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WooCommerce PayPal Payments
By PayPal
Best for: Every store, as a second option next to a card gateway; PayPal buyers convert better when they see the button.
Overview
PayPal Payments replaced the older PayPal Standard and Checkout plugins and is now the single official integration. It adds smart PayPal buttons to product, cart and checkout pages, Pay Later messaging and buttons, Venmo in the US, and Advanced Card Processing so customers can pay by card without leaving the site. Vaulting saves PayPal and card details for returning buyers, and it supports WooCommerce Subscriptions. US fees are 3.49% + 49¢ for PayPal and Venmo wallet payments and 2.89% + 29¢ for cards, with 1.5% added for international payments.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Customers expect PayPal; it is the most used wallet worldwide
- Pay Later and Venmo included
- Card processing at 2.89% + 29¢ undercuts Stripe slightly
Cons
- 2.9-star rating, the lowest here, with complaints about button bugs and onboarding
- PayPal wallet payments cost 3.49% + 49¢
- Account holds and reserves are a long-running complaint
Key features
- PayPal, Venmo and Pay Later buttons on product, cart and checkout pages
- Advanced Card Processing with 3D Secure, no redirect
- Apple Pay and Google Pay through PayPal
- Vaulting for returning customers
- Pay Later messaging to lift conversion
- WooCommerce Subscriptions support
- Fees: 3.49% + 49¢ PayPal wallet, 2.89% + 29¢ cards (US)
Where we rank it
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