WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Payment Gateways for WooCommerce vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments

Custom Payment Gateways for WooCommerce

by Dhruvin

8K+ installs3.8

WooCommerce PayPal Payments

by WooCommerce

700K+ installs2.9

At a glance

WooCommerce PayPal Payments has more active installs: 700K+, against 8K+ for Custom Payment Gateways for WooCommerce.
On a typical day, WooCommerce PayPal Payments is downloaded about 8,944 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 2.9 from 588 reviews.
WooCommerce PayPal Payments was updated more recently: Nov 9, 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 59% for WooCommerce PayPal Payments.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Custom Payment Gateways for WooCommerce has been around longer: since 2017, against 2020 for WooCommerce PayPal Payments.

WooCommerce PayPal Payments leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Payment Gateways for WooCommerce	WooCommerce PayPal Payments
Popular rank	#2,321	#82
Active installs	8K+	700K+
Downloads, last 30 days	1K	735K
Rating	3.8(21)	2.9(588)
Support threads resolved	100%	59%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.87	×3.90
Last release	2 months ago	2 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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