WordPress plugin comparison

Alternative Payments for WooCommerce vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments

Alternative Payments for WooCommerce

by molivver

10+ installs1.0

WooCommerce PayPal Payments

by WooCommerce

700K+ installs2.9

At a glance

WooCommerce PayPal Payments has more active installs: 700K+, against 10+ for Alternative Payments for WooCommerce.
On a typical day, WooCommerce PayPal Payments is downloaded about 8,944 times, Alternative Payments for WooCommerce about 2.
WooCommerce PayPal Payments is rated higher: 2.9 out of 5 from 588 reviews, against 1.0 from 1 review.
WooCommerce PayPal Payments was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Dec 6, 2017 for Alternative Payments for WooCommerce.
WooCommerce PayPal Payments is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.9.35 for Alternative Payments for WooCommerce.
Alternative Payments for WooCommerce has been around longer: since 2017, against 2020 for WooCommerce PayPal Payments.

WooCommerce PayPal Payments leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Alternative Payments for WooCommerce	WooCommerce PayPal Payments
Popular rank	#47,798	#82
Active installs	10+	700K+
Downloads, last 30 days	47	735K
Rating	1.0(1)	2.9(588)
Support threads resolved	–	59%
Tested up to	4.9.35	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×3.90
Last release	9 years ago	2 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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