WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Payment Gateways for WooCommerce vs WooCommerce Legacy REST API

Custom Payment Gateways for WooCommerce

by Dhruvin

8K+ installs3.8

WooCommerce Legacy REST API

by Automattic

400K+ installs1.5

At a glance

WooCommerce Legacy REST API has more active installs: 400K+, against 8K+ for Custom Payment Gateways for WooCommerce.
On a typical day, WooCommerce Legacy REST API is downloaded about 2,493 times, Custom Payment Gateways for WooCommerce about 51.
Custom Payment Gateways for WooCommerce is rated higher: 3.8 out of 5 from 21 reviews, against 1.5 from 29 reviews.
WooCommerce Legacy REST API was updated more recently: Oct 14, 2026, against Sep 1, 2026 for Custom Payment Gateways for WooCommerce.
Custom Payment Gateways for WooCommerce resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for WooCommerce Legacy REST API.
Custom Payment Gateways for WooCommerce has been around longer: since 2017, against 2024 for WooCommerce Legacy REST API.

WooCommerce Legacy REST API leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Payment Gateways for WooCommerce	WooCommerce Legacy REST API
Popular rank	#2,321	#154
Active installs	8K+	400K+
Downloads, last 30 days	1K	266.7K
Rating	3.8(21)	1.5(29)
Support threads resolved	100%	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	–
Search multiplier	×0.87	×0.00
Last release	2 months ago	27 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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