Afterpay alternatives for Shopify
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The most used Afterpay alternative on Shopify is Klarna (88,054 stores). We rank 3 buy now, pay later tools by how many live Shopify stores run them, out of 110,423 installs we detect.
What are the best Afterpay alternatives for Shopify stores?
Klarna is the most used Afterpay alternative on Shopify, installed on 88,054 active stores, 79.7% of all buy now, pay later installs we detect. Affirm follows with 1,184 stores (1.1%). For comparison, Afterpay itself runs on 20,255 stores, 18.3% of the category. We rank alternatives by how many live Shopify stores actually use them (October 2026), measured across 110,423 buy now, pay later installs, rather than by features or affiliate deals. Some of these tools are also used alongside Afterpay, which the overlap column shows. Market leadership also varies by country: Klarna is strongest in Sweden (61.9% of stores) and Affirm is strongest in United States (0.6% of stores). Notable stores still on Afterpay include Pilgrim India, Fashion Nova, JB Hi-Fi.
Afterpay alternatives ranked by number of Shopify stores
| # | Alternative | Stores | Share of category | Also use Afterpay | Strongest market | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Klarna | 88,054 | 79.7% | 29.5% | Sweden (61.9%) | Compare |
| 2 | Affirm | 1,184 | 1.1% | 0.5% | United States (0.6%) | Compare |
| 3 | Shop Pay Installments | 930 | 0.8% | 0.3% | United States (0.3%) | Compare |
"Also use Afterpay" = share of Afterpay stores that run the alternative at the same time. "Strongest market" = country (100+ stores) with the highest adoption.
Klarna
Klarna runs on 88,054 active Shopify stores (14.3% of all stores we track), 79.7% of buy now, pay later installs. Its largest market is United Kingdom with 15,709 stores. 5,976 stores run it together with Afterpay (29.5% of Afterpay stores). It is installed on more stores than Afterpay in United Kingdom (15,709 vs 1,420), Germany (14,391 vs 263), France (7,849 vs 322), Italy (7,778 vs 101). Stores using Klarna instead of Afterpay include Fender, Gymshark US, More Nutrition, FRITZ!. See the top stores using Klarna or compare Afterpay vs Klarna.
Affirm
Affirm runs on 1,184 active Shopify stores (0.2% of all stores we track), 1.1% of buy now, pay later installs. Its largest market is United States with 1,029 stores. 105 stores run it together with Afterpay (0.5% of Afterpay stores). Afterpay has more installs than Affirm in every country with a Shopify stores page. Stores using Affirm instead of Afterpay include Secretlab US, Teddy Baldassarre, REP Fitness, Blackstone Products. See the top stores using Affirm or compare Afterpay vs Affirm.
Shop Pay Installments
Shop Pay Installments runs on 930 active Shopify stores (0.2% of all stores we track), 0.8% of buy now, pay later installs. Its largest market is United States with 591 stores. 56 stores run it together with Afterpay (0.3% of Afterpay stores). It is installed on more stores than Afterpay in Ghana (1 vs 0), Iraq (1 vs 0), Jordan (1 vs 0). Stores using Shop Pay Installments instead of Afterpay include REEF, Redragonshop, Atlas Stationers, Orthora Footwear. See the top stores using Shop Pay Installments or compare Afterpay vs Shop Pay Installments.
Rankings count live Shopify stores where each tool is detected in homepage code, from our crawl of every Shopify store with real traffic. They measure adoption, not quality or price. Methodology.