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PayPal

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Offering safe, convenient online payments worldwide, with buyer and seller protection, integration with over 200 countries’ banks, and optional features like PayPal Credit, PayPal is a trusted choice for personal and business use, providing flexible, secure payment options.

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License model

  • Free PersonalProprietary

Platforms

  • Online
  • Android
  • iPhone
2.2 / 5 Avg rating (27)
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Properties

  1.  Security-focused

Features

  1.  Payment Processing
  2.  In-app Money Transfer
  3.  Optimized for Mobile
  4.  Money Transfer
  5.  Online Banking
  6.  Support for multiple currencies
  7.  Two-factor Authentication
  8.  Passkey Support
  9.  Bank integration
  10.  Currency Conversion
  11.  Recurring Billing
  12.  Ad-free
  13.  Crypto Wallet
  14.  Payment Gateway Integration

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Comment summary: PayPal receives mixed feedback, with many users expressing frustration over high fees, data privacy concerns, poor customer support, and cumbersome processes. The service is criticized for its automatic renewal policies, frequent account limitations, and costly currency conversion rates, compelling users to seek alternatives. However, it is also praised for its convenience, security, and effectiveness in handling certain disputes. Despite its flaws, some users continue to find PayPal useful in specific scenarios.
RemovedUser
  
Top positive commentMar 14, 2024

It is straightforward to make payments with and link accounts to pal

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Himura
  
Top negative commentNov 28, 2015

Don't use PayPal!!!

This is the worst company ever. I ordered an online service with paypal and it was thefts, who created automatic subscription for my order. So I contacted paypal to terminate this subscription and paypal said they DON'T HAVE ANY CUSTOMER PROTECTION FOR DIGITAL GOODS!!! Only physical goods have protection with paypal.

So they just let thefts to transfer my money each month for doing nothing and paypal didn't allow me to cancel subscription!!!!

After losing a few hundreds of dollars I just closed my credit cards and created a new one to stop this madness.

I hate paypal so much!!!!

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User
  
Negative commentAug 18, 2024

Always block some card or transfer. But easy for foreign purchases.

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Sam Lander
  
Negative commentMay 30, 2024

Avoid PayPal. There are many services that do the exact same thing for payment processing.

First, PayPal sells your data: PayPal is building an ad network, leveraging user data and AI for targeted advertising

Second, PayPal censors people it disagrees with: https://www.thefire.org/news/paypal-no-pal-free-expression

Avoid.

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Hypermonster
  
Negative commentMay 23, 2023

Never use Paypal! Full of bugs, for instance an sms that I never received, I asked three times and then the website blocks you. Changing your address? A problem blah blah... Please try again later. Open a new bank account? They don't understand the structure of this account abroad and impossible to get help. And so on, so on, I gave up on Paypal I was with for more than 17 years!

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nozqfkuv
  
Negative commentMar 30, 2023

PayPal ist okay. Manchmal sperren sie dir dein Konto oder fordern mehr persönliche Daten von dir. Manchmal geben sie dir das Privileg, über euer Bankkonto zu zahlen. Manchmal müsst ihr vorher Geld auf euer Guthaben zahlen. Das kann Tage dauern. Mit Giropay solle das sofort gehen. Bisher klappte das auch ziemlich gut. Nur diesmal liegt das Geld irgendwo rum. Keine Ahnung. Jedenfalls ist das PayPals Schuld, wer hätte das gedacht? Der Support war planlos und kann einem nie helfen. PayPal sammelt auch unverschämt viele Daten und teilt sie mit ihren Best Friends, um jeden kleinen Cent Profit aus euch herauszupressen.

Der Käuferschutz ist allerdings ganz gut. Bei Shops, bei denen ihr kaum bis keine Bewertungen findet oder auf Plattformen wie Kleinanzeigen oder FB Marketplace sollte PayPal Pflicht sein. Früher gab es auch einen Service, bei dem ihr Rücksendekosten bei Bestellungen mit PayPal zurückerhalten könntet. Wie viele andere Silicon Valley Unternehmen fängt PayPal jetzt auch an, gieriger zu werden. Das können sie sich auch leisten. Aber bestimmt nicht mehr so lange. Viele Plattformen bieten jetzt auch einen Käuferschutz-Service und viele verschiedene Zahlungsmöglichkeiten.

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Shoji
  
Negative commentJan 6, 2023

Too much fees by simply using the services, It will charge $1 for transaction between account outside USA and also another charge $1 for withdrawal below $100, and charge another $3 if the withdrawal failure, without any notice or solution to fix the issue. It also mistakenly suspend the money inside when there is new international transaction, even thou the transaction is valid and between friends, not business.

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What is PayPal?

PayPal is the faster, safer way to send money, make an online payment, receive money or set up a merchant account.

There are not fees for paying money, but there are fees for receiving money.

From everyday purchases to running a business, people around the world rely on us to pay and get paid.

Know your payments are secure Whether you’re buying or selling, get the security you expect plus purchase or seller protection on all eligible transactions.

Accepted by millions of brands Use PayPal at businesses, big and small, in 200+ countries around the world. Pay securely online, in apps, and in stores.

More payment choices With PayPal, use your favorite banks and cards and still earn card rewards. And get access to flexible payment options like PayPal Credit.

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  • Rating

    Average rating of 2.2 (27 ratings)
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Our users have written 29 comments and reviews about PayPal, and it has gotten 355 likes

PayPal was added to AlternativeTo by obstruction on Oct 30, 2009 and this page was last updated Dec 16, 2024.