedSend, receive, and accept payments online, in person, and across borders.
See all screenshots - Deployment Cloud Based
- Starting price Free
- Free trial Not offered
- Best for Freelancers, Startups, SMEs
What is PayPal?
PayPal is a widely used online payment platform that lets individuals and businesses send and receive money, accept card payments, and manage checkout on websites and mobile apps. A PayPal Business account is free to open with no monthly fee, and merchants pay a percentage plus a fixed fee per transaction depending on how the payment is taken.
PayPal Business supports invoicing, buy-now buttons, subscription billing, Pay Later options for customers, and in-person payments through its Zettle card readers. It also provides seller protection against certain chargebacks and disputes, multi-currency support for international sales, and integrations with major ecommerce platforms such as Shopify and WooCommerce.
Key Features of PayPal
PayPal lists 8 documented features, including Online checkout with card and PayPal wallet payments, Free business account with no monthly fee and Invoicing with recurring billing and reminders. The list below covers what the product does rather than how it is marketed.
- Online checkout with card and PayPal wallet payments
- Free business account with no monthly fee
- Invoicing with recurring billing and reminders
- Buy-now buttons and shopping cart embeds
- In-person payments via Zettle card readers
- Pay Later / buy now pay later for customers
- Seller protection against eligible chargebacks
- Multi-currency support for global sales
PayPal Pricing
PayPal lists 4 plans. One is free; the rest are quoted on request.
Business account
Free
No monthly fee
No cost to open or maintain a PayPal Business account
PayPal Checkout
3.49% + $0.49/transaction
Online checkout
Standard rate for PayPal Checkout including guest checkout
Credit/debit cards
2.99% + $0.49/transaction
Direct card payments
Rate for card payments processed through PayPal
In-person (Zettle)
2.29% + $0.09/transaction
Card-present payments
Rate for QR code and card-present transactions via Zettle
PayPal Specifications
PayPal is available on web app and has iOS and Android apps. It offers an API and has a free plan.
- Deployment
- Cloud Based
- Billing cycle
- Transaction
- Desktop
- Web App
- Mobile
- iOS
- Android
- Languages
- English
- Built for
- Freelancers
- Startups
- SMEs
- Agencies
- Enterprises
- Support
- Phone
- Live Support
- Tickets
- Integrations
- Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento, BigCommerce, Xero, QuickBooks, Salesforce, eBay, Wix, Squarespace
- Public API
- Yes
- Free trial
- No
- Free plan
- Yes
- Runs in browser
- Yes
- Customisable
- Yes
- Website
- paypal.com
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