🆚 Cash App vs. PayPal

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *
Cash App
PayPal

Type

Payment service
Payment service

About

Cash App is a peer-to-peer payment service and mobile digital wallet that lets users send, receive, and store money, set up direct deposits, invest in stocks and Bitcoin, and use a linked debit card for everyday spending.

It offers instant money transfers, group payment pools, Bitcoin trading and fractional stock investing, and provides a customizable Visa-branded Cash Card for in-store and online purchases and ATM withdrawals.

PayPal is an online payment service that allows users to send funds from a credit card, bank account, or PayPal balance to merchants without sharing their financial details.

It includes a digital wallet that links to bank accounts and cards, supports transactions in more than 200 countries and regions and 25 currencies, offers buyer protection on eligible purchases, and enables guest checkout for non-account holders.

Headquarters

Oakland, California, United States
San Jose, California, United States

Website

cash.app #1,086
paypal.com #45

Pricing

Sending money
From Cash App, debit cards, bank accountsFree ✔️
From credit cards3%
Receiving money
Personal accountsFree ✔️
Business accounts
2.6% + $0.15
Tap to Pay3%
Debit card
Issuance feeFree ✔️
ATM withdrawals$2.50
Domestic personal transactions
From bank accounts$0 (if no currency conversion)
From cards3.4% + fixed fee based on currency
International personal transactions
From U.S. bank accounts$4.99
From U.S. cards$4.99 + 3.4% + fixed fee
Merchant fees
For receiving domestic transactions3.40% + fixed fee
For receiving international transactions4.40% + fixed fee

Categories

Payments › Rank #92
Payments › Rank #1
Donations › Rank #22

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The PayPal payment service is 1,128 times more popular than Cash App.
Total websites

Market share

Payments

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

PayPal is more popular than Cash App in all countries.
United States
Germany
United Kingdom
Australia
France
Italy
Netherlands
Canada
Spain
India

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

PayPal is more popular than Cash App in all market segments.
Online Shopping
Marketing/Merchandising
Fashion/Beauty
Business
Blogs/Wiki
Internet Services
Entertainment
Sports
Education/Reference
Software/Hardware

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
#201,108
#215,201
#258,490
#308,508
#500,503
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Name
Rank
#18
#23
#35
#41
#45
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See also

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