Top 8 PayPal Competitors & Alternatives in 2025
Updated onFind more companies like PayPal. We've shortlisted leading alternatives and mapped their strengths, pricing, and go-to-market focus.
PayPal
Best for enterprisesGlobal online payments platform that provides merchant accounts, buyer/seller protections, and compliance tools for legitimate transactions.
Competitors
#1Stripe
Best for mid-market companiesPayment processing platform that helps businesses accept online payments and handle compliance and KYC through integrations.
#2Square App Marketplace
Best for SMBsThe Square App Marketplace is Square’s directory of third‑party apps and integrations that connect with Square accounts and Point of Sale to extend seller workflows.
#3
Adyen
Adyen is a global payments platform that provides end-to-end payment processing, acquiring, risk management, issuing, and financial operations for enterprises, platforms and omnichannel merchants.
#4Checkout.com
A global payments platform and payment service provider offering end-to-end payments infrastructure—including payment processing, local acquiring, issuing, payouts, fraud/risk tools, and treasury—accessible via a unified API for merchants and platforms.
- #5
Authorize.Net
A Visa-owned payment gateway and payments platform that helps small and medium-sized merchants accept online, in-person, and eCheck payments with tools like a virtual terminal, recurring billing, fraud detection, and developer APIs.
Starts at $25 / per gateway account / monthly
#6Worldpay
Worldpay is a global payments technology and processing company that provides merchant acquiring, point-of-sale and e-commerce payment solutions, fraud and risk services, and value-added payments technology for businesses of all sizes.
#7Payoneer
Payoneer is a financial services company that provides global cross-border payments, multi-currency accounts, mass-payout and marketplace payment solutions, and working capital to freelancers, marketplaces, and businesses.
#8
Klarna
Klarna is a Swedish fintech that offers buy‑now‑pay‑later consumer financing, checkout and merchant payment solutions, and consumer financial services via its app and card across multiple countries.
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