WordPress plugin comparison

Easy Digital Downloads vs PayPal For Easy Digital Downloads (EDD)

Easy Digital Downloads

by Syed Balkhi

40K+ installs4.7

PayPal For Easy Digital Downloads (EDD)

by gmexsoftware

100+ installs3.7

At a glance

Easy Digital Downloads has more active installs: 40K+, against 100+ for PayPal For Easy Digital Downloads (EDD).
On a typical day, Easy Digital Downloads is downloaded about 1,282 times, PayPal For Easy Digital Downloads (EDD) about 3.
Easy Digital Downloads is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 592 reviews, against 3.7 from 3 reviews.
Easy Digital Downloads was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Aug 17, 2016 for PayPal For Easy Digital Downloads (EDD).
Easy Digital Downloads is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.6.30 for PayPal For Easy Digital Downloads (EDD).
Easy Digital Downloads has been around longer: since 2012, against 2016 for PayPal For Easy Digital Downloads (EDD).

Easy Digital Downloads leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Easy Digital Downloads	PayPal For Easy Digital Downloads (EDD)
Popular rank	#878	#15,823
Active installs	40K+	100+
Downloads, last 30 days	57K	53
Rating	4.7(592)	3.7(3)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.6.30
Search multiplier	×2.71	×0.00
Last release	8 days ago	10 years ago
Requires PHP	8.0	–

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