WordPress plugin comparison
Custom Donations vs Donations via PayPal
Custom Donations
by peterbreen
10+ installs5.0
Donations via PayPal
by mra13 / Team Tips and Tricks HQ
20K+ installs4.7
At a glance
- Donations via PayPal has more active installs: 20K+, against 10+ for Custom Donations.
- On a typical day, Donations via PayPal is downloaded about 66 times, Custom Donations about 2.
- Custom Donations is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.7 from 27 reviews.
- Donations via PayPal was updated more recently: Aug 17, 2026, against Feb 7, 2017 for Custom Donations.
- Donations via PayPal is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.7.39 for Custom Donations.
- Donations via PayPal has been around longer: since 2009, against 2016 for Custom Donations.
Line by line
Donations via PayPal leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Custom Donations | Donations via PayPal |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #29,498 | #1,193 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 42 | 1.8K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.7(27) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 4.7.39 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.92 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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