Get paid by clients who prefer PayPal
Some clients won't type a card into one more website. With a PayPal button on the document, they pay from the PayPal account they already trust, at home or abroad.
- 5/5 on G2
- 4.2 on Capterra
- Building QuoteCloud since 2013
Put a PayPal button on the quote or proposal and clients pay from their own PayPal account after signing, using what that account allows, such as their balance, a linked card or bank, or PayPal Credit where available. Their card and bank details stay with PayPal, and QuoteCloud marks the document paid.
Last reviewed by the QuoteCloud team
Two overlapping panels with sample data. Behind, Larkfield Tutoring's term agreement LF-2027-0219 for Noah's maths tutoring: the Steady package for Term 1 and a workbook, $841.50 including tax, signed by his mother Sofia Castellano and paid in full with PayPal. In front, an illustration of the payment on PayPal's side: $841.50, completed, paid from Sofia's PayPal account.
Why let clients pay with PayPal?
Larkfield Tutoring sends each family a term agreement. Plenty of parents read it on their phone in the evening, and asking them to find a card and type it into a form they've never seen before is where some stop.
Sofia Castellano signs Noah's agreement at 8:05 pm and pays Term 1 from her PayPal account a minute later. Larkfield gets the payment and a signed agreement; it never sees her card or bank details.
- Clients pay the way their PayPal account allows: their PayPal balance, a linked card or bank, or PayPal Credit where it's available.
- Card and bank details stay with PayPal; QuoteCloud doesn't store card details.
- The document is marked paid, and the payment joins its history.
Signed and paid in one sitting
Sign and pay Term 1
Signed by Sofia CastellanoWed 4 Nov 2026, 8:05 pm
Amount due$841.50
$841.50 paid with PayPalWed 4 Nov, 8:06 pmPaid
Activity
- Sent to Sofia CastellanoMon 2 Nov, 3:40 pm · by Larkfield Tutoring
- Opened by SofiaWed 4 Nov, 7:58 pm
- Signed by Sofia CastellanoWed 4 Nov, 8:05 pm
- Term 1 paid in full with PayPal$841.50 · Wed 4 Nov, 8:06 pm
Direct connection
- Signed
- Pay with PayPal
- Marked paid
Term 1 · LF-2027-0219
$841.50 Completed
- From
- Sofia Castellano
- To
- Larkfield Tutoring
- Paid with
- Sofia's PayPal account
- Date
- Wed 4 Nov 2026, 8:06 pm
Card or bank details stay in Sofia's PayPal account; Larkfield never sees them.
Our illustration with sample data, not PayPal's screen.
The PayPal panel is our illustration with sample data, not PayPal's screen. Later terms are invoiced by Larkfield, not QuoteCloud.
Clients who reach for PayPal
Families
Term fees, camps and party deposits, often paid on a phone in the evening. QuoteCloud for tutoring and coaching.
Small businesses
Owners who run their business spending through one PayPal account and want every supplier paid the same way.
Clients abroad
People paying from another country, with the PayPal account they already use there. See below.
Clients in other countries
PayPal works in many countries and regions, and a client abroad pays from their own PayPal account just like a local one. PayPal lists 25 currencies it supports for payments and balances, some of them only within their own country.
When a payment's currency differs from the one your PayPal account settles in, PayPal converts it at its own rate, which includes a spread or fee. Before you quote overseas clients in their own currency, check which currencies your QuoteCloud account takes with PayPal.
Ask about currencies in a demoTerm 1 · LF-2027-0219
$841.50 Completed
- From
- Sofia Castellano
- To
- Larkfield Tutoring
- Paid with
- Sofia's PayPal account
- Date
- Wed 4 Nov 2026, 8:06 pm
Card or bank details stay in Sofia's PayPal account; Larkfield never sees them.
Our illustration with sample data, not PayPal's screen.
Variations
A deposit instead of the full fee
For a camp or a course, take a deposit and let families choose to pay in full. See deposit or pay in full.
Spread a bigger fee
Offer an instalment plan on the button for a year's program or a residential course.
Cards through Stripe
QuoteCloud Payments also connects to Stripe for card payments: see the Stripe integration.
Log every payment
A Zap on Document Paid adds a row to a Google Sheets payments log. See after the payment.
Give clients the way they like to pay
QuoteCloud Payments is on the Essentials plan and up. Start a free 14-day trial and send yourself a document with a PayPal button.
Take full payment with PayPal in four steps
Connect PayPal
Connect your PayPal business account in QuoteCloud. See connect, step by step.
Add the button
Insert a PayPal button in the template, as a one-time payment of the full amount.
Say what it's for
Use the $ (Payments) icon for the payment description and your instructions, such as when later terms are invoiced.
Test it
Send it to your own @example.com address, sign and check the amount on the PayPal button before a client sees it.
Questions about paying with PayPal
What can clients pay with through PayPal?
Whatever their PayPal account allows. Clients check out from their PayPal account using a debit card, a credit card, or PayPal Credit where it's available, and PayPal accounts can also hold a balance or a linked bank. PayPal decides which options each buyer sees.
Do I see my client's card or bank details?
No. The client pays in PayPal's checkout, so their card and bank details stay with PayPal. QuoteCloud doesn't store card details; it records that the document has been paid and adds the payment to its history.
Can clients in other countries pay with PayPal?
Yes, from their own PayPal account, wherever PayPal works. If the payment's currency differs from your PayPal account's, PayPal converts it at its own rate, including a spread or fee. Check which currencies your QuoteCloud account takes with PayPal before quoting in a client's currency.
How quickly does the money arrive?
The payment completes straight away on the client's side, usually in under a minute, and the document is marked paid. The funds then settle on PayPal's own timing, which can vary by currency and bank.
More on QuoteCloud and PayPal
Four use cases, then the payment options, how to connect, the limits and the cost.
- Take a deposit or the full amount with PayPalThe client signs, then chooses Pay deposit or Pay in full and pays with PayPal on the same page.
- Spread bigger purchases with PayPal instalment plansOffer an instalment plan instead of a one-time payment, so a bigger purchase is paid in parts.
- Act on PayPal payments with ZapierDocument Part Paid and Document Paid start Zaps that log the payment, tell the team and update your books.
- PayPal payment options in QuoteCloudOne-time payment or instalment plan, a percentage or a fixed amount, and automated payment reminders.
- Connect PayPal to QuoteCloud, step by stepCheck the plan, connect your PayPal account, add the button to a template and test it before a client sees it.
- What QuoteCloud with PayPal can and can't doWhat happens on the document, what PayPal handles, where Zapier comes in and what we haven't confirmed.
- What taking PayPal payments costsQuoteCloud Payments is on Essentials and up; PayPal charges its own fees, which vary by country and currency.
- FAQAnswers to the questions businesses ask before taking PayPal payments on their quotes.
Their PayPal. Your signed agreement.
Start a free 14-day trial and send a document clients can pay with PayPal.