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PayPal's tech stack

What does PayPal use?

PayPal (paypal.de) uses at least 12 tools we can see from public records, including PayPal for payments, Datadog for monitoring, Fastly for content delivery and Agari for security. Last checked .

Based in
Germany
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Tools found
12
Categories
9
Layers
5 of 5
Last checked
Nov 2026

PayPal's stack, layer by layer

Of 12 tools, 4 came from website code, 2 from DNS verification records, 2 from DNS records and 4 from other records. Each tool links to the other companies we've found using it. The label says what kind of public trace gave it away.

Edge & Hosting

2 tools, where the bytes are served from

CDN & Edge

Application

2 tools, what the product is built with

AI

Payments & Billing

Data & Observability

3 tools, what they measure and store

Monitoring

Analytics

Go-to-market

2 tools, how they find and keep customers

Marketing

Ads & Pixels

Company Ops

3 tools, what the team runs on day to day

Workspace

Security & Compliance

Companies like PayPal also use

Tools common among companies with a similar stack that we haven't found at PayPal.

Companies with a stack like PayPal's

Ranked by shared tools, with rare tools counting more.

PayPal tech stack FAQ

What tools does PayPal use?

As of November 2026, runsonwhat has found 12 tools at PayPal (paypal.de) in public records. Edge & Hosting: Cloudflare and Fastly. Application: PayPal. Data & Observability: Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager and Datadog. Go-to-market: Google Ads. Company Ops: Microsoft 365, Agari and HackerOne. Last checked November 8, 2026.

What email provider does PayPal use?

PayPal uses Microsoft 365 for email and office software, according to runsonwhat (November 2026). runsonwhat found Microsoft 365 through a DNS verification record for Microsoft 365. Microsoft 365 is used by 727,898 companies runsonwhat tracks.

What payment provider does PayPal use?

PayPal uses PayPal for payments and billing, according to runsonwhat (November 2026). runsonwhat found PayPal through a subdomain that points at PayPal and code on paypal.de. PayPal is used by 35,171 companies runsonwhat tracks.

What analytics tools does PayPal use?

PayPal uses Google Analytics for analytics, alongside Google Tag Manager, according to runsonwhat (November 2026). runsonwhat found Google Analytics through Google Analytics code on paypal.de. Google Analytics is used by 905,099 companies runsonwhat tracks.

What monitoring tools does PayPal use?

PayPal uses Datadog for monitoring, according to runsonwhat (November 2026). runsonwhat found Datadog through Datadog code on paypal.de. Datadog is used by 11,751 companies runsonwhat tracks.

Does PayPal use Cloudflare?

Yes. runsonwhat found Cloudflare at PayPal through DNS records that point at Cloudflare. Cloudflare is a CDN & Edge tool used by 729,780 companies runsonwhat tracks.

Which companies have a tech stack similar to PayPal's?

The companies with the stacks most like PayPal's are Carnival Cruise Deals, GOV.UK, Bold and Productboard, according to runsonwhat (November 2026). Each shares 3 to 8 tools with PayPal, and rare tools count for more than common ones like Google Workspace, so the match reflects real stack choices.

How does runsonwhat know what PayPal uses?

runsonwhat reads public records only. Of the 12 tools at PayPal, 4 were found through code on paypal.de, 4 through DNS records, 2 through website configuration files, 1 through subdomains that point at the vendor and 1 through email records. A tool is listed only when a direct record backs it up; DNS is rechecked weekly and paypal.de about monthly.

We read public traces only: DNS and email records, certificate logs, website code and published subprocessor lists. A tool is listed when a direct record backs it up, and dropped when a recheck no longer finds it. Is this your company? See how to opt out.