Klarna vs Afterpay

Which is more popular on Shopify, Klarna or Afterpay?

Klarna is more widely used on Shopify than Afterpay: we detect Klarna on 88,054 active stores (14.3% of all stores we track) and Afterpay on 20,255 (3.3%) as of October 2026, a ratio of about 4.3 to 1. 5,976 stores run both at the same time (29.5% of Afterpay stores), which usually means a migration in progress or each tool covering a different job. Afterpay leads in United States, Australia, New Zealand, while Klarna leads everywhere else among the largest Shopify countries. Their biggest markets are United Kingdom for Klarna (15,709 stores) and Australia for Afterpay (7,199). Well-known stores on Klarna without Afterpay include Fender and Gymshark US, while JB Hi-Fi and Comfrt chose Afterpay. Adoption shows what stores actually choose; it does not measure price, features or support quality, so use it alongside a feature comparison.