WordPress plugin comparison

Direct Payments for WooCommerce vs WooCommerce Legacy REST API

Direct Payments for WooCommerce

by Digages

800+ installs5.0

WooCommerce Legacy REST API

by Automattic

400K+ installs1.5

At a glance

WooCommerce Legacy REST API has more active installs: 400K+, against 800+ for Direct Payments for WooCommerce.
On a typical day, WooCommerce Legacy REST API is downloaded about 2,493 times, Direct Payments for WooCommerce about 55.
Direct Payments for WooCommerce is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 10 reviews, against 1.5 from 29 reviews.
Direct Payments for WooCommerce was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Oct 14, 2026 for WooCommerce Legacy REST API.
Direct Payments for WooCommerce resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for WooCommerce Legacy REST API.

Direct Payments for WooCommerce leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Direct Payments for WooCommerce	WooCommerce Legacy REST API
Popular rank	#7,390	#154
Active installs	800+	400K+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.7K	266.7K
Rating	5.0(10)	1.5(29)
Support threads resolved	100%	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	–
Search multiplier	×0.71	×0.00
Last release	4 days ago	27 days ago
Requires PHP	7.0	7.4

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