🆚 Link vs. PayPal

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *
Link
PayPal

Type

Payment service
Payment service

About

Link is a one-click checkout feature from Stripe that allows shoppers to securely save and reuse their payment and shipping information across participating online merchants.

It increases conversions by providing faster checkout and works with cards, bank accounts, and Klarna.

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

San Francisco, California, United States
San Jose, California, United States

Website

link.com #13,624
paypal.com #45

Pricing

Payment processing, per transaction
Standard2.9% + 30¢
Instant Bank Payments2.6% + 30¢
Klarna5.99% + 30¢
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 #22
Payments › Rank #1

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The PayPal payment service is 59 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
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 Link 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
#23
#61
#78
#93
#117
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Rank
#18
#23
#35
#41
#45
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See also

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