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
| Alternative | Stores observed | 30d net | Primary platform | Overlap | Rating | Pricing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WooPayments | 36,409 | +248 | WooCommerce | 11% | — | — |
 Stripe | 5,121 | +203 | Big Cartel | 13% | — | — |
 Mercado Pago | 1,761 | +75 | Shopify | 0% | — | — |
 Releasit COD Form & Upsells | 14,046 | +642 | Shopify | 0% | — | — |
 EasySell COD Form | 9,113 | +430 | Shopify | 0% | — | — |
| WooCommerce Stripe Gateway | 8,962 | -955 | WooCommerce | 2% | — | — |
 Klarna | 7,106 | +99 | Shopify | 3% | 1.2 | Free to install |
| Braintree | 60 | +4 | WooCommerce | 0% | — | — |
 Afterpay | 4,647 | +9 | Shopify | 1% | — | — |
 Affirm pay‑over‑time messaging | 2,479 | +36 | Shopify | 1% | 1.7 | Free |
 GoKwik | 2,180 | +64 | Shopify | 0% | — | — |
 Razorpay | 1,757 | +193 | Shopify | 0% | — | — |
Fastest-growing PayPal alternatives
Confirmed net stores added over the last 30 days — observed changes, not new coverage
- Releasit COD Form & Upsells+642
- EasySell COD Form+430
- WooPayments+248
- Stripe+203
- Razorpay+193
Alternatives by ecommerce platform
Where each alternative's stores mostly run
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Frequently asked questions
Ranked by observed store adoption, the most widely used PayPal alternatives are WooPayments, Releasit COD Form & Upsells, EasySell COD Form, WooCommerce Stripe Gateway.
WooPayments is the most widely adopted PayPal alternative we track — observed on 36,409 ecommerce stores, versus 11,250 running PayPal.
Releasit COD Form & Upsells gained the most confirmed installs over the last 30 days among the alternatives we track (+642 net confirmed stores).