🆚 Link vs. PayPal
Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *- 📈 PayPal is much more popular than Link.
- 🌍 PayPal is more popular in all countries.
Type
Payment system
Payment system
About
Link is Stripe's fast checkout solution that allows customers of online businesses to securely save and reuse payment details.
PayPal is an online payment service that transfers the payment amount from your credit card to the merchant without sharing your financial information.
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
San Jose, California, United States
Pricing
Domestic personal transactions
From bank accountsNo fee *
From cards3.4% + fixed fee based on currency
* If no currency conversion is involved
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
Popularity
Determined by the number of sites using each technology.
The PayPal payment system is 44 times more popular than Link.
Total websites
Market share
Payments
Popularity by country
Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.
PayPal is more popular than Link in all countries.
United States
Canada
Germany
United Kingdom
Australia
Italy
France
Netherlands
Spain
Switzerland
Awards
- ⭐ 10th most popular in India in the Payments category.
- 🔥 14th most popular in the United States in the Payments category.
- 🔥 16th most popular in France in the Payments category.
- 🔥 18th most popular in Canada in the Payments category.
- 🥇 Most popular in the United States in the Payments category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Canada in the Payments category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Germany in the Payments category.
- 🥇 Most popular in the United Kingdom in the Payments category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Australia in the Payments category.
Popularity by domain category
Determined by the number of sites in each category.
PayPal is more popular than Link in all market segments.
Online Shopping
Marketing/Merchandising
Business
Fashion/Beauty
Blogs/Wiki
Entertainment
Internet Services
Education/Reference
Sports
Travel
Top sites
Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.
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Data updated
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