WordPress plugin comparison

Direct Payments for WooCommerce vs WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway

Direct Payments for WooCommerce

by Digages

800+ installs5.0

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway

by WooCommerce

700K+ installs3.1

At a glance

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway has more active installs: 700K+, against 800+ for Direct Payments for WooCommerce.
On a typical day, WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway is downloaded about 7,134 times, Direct Payments for WooCommerce about 55.
Direct Payments for WooCommerce is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 10 reviews, against 3.1 from 238 reviews.
Direct Payments for WooCommerce was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Oct 16, 2026 for WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway.
Direct Payments for WooCommerce resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 83% for WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway has been around longer: since 2016, against 2024 for Direct Payments for WooCommerce.

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Direct Payments for WooCommerce	WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway
Popular rank	#7,390	#85
Active installs	800+	700K+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.7K	633.4K
Rating	5.0(10)	3.1(238)
Support threads resolved	100%	83%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.71	×4.19
Last release	4 days ago	26 days ago
Requires PHP	7.0	7.4

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