🆚 PayPal Enterprise Payments vs. Square

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

📈 PayPal Enterprise Payments is four times more popular than Square.
🌎 PayPal Enterprise Payments is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia.
🌍 Square is more popular in New Zealand.

PayPal Enterprise Payments

Square

Type

Payment service

About

PayPal Enterprise Payments, formerly known as Braintree, is a full-stack payments platform that makes it easy for businesses to accept payments in their apps or websites.

It supports credit and debit cards, digital wallets like PayPal, Apple Pay, and Google Pay, recurring billing for subscriptions, global payments in more than 130 currencies, and built-in fraud protection tools and PCI compliance features.

Square is a payment processor that enables businesses to accept cards from customers to pay for goods and services.

It offers no monthly fees for basic use, supports contactless, chip, swipe and online payments, provides real-time analytics and instant transfers, and includes inventory, invoicing and appointment management built into its point-of-sale system.

Headquarters

San Jose, California, United States

Oakland, California, United States

Website

paypal.com #45

squareup.com #2,131

Pricing

Payment processing, US accounts, per transactionCards and third-party digital wallets2.89% + 0.29 USD
Non-USD currency+1%
Cards outside the US+1%
Chargeback$15

Payment processing, EU accounts, per transactionCards and third-party digital wallets1.9% + 0.30 EUR
Multi-currency+1.5%-3%
Cards outside the EEA+1%
Chargeback€30

SubscriptionFree version ✔️Square Free
Square Plus$49/month
Square Premium$149/month

Processing feesTap, dip, or swipe2.4-2.6% + 15¢
Online2.9%-3.3% + 30¢

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The PayPal Enterprise Payments service is 4 times more popular than Square.

Total websites

Market share

Payments

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

PayPal Enterprise Payments is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, while Square is more popular in New Zealand.

United States

United Kingdom

Australia

Netherlands

Germany

France

Italy

Canada

Brazil

Spain

Awards

⭐ 5th most popular in Chile in the Payments category.
⭐ 5th most popular in Bulgaria in the Payments category.
⭐ 5th most popular in South Africa in the Payments category.
⭐ 5th most popular in Serbia in the Payments category.
⭐ 6th most popular in Brazil in the Payments category.

⭐ 10th most popular in the United States in the Payments category.
⭐ 10th most popular in Canada in the Payments category.
🔥 12nd most popular in Australia in the Payments category.
🔥 13rd most popular in New Zealand in the Payments category.

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

PayPal Enterprise Payments is more popular among sites focused on online shopping, marketing and merchandising, and business, while Square is more commonly used on restaurants sites.

Online Shopping

Marketing/Merchandising

Business

Fashion/Beauty

Software/Hardware

Sports

Health

Internet Services

Real Estate

Restaurants