PayPal Payments Studio vs PayRules

How PayPal Payments Studio and PayRules compare on the Shopify App Store: rating, review count, pricing, the Built for Shopify badge, and where each one ranks in the store's organic search results. Every number is the App Store's own and is never edited.

Updated October 4, 2026 · App Store data

PayPal Payments Studio vs PayRules at a glance

As of October 4, 2026, PayPal Payments Studio is rated 5.0 stars from 1 review and PayRules is rated 4.9 stars from 98 reviews on the Shopify App Store.

  • Rating: PayPal Payments Studio has the higher rating, 5.0 stars against 4.9.
  • Reviews: PayRules has more reviews, 98 against 1.
  • Pricing: PayPal Payments Studio lists "Free", PayRules "Free plan available".
PayPal Payments Studio and PayRules on the Shopify App Store, as of October 4, 2026: rating, review count, pricing label, the Built for Shopify badge, and the date each app's data was last read from the store.
Fact PayPal Payments Studio PayRules
Tagline Drive sales with PayPal buttons and installment options Hide payment options conditionally to avoid unwanted fees
Rating ★ 5.0 ★ 4.9
Reviews 1 98
Pricing Free Free plan available
Built for Shopify No badge No badge
Data as of October 4, 2026 October 4, 2026

Ratings, review counts, pricing labels and badges are read from each app's Shopify App Store search result card. Rankings are the store's organic results for the searches Rankbase tracks; sponsored results are excluded.

Where each app ranks in App Store search

Every Shopify App Store search Rankbase tracks where PayPal Payments Studio or PayRules is in the top 10 today, with the position merchants see. Organic results only, across 3,798 tracked searches; sponsored placements never count.
App Store search PayPal Payments Studio PayRules
Both apps rank · 4 searches
Payrules #3 #1
Payment #10 #4
Payments #9 #5
Paymenthero #10 #7
Only PayPal Payments Studio ranks · 10 searches
Paiement En Plusieurs Fois #1 not in top 10
Paypal #4 not in top 10
Paytabs #4 not in top 10
Credit/debit Card By Paypal #5 not in top 10
Pay Pal #5 not in top 10
Paypal Checkout #5 not in top 10
Paypal Express #8 not in top 10
Payplus #8 not in top 10
Parcelamento #9 not in top 10
Paypal Tracking Autopilot #10 not in top 10
Only PayRules ranks · 9 searches
Hide Payment Methods not in top 10 #4
Payment Customization not in top 10 #5
Payment Method not in top 10 #5
Payment Methods not in top 10 #5
Hide Payment not in top 10 #6
Payment Rules not in top 10 #7
UPI Payment not in top 10 #8
Paiment not in top 10 #9
Cashfree Payments not in top 10 #10

In the App Store's organic search results, PayPal Payments Studio ranks in the top 10 for 14 of the 3,798 searches we track and PayRules for 13. They share 4 searches and PayRules ranks higher on all of them.

Frequently asked questions

Is PayPal Payments Studio or PayRules rated higher on the Shopify App Store?

PayPal Payments Studio has the higher rating, 5.0 stars against 4.9. PayRules has more reviews, 98 against 1.

Which has more reviews, PayPal Payments Studio or PayRules?

PayRules has more reviews, 98 against 1.

Which ranks higher in Shopify App Store search, PayPal Payments Studio or PayRules?

In the App Store's organic search results, PayPal Payments Studio ranks in the top 10 for 14 of the 3,798 searches we track and PayRules for 13. They share 4 searches and PayRules ranks higher on all of them.

How is this comparison made?

Rankbase records the organic results merchants see when they search the Shopify App Store for 3,798 popular keywords, refreshed daily for published rankings and at least weekly for the rest. Each app's rating, review count, pricing label and Built for Shopify badge are taken from its App Store search result card, so they are exactly what merchants see; the date next to each app is the last time it appeared in any tracked top 10. Sponsored results are excluded, and nothing on this page is edited by hand, including for Rankbase's own apps.

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Rankbase paired these two apps on September 17, 2026, when both ranked in the top 3 for "payrules". The page stays as long as either app keeps ranking or the comparison keeps being read, and every number on it is refreshed from the App Store.

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