Applying a Paypal Web Pofile disables "Check out as a Guest" - php

Question

I am trying to create a paypal payment page, but for some reason when I try to add a custom web profile to the payment the option of checking out as a guest suddenly disappears.
First I am creating the web profile this way:
$flowConfig = new FlowConfig();
$flowConfig
->setLandingPageType("billing")
->setBankTxnPendingUrl("...");
$presentation = new Presentation();
$presentation
->setLogoImage("...")
->setBrandName("...")
->setLocaleCode("...");
$inputFields = new InputFields();
$inputFields
->setNoShipping(1)
->setAddressOverride(0);
$webProfile = new WebProfile();
$webProfile->setName("PROFILE" . uniqid())
->setFlowConfig($flowConfig)
->setPresentation($presentation)
->setInputFields($inputFields);
$request = clone $webProfile;
try {
$createProfileResponse = $webProfile->create($apiContext);
} catch (PayPal\Exception\PayPalConnectionException $ex) {
...
}
$profileId = $createProfileResponse->getId();
Then, I have updated the payment code in this way
$paypalPayment = new PayPalPayment();
$paypalPayment->setIntent("sale");
$paypalPayment->setPayer($payer);
$paypalPayment->setRedirectUrls($redirectUrls);
$paypalPayment->setTransactions(array($transaction));
$paypalPayment->setExperienceProfileId($profileId);
The weird thing is that if I comment the last line I can perform payments as a guest without any issue. If, instead, I leave it this way, I get the customized page but the "Check out as a guest" button is replaced by "Create an account".
Do I really have to choose between having a customized checkout page and the possibility to perform payments without creating paypal accounts? Or am I missing something? I didn't find anything related to this issue in the documentation nor here in stackoverflow, and it seems at least strange!
Thank you

Answer 1

Are you using Express Checkout? It looks like recurring payments without a PayPal account are only compatible with Website Payments Pro accounts.
You can still create recurring payments with EC but they will need a PayPal account to accept them, no guest checkout allowed by the looks of it.
https://www.paypal-community.com/t5/Merchant-services-Archive/How-to-accept-recurring-payments-from-buyers-who-don-t-have-a/td-p/178232