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PayPal POS International - zettle.com
Depends. Buy it if you're a solo or very small seller wanting the cheapest simple card payments with free software. Avoid it if your takings depend on responsive support and hardware that never locks up.
Medium. Based on 25+ public sources: review sites, Reddit threads, official PayPal/Zettle pages, and security pages.
1.75% per in-person sale
Pay-as-you-go
high
Low fee is the hook; post-signup complaints center on support and trust, not pricing
high
Users report readers becoming locked, leaving sellers stranded
medium
Deposits follow their own schedule and terms — read them before relying on daily cash flow
low
Software is free, but readers and Terminals cost extra
Value for money: 4/5
Rating
1.75% per in-person sale
Starting price
16
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1.75% per in-person sale
No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.
Users like the low flat fee and simple app, but Trustpilot and Reddit carry loud complaints about support, trust, and devices.
“NEVER EVER EVER USE THIS. I”
“Zettle / PayPal very much NOT recommended!!!”
“Stay clear of izettle - left so frustrated 😣”
Compare Zettle with each alternative.
Free POS with flat fees and a bigger app ecosystem
Zettle vs SquareSimple flat-fee card reader, strong in UK/EU
Interchange-plus pricing that suits higher volumes
Zettle vs HelcimHardware-rich POS for small retail counters
Zettle vs CloverBased on 25+ public sources: review sites, Reddit threads, official PayPal/Zettle pages, and security pages.
Cheap 1.75% flat-rate POS, free software, no monthly fee — solid for solo sellers, but support complaints run deep.
Based on 25+ public sources: review sites, Reddit threads, official PayPal/Zettle pages, and security pages.
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