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Two categories · what the models named instead

Alternatives to PayPal, as AI models named them

In the October 2026 Edition, 484 of the 504 answers collected in the two categories where PayPal holds a standing named it neither as a first choice nor as an alternative. These are the products those answers put first, category by category and buyer by buyer. The output is the models' output.

Named instead, most often
Wise Business89
Airwallex39
Stripe26
Adyen24
Helcim19
HighRadius17
First choices in the 484 answers that did not name PayPal, every category and segment above added together; a product can be counted in several. Each category below keeps its own denominator.

B2B payment acceptance

Receivables and billing. Six framings, fourteen models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when PayPal is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessPayPal is #9 of 9 here at 0% of first choices, 33 labels.

Seventy-six of the eighty-four answers did not name PayPal; it was the first choice in one. The first choices in those seventy-six answers, twelve products in all, the eight most named:

Helcim15 of 76
Melio12 of 76
Stripe9 of 76
BILL Accounts Receivable8 of 76
Bill3606 of 76
QuickBooks Payments2 of 76
BILL AP/AR1 of 76
Forwardly1 of 76
4 more in the record.The full small business standing →
Mid-marketPayPal is #14 of 14 here at 0% of first choices, 20 labels.

Seventy-seven of the eighty-four answers did not name PayPal; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those seventy-seven answers, fifteen products in all, the eight most named:

Stripe9 of 77
Versapay9 of 77
BILL Accounts Receivable6 of 77
EBizCharge6 of 77
Nickel5 of 77
Helcim4 of 77
Billtrust3 of 77
Gaviti3 of 77
7 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterprisePayPal is #12 of 12 here at 0% of first choices, 14 labels.

Eighty-three of the eighty-four answers did not name PayPal; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those eighty-three answers, fifteen products in all, the eight most named:

Adyen17 of 83
HighRadius17 of 83
Billtrust9 of 83
Stripe7 of 83
Tipalti5 of 83
Stax3 of 83
Airwallex1 of 83
BILL Accounts Receivable1 of 83
7 more in the record.The full enterprise standing →

Cross-border payments and FX

Treasury and cash. Six framings, fourteen models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when PayPal is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessPayPal is #7 of 7 here at 0% of first choices, 25 labels.

Eighty-four of the eighty-four answers did not name PayPal; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those eighty-four answers, ten products in all, the eight most named:

Wise Business51 of 84
Airwallex7 of 84
OFX7 of 84
Ebury1 of 84
Payoneer1 of 84
Revolut Business1 of 84
Stripe1 of 84
WorldFirst1 of 84
2 more in the record.The full small business standing →
Mid-marketPayPal is #13 of 13 here at 0% of first choices, 15 labels.

Eighty-one of the eighty-four answers did not name PayPal; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those eighty-one answers, twelve products in all, the eight most named:

Wise Business31 of 81
Airwallex14 of 81
Tipalti6 of 81
FXGuard4 of 81
Remitly3 of 81
iBanFirst3 of 81
Corpay Cross-Border Payments2 of 81
OFX2 of 81
4 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterprisePayPal holds 8 labels here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

Eighty-three of the eighty-four answers did not name PayPal; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those eighty-three answers, nineteen products in all, the eight most named:

Airwallex17 of 83
Kyriba11 of 83
Adyen7 of 83
Wise Business7 of 83
Convera4 of 83
Tipalti4 of 83
Thunes3 of 83
Nium2 of 83
11 more in the record.The full enterprise standing →

How to read this

A category is asked six ways of each of fourteen models on behalf of each buyer segment, so a segment is eighty-four answers. An answer belongs on this page when the judge labeled PayPal neither its first choice nor an alternative in it; the products listed are the first choices those answers made, counted once per answer. An answer that named nothing first, or named PayPal only in passing, is in the denominator and adds to no product. The counts are not the category standing, which is on the category page with its share and rank; they are the same record read from PayPal's side.

Every answer and every label behind these figures is in the record, sent on request. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index, and a product named instead of PayPal was named by a model, not endorsed by anyone.

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