PayPal vs Square
PayPal and Square are both payments and buy now, pay later tools. Of the 850 stores we index, Square is on 23 (3%) and PayPal on 12 (1%). No store we index uses both.
PayPal and Square on the stores we index
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| Only PayPal | 12 |
|---|---|
| Only Square | 23 |
| Both | 0 |
PayPal
On 12 of 850 stores (1%)
We haven't checked PayPal's features and prices yet.
Square
On 23 of 850 stores (3%)
We haven't checked Square's features and prices yet.
Switches
No stores we index have switched between PayPal and Square yet. We record what each store uses at the end of every month, so switches show here as they happen.
By platform
| Platform | PayPal | Square |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify | 8 | 8 |
| Adobe Commerce (Magento) | 0 | 8 |
| Salesforce Commerce Cloud | 2 | 6 |
Stores using each, where the two have at least 3 between them.
By industry
| Industry | PayPal | Square |
|---|---|---|
| Fashion and accessories | 6 | 6 |
| Beauty and skincare | 0 | 7 |
| Sports and outdoor | 2 | 3 |
| Home and furniture | 0 | 3 |
| Kids and baby | 1 | 2 |
Stores using each, where the two have at least 3 between them.
All the alternatives to PayPal · All the alternatives to Square
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