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Overview

PayPal provides an end-to-end suite of tools that can integrate with a business's existing systems and service providers. Its network of shoppers and businesses provides AI-driven data insights to help businesses reach new customers and drive results.

Comprehensive and flexible solution for companies of all sizes. Intuitive interface, advanced features and real-time integration for management, inventory, POS and finance in one place.

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

No videos yet
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Pricing

Starting from

0.09

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

R$

0.01

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.6

26.7K

5

4

3

2

1

19.7K

5.3K

1K

211

323

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
83%
would recommend this app

4.6

85

5

4

3

2

1

59

20

5

1

0

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
75%
would recommend this app

Pros

“PayPal is the go-to for fast, secure online payments. While not a full accounting tool, it's excellent for collecting payments, sending invoices quickly, and managing basic expense tracking on the go”
SA

Suman A.

Owner,Bookkeeper,TAxPreparer

“The sandbox environment works well enough for testing different payment scenarios before you push anything to production. Plus, the transaction logs are detailed, which really helps when you're debugging failed payments or trying to track down issues our users report.”
YO

Yusuf O.

Lead Software Engineer

“Using PayPal’s instant transfer feature has saved me a lot of hassle. Whenever I need to move money between my business account and personal wallet, the button pops up right in the checkout and the funds arrive within minutes, so I never have to wait for a bank transfer to clear.”
JP

Jessica P.

Finance Manager

Pros

Not enoughreviews yet

Cons

“While PayPal allows you to accept payments and secures everything for both parties, the payment processing fails when people want to pay with a credit card, due to too many verification steps.”
SM

Sandra M.

Owner

“The high processing and cross-border transaction fees and strict security policies that can unexpectedly freeze accounts or hold funds without fast access to human customer support is the biggest pain point for me”
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Ekpono A.

Software Engineer

“Customer support repeatedly provided generic responses without explaining the reason for the suspension or offering any meaningful appeal process. While PayPal excels in ease of use and is a trusted payment option for customers, the possibility of losing access to your account without explanation makes it difficult for me to recommend relying on it as your primary payment processor.”
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Victoria T.

