A SaaS founder who takes cards and PayPal
Stripe carries most revenue and the Tolt sequence runs on those invoices. PayPal sales are rare, so a monthly check in Tolt adds any referral the sequence did not record.
Used side by side
PayPal + Tolt integration
A PayPal-only seller cannot use Plandalf's documented Tolt steps, which need Stripe product IDs. This page says what that means and what to do instead.
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PayPal
ToltDoes PayPal integrate with Tolt?
Not for PayPal-only sellers. Plandalf's Tolt steps record commissions from a paid invoice and need each product linked to a Stripe product ID, so a checkout that takes only PayPal is outside the documented path. Plandalf connects both apps separately and does not send PayPal sales to Tolt. Tolt itself lists PayPal as a way to pay affiliates, not a sales source.
What moves between PayPal and Tolt
| Event | From and to | Through | What happens |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invoice paid (Stripe-linked products) | Plandalf (paid via Stripe) → Tolt | Native step | The documented route: Find or Create Customer, then Create Transactions From Invoice, on the Invoice Paid trigger. Each product needs a Stripe product ID, and the Plandalf SDK and Tolt script must be on the page that opens checkout. |
| Invoice paid (PayPal-only checkout) | Plandalf (paid via PayPal) → Tolt | By hand | Not documented. The Plandalf docs do not say the Tolt steps work for a PayPal payment, and Tolt's own payments page names Stripe, Paddle and Chargebee as the billing providers it syncs with. Record those commissions in Tolt yourself, or ask both vendors before relying on a workaround. |
| Affiliate payouts | Tolt → PayPal | By hand | Tolt's payments page lists PayPal as a way for affiliates to be paid. That concerns what affiliates receive, which is separate from what your buyers pay with. |
| Partner invite | Plandalf → Plandalf partner program | Native step | Plandalf's own Invite to Partner Program step emails buyers an invite to a Plandalf affiliate program. It is a different program from Tolt, so partners do not appear in Tolt. |
Decide how to run affiliates when buyers pay with PayPal
This is a decision guide, not a setup that works for PayPal-only checkouts.
Check what your checkout accepts
Open the offer in Plandalf and note which payment options it shows. If PayPal is the only one, the Tolt steps as documented do not apply to it.
Check the products
The Tolt steps stop with a message that a product has no Stripe prod_ ID when it is not linked to Stripe. A PayPal-only product has nothing to link.
If you also take cards through Stripe
Link those products to Stripe products, install Tolt's script and the Plandalf SDK, and use the Record Tolt referral commission template under Automation, Templates. Test with a Tolt referral link in a private window. Whether a PayPal payment on the same offer is credited is not stated in the docs, so check Tolt after a sandbox payment.
Choose a program for PayPal sales
Either credit PayPal-paid sales in Tolt by hand, or look at Plandalf's own affiliate program, which is in early access and whose payout options include PayPal exports. Read its status page before promising partners anything.
Avoid double credit
If Tolt also reads payments through its own Stripe connection, choose one route for each checkout, or the same sale can be credited twice.
What sellers do with PayPal and Tolt
A course seller whose audience pays only by PayPal
With no Stripe products, Tolt cannot be fed from Plandalf as documented. This seller weighs Plandalf's native affiliate program, or a spreadsheet of referrals and PayPal payouts, against moving some sales to cards.
Limits and gotchas
- Tolt needs Stripe product IDs, so a PayPal-only seller cannot use the documented Plandalf Tolt steps.
- The Tolt steps record first sales as one-time payments, skip renewals without the original referral details and have no refund step.
- Create Transactions From Invoice only exists on the Invoice Paid trigger, and skips when the checkout has no Tolt click ID.
- A refund in PayPal never reaches Tolt. Reverse the commission there yourself.
PayPal and Tolt: common questions
- Does PayPal integrate with Tolt?
- Not as a sales source. Tolt's payments page lists Stripe, Paddle and Chargebee for billing and mentions PayPal only as a payout method for affiliates. Plandalf's Tolt steps need Stripe product IDs.
- How do I connect PayPal to Tolt through Plandalf?
- You cannot with the documented steps if PayPal is your only processor. With Stripe-linked products, use the Record Tolt referral commission template, and check in Tolt whether PayPal payments on the same offer are credited.
- Can I pay Tolt affiliates through PayPal?
- Tolt's payments page says affiliates can be paid to their PayPal account. That is a Tolt feature and has nothing to do with the payment method your buyers use.
- What are my options for tracking affiliates on PayPal sales?
- Credit the sales in Tolt by hand, or look at Plandalf's own affiliate program. It is in early access, so read its status page first.
Guides for this pair
- Plandalf with PayPal
- Plandalf with Tolt
- PayPal on a Plandalf checkout
- Tolt setup guide
- Tolt with Plandalf checkout
More from PayPal and Tolt
- PayPal + CircleA community that wants PayPal can take payment on a Plandalf checkout and have a sequence add each buyer to the right Circle space.
- PayPal + Kit (ConvertKit)PayPal buyers on a Plandalf checkout can be tagged in Kit and dropped into an email sequence, using the same steps as card buyers.
- PayPal + DripA PayPal order on a Plandalf checkout can add the buyer to Drip, tag them and record a purchase event that starts a Drip workflow.
- Stripe + ToltA Stripe sale that came through a Tolt referral link is registered in Tolt with the affiliate and recorded per product from the paid Plandalf invoice.
Checked October 26, 2026 against Plandalf's own setup guides and the vendor documentation: Tolt: payments and payouts.