PayPal
by PayPal · Account and app for paying, sending and receiving money
70.6 — BenchRank score out of 100
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Overview
PayPal is an account and mobile app for paying, sending and receiving money. From the app or online you can send money to other people, request payment back, split a bill and pool money up front for group gifts. Payment options include the PayPal Debit Card, Pay in 3, the PayPal Credit Card and PayPal Credit, online and in stores.
- Best for
- People in the UK who want to send, receive and split money and pay online or in shops.
- Pricing
- No prices are shown: signing up is described as free and PayPal+ as having no fees or caps, but the page states that fees apply when converting currency and sending non-GBP money to another country.
- Runs on
- WebCLI
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- Send, receive and split money, and pool funds for group gifts
- Pay now or later: Debit Card, Pay in 3, Credit Card, PayPal Credit
- Transactions and payments are encrypted
- PayPal+ points earned free, with no fees or caps
Trade-offs
- Fees apply to currency conversion and sending non-GBP money abroad
- An account is required to send or receive money, or to start a Pool
- Rewards need enrolment in PayPal+ under separate terms
- No fee or price figures are shown on the page
How this score is made up
Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.
- MCP support
- 92 out of 100
- API quality
- 75 out of 100
- Documentation
- 90 out of 100
- Agent friendliness
- 96 out of 100
- Customer sentiment
- 76 out of 100
- Changelog
- 0 out of 100
- Marketing site structure
- 30 out of 100
- Operational trust
- 50 out of 100
Measured, but not part of the score
Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.
- Openness
- 60 out of 100
- Maintenance
- 100 out of 100
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