PayPal vs Shop Pay
PayPal and Shop Pay are both payments and buy now, pay later tools. Of the 850 stores we index, Shop Pay is on 510 (60%) and PayPal on 12 (1%). 7 stores use both.
PayPal and Shop Pay on the stores we index
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| Only PayPal | 5 |
|---|---|
| Only Shop Pay | 503 |
| Both | 7 |
PayPal
On 12 of 850 stores (1%)
We haven't checked PayPal's features and prices yet.
Shop Pay
On 510 of 850 stores (60%)
We haven't checked Shop Pay's features and prices yet.
Switches
No stores we index have switched between PayPal and Shop Pay yet. We record what each store uses at the end of every month, so switches show here as they happen.
By platform
| Platform | PayPal | Shop Pay |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify | 8 | 510 |
Stores using each, where the two have at least 3 between them.
By industry
| Industry | PayPal | Shop Pay |
|---|---|---|
| Fashion and accessories | 6 | 128 |
| Beauty and skincare | 0 | 98 |
| Home and furniture | 0 | 49 |
| Food and drink | 0 | 45 |
| Sports and outdoor | 2 | 43 |
| Gifts and stationery | 2 | 33 |
| Health and wellness | 0 | 35 |
| Kids and baby | 1 | 27 |
| Tech accessories | 1 | 26 |
| Pets | 0 | 26 |
Stores using each, where the two have at least 3 between them.
All the alternatives to PayPal · All the alternatives to Shop Pay
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