Self-Employed

Cons

Not enoughreviews yet

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Key features

  • Total features96
  • ACH Payment Processing
  • AI/Machine Learning
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Anomaly Detection
  • Authentication
  • Barcode/Ticket Scanning
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Billing Portal
  • CRM
  • Cash Management
  • Check Fraud Detection
  • Commission Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Contact Database
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Customer Database
  • Customer History
  • Customizable Dashboard
  • Customizable Invoices
  • Customizable Reports
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Management
  • Data Security
  • Data Synchronization
  • Data Visualization
  • Debit/Credit Card Processing
  • Deferred Billing
  • Digital Wallet Payments
  • Discount Management
  • EDI
  • Electronic Payments
  • Electronic Signature
  • Employee Management
  • Expense Tracking
  • Financial Analysis
  • Financial Management
  • Financial Reporting
  • For Banking
  • For Food Trucks
  • For Retail
  • For Small Businesses
  • For eCommerce
  • Forecasting
  • Fraud Detection
  • Gift Card Management
  • In-Person Payments
  • Internal Fraud Monitoring
  • Inventory Management
  • Inventory Optimization
  • Inventory Replenishment
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Invoice Creation
  • Invoice History
  • Invoice Management
  • Invoice Processing
  • Loyalty Program
  • Marketing Reports
  • Merchandise Management
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Payments
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Currency
  • Multi-Location
  • Multi-Period Recurring Billing
  • Multiple Payment Options
  • Offline Access
  • Online Invoicing
  • Online Payments
  • Order Management
  • PCI Compliance
  • Payment Fraud Prevention
  • Payment Gateway Integration
  • Payment Links
  • Payment Options
  • Payment Processing
  • Payment Tracking
  • Performance Management
  • Point of Sale (POS)
  • Product Catalog
  • Projections
  • Promotions Management
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Real-time Alerts
  • Receipt Management
  • Recurring Invoicing
  • Recurring/Subscription Billing
  • Refund Management
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Retail Inventory Management
  • Returns Management
  • Risk Analysis
  • Risk Management
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Sales Order Management
  • Sales Reports
  • Sales Tax Management
  • Sales Trend Analysis
  • Scheduled/Automated Reports
  • Search/Filter
  • Self Service Portal
  • Shipping Labels
  • Shipping Management
  • Social Media Integration
  • Status Tracking
  • Stock Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Transaction History
  • Transaction Monitoring
  • Warehouse Management
  • eCommerce Management
  • Total features46
  • ACH Payment Processing
  • AI/Machine Learning
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Anomaly Detection
  • Authentication
  • Barcode/Ticket Scanning
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Billing Portal
  • CRM
  • Cash Management
  • Check Fraud Detection
  • Commission Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Contact Database
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Customer Database
  • Customer History
  • Customizable Dashboard
  • Customizable Invoices
  • Customizable Reports
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Management
  • Data Security
  • Data Synchronization
  • Data Visualization
  • Debit/Credit Card Processing
  • Deferred Billing
  • Digital Wallet Payments
  • Discount Management
  • EDI
  • Electronic Payments
  • Electronic Signature
  • Employee Management
  • Expense Tracking
  • Financial Analysis
  • Financial Management
  • Financial Reporting
  • For Banking
  • For Food Trucks
  • For Retail
  • For Small Businesses
  • For eCommerce
  • Forecasting
  • Fraud Detection
  • Gift Card Management
  • In-Person Payments
  • Internal Fraud Monitoring
  • Inventory Management
  • Inventory Optimization
  • Inventory Replenishment
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Invoice Creation
  • Invoice History
  • Invoice Management
  • Invoice Processing
  • Loyalty Program
  • Marketing Reports
  • Merchandise Management
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Payments
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Currency
  • Multi-Location
  • Multi-Period Recurring Billing
  • Multiple Payment Options
  • Offline Access
  • Online Invoicing
  • Online Payments
  • Order Management
  • PCI Compliance
  • Payment Fraud Prevention
  • Payment Gateway Integration
  • Payment Links
  • Payment Options
  • Payment Processing
  • Payment Tracking
  • Performance Management
  • Point of Sale (POS)
  • Product Catalog
  • Projections
  • Promotions Management
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Real-time Alerts
  • Receipt Management
  • Recurring Invoicing
  • Recurring/Subscription Billing
  • Refund Management
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Retail Inventory Management
  • Returns Management
  • Risk Analysis
  • Risk Management
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Sales Order Management
  • Sales Reports
  • Sales Tax Management
  • Sales Trend Analysis
  • Scheduled/Automated Reports
  • Search/Filter
  • Self Service Portal
  • Shipping Labels
  • Shipping Management
  • Social Media Integration
  • Status Tracking
  • Stock Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Transaction History
  • Transaction Monitoring
  • Warehouse Management
  • eCommerce Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations51
  • 123FormBuilder
  • 17hats
  • Acuity Scheduling
  • Adobe Commerce
  • Alterdata Pack
  • AthletaDesk
  • BetterUnite
  • BigCommerce
  • Cash App
  • Chargebee
  • Cognito Forms
  • Constant Contact
  • Donorbox
  • Ecwid
  • Formsite
  • Fundraise Up
  • Gerencianet
  • GiveSmart
  • GiveWP
  • Google Pay
  • Gravity Forms
  • Invoice Simple
  • Invoice2go
  • Joist
  • Jotform
  • Keap
  • Loja Integrada
  • Miva
  • NFSTOCK
  • Ninja Forms
  • Nuvemshop
  • OpenCart
  • PayPal Enterprise Payments
  • Paymo
  • Payoneer
  • QuickBooks Online
  • RocketRez
  • Salesforce Commerce Cloud
  • Shift4Shop
  • Shopify
  • Shopware
  • Spreedly
  • Squarespace
  • Stripe
  • SubscriptionFlow
  • Tray
  • TutorBird
  • VTEX
  • Venmo
  • Volusion
  • Wix
  • WooCommerce
  • WordPress
  • Wufoo
  • X-Cart
  • Xero
  • Zuora
  • commercetools
  • nopCommerce
  • Total integrations9
  • 123FormBuilder
  • 17hats
  • Acuity Scheduling
  • Adobe Commerce
  • Alterdata Pack
  • AthletaDesk
  • BetterUnite
  • BigCommerce
  • Cash App
  • Chargebee
  • Cognito Forms
  • Constant Contact
  • Donorbox
  • Ecwid
  • Formsite
  • Fundraise Up
  • Gerencianet
  • GiveSmart
  • GiveWP
  • Google Pay
  • Gravity Forms
  • Invoice Simple
  • Invoice2go
  • Joist
  • Jotform
  • Keap
  • Loja Integrada
  • Miva
  • NFSTOCK
  • Ninja Forms
  • Nuvemshop
  • OpenCart
  • PayPal Enterprise Payments
  • Paymo
  • Payoneer
  • QuickBooks Online
  • RocketRez
  • Salesforce Commerce Cloud
  • Shift4Shop
  • Shopify
  • Shopware
  • Spreedly
  • Squarespace
  • Stripe
  • SubscriptionFlow
  • Tray
  • TutorBird
  • VTEX
  • Venmo
  • Volusion
  • Wix
  • WooCommerce
  • WordPress
  • Wufoo
  • X-Cart
  • Xero
  • Zuora
  • commercetools
  • nopCommerce