Calculate your exact PayPal fee and payout before invoicing.
Enter the amount you are charging or requesting. We apply PayPal's standard merchant fee rules and show your exact fee, net payout, and what to charge to receive the exact amount.
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How much does PayPal charge per transaction?
In the US, PayPal Checkout and PayPal invoices cost 3.49% + $0.49 per sale, standard card payments 2.99% + $0.49, QR code payments in person 2.29% + $0.09, and goods-and-services payments 2.99%. A sale from another country adds 1.50%.
PayPal Fee Calculator WordPress plugin
Want this paypal fee calculator on your own website? Download the free PayPal Fee Calculator WordPress plugin and your visitors can use it right on your pages. It is free to run, with no limit on how often your visitors use it.
Add it to any page with one shortcode - zero coding skills required
Once the plugin is on, put this line on any page, post or sidebar and the tool appears there, ready for your visitors:
[pludor_tool slug="paypal-fee-calculator"]
No code, no developer, no hosting to set up. Prefer clicking? Add the Pludor tool block in the editor and pick the tool from a list. Change the colour or turn tools on and off any time from Pludor › Dashboard.
In WordPress, go to Plugins › Add New › Upload Plugin, choose the file and activate it.
Open a free Pludor account (or sign in), go to Settings › Pludor for WordPress and press Generate API Key.
Paste the key into Pludor › Dashboard in WordPress.
Add the Pludor tool block to any page, or paste [pludor_tool slug="paypal-fee-calculator"].
The same plugin also adds an AI chat for your visitors, shows which AI bots read your site and which AI assistants send you visitors, collects emails from your tools, and adds Pludor checkout to WooCommerce. See everything the Pludor WordPress plugin does.
Not on WordPress? The same tool works on Shopify, Wix, Squarespace or any HTML page. Ask in your Pludor dashboard for the embed snippet.
What people ask
Pain point
How can I work out PayPal fees before I send an invoice?
PAnswer from Pludor
Enter the amount in Pludor's free PayPal Fee Calculator and choose how you get paid. It applies PayPal's standard merchant fees and shows your fee, what you receive and what to charge to receive the full amount.
Pain point
How can I add PayPal fees to my price so I get the full amount?
PAnswer from Pludor
The calculator gives the exact amount to charge so that after fees you receive what you wanted.
Problem
Why did I receive less than I invoiced on PayPal?
PAnswer from Pludor
PayPal takes a percentage plus a fixed fee on each payment, and more for some payment types and international buyers. The calculator shows the exact deduction.
Choosing a tool
What is the best free PayPal fee calculator?
PAnswer from Pludor
Pludor's PayPal Fee Calculator is free and also compares the same sale through a Pludor checkout.
PayPal fee structures are tricky, leaving sellers with unexpected cuts from their invoices.
How it works
Enter your details amount, how you get paid, buyer is.
Calculate PayPal Fee Results in seconds, free.
Use it You receive, PayPal fee, Fee as % of the sale.
From result to running business: Pludor Checkout & Payments
Stitching together a payment processor, an invoicing tool and a way to take in-person payments is expensive and leaves money scattered across systems.
Pludor checkout runs on Stripe Connect so buyers pay by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay (or Pludor wallet balance) and money is paid out to the seller's own bank account; the same rails power QR instant-pay links and client invoices.
Stripe Connect payouts to your own bank account
Card, Apple Pay, Google Pay and wallet balance
QR instant-pay links
Client invoicing
Refunds to the original payment method or wallet credit
On for every store, including the Free plan ($0, no item limit). Every feature is on for every store. Each month a free amount of everything is included (for example 3,000 visits, 100 AI replies and 30 bookings); past that you pay only for what you use, in credits (1 credit = 1 cent). New stores get 500 free credits. Monthly plans are optional bundles of credits with bigger free amounts and a lower fee. Pludor charges a platform fee of 2% + $0.90 per paid online order, deducted before payout. Card processing (Stripe) is charged separately by the processor. Cash sales recorded in POS carry no platform fee, and wallet-to-wallet transfers between Pludor users are free.
In the US, PayPal Checkout and PayPal invoices cost 3.49% + $0.49 per sale, standard card payments 2.99% + $0.49, QR code payments in person 2.29% + $0.09, and goods-and-services payments 2.99%. A sale from another country adds 1.50%.
Who pays the PayPal fee?
The seller pays the transaction fee automatically upon receipt of funds.
Can I charge buyers extra for PayPal fees?
Some regions prohibit fee surcharging. Check local regulations.
Is this tool free?
Yes. You get 60 free runs an hour with no account. Leave your email or sign in (also free) for 120 an hour and a saved history.
What does Pludor charge per sale?
Pludor charges a platform fee of 2% + $0.90 per paid online order, deducted before payout. Card processing (Stripe) is charged separately by the processor. Cash sales recorded in POS carry no platform fee, and wallet-to-wallet transfers between Pludor users are free.
Where does my money go?
Card payments are processed by Stripe and paid out to the bank account connected to your Stripe account, minus the platform fee and processing.
Is there a free PayPal Fee Calculator WordPress plugin?
Yes. Download the PayPal Fee Calculator WordPress plugin from this page, upload it in Plugins > Add New, paste your free Pludor key, and add the Pludor tool block to any page.
Do I need coding skills to add the PayPal Fee Calculator to my website?
No. After installing the free plugin, paste [pludor_tool slug="paypal-fee-calculator"] on any page or post, or add the Pludor tool block. No code or developer needed.
Can I put a paypal fee calculator on my own website?
Yes. Use the free WordPress plugin, or the embed snippet for Shopify, Wix, Squarespace or plain HTML. It costs nothing to run.