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Amazon Pay vs PayPal

Amazon Pay and PayPal are both payments and buy now, pay later tools. Of the 850 stores we index, Amazon Pay is on 22 (3%) and PayPal on 12 (1%). No store we index uses both.

Amazon Pay and PayPal on the stores we index

Of the 850 stores we index. CommerceGeek store index.
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Amazon Pay and PayPal on the stores we index
Only Amazon Pay22
Only PayPal12
Both0

Amazon Pay

On 22 of 850 stores (3%)

We haven't checked Amazon Pay's features and prices yet.

PayPal

On 12 of 850 stores (1%)

We haven't checked PayPal's features and prices yet.

Switches

No stores we index have switched between Amazon Pay and PayPal yet. We record what each store uses at the end of every month, so switches show here as they happen.

By platform

PlatformAmazon PayPayPal
Shopify128
Adobe Commerce (Magento)60
Salesforce Commerce Cloud32

Stores using each, where the two have at least 3 between them.

By industry

IndustryAmazon PayPayPal
Fashion and accessories56
Sports and outdoor42
Beauty and skincare30
Gifts and stationery12
Pets30

Stores using each, where the two have at least 3 between them.

All the alternatives to Amazon Pay · All the alternatives to PayPal

Of the stores we index, not the whole market, and not a ranking of which tool is better. Found in each store’s public pages, so the real numbers may be higher. How we measure