WordPress plugin comparison

Easy Digital Downloads vs PayPal Enterprise Payments (formerly Braintree) for WooCommerce

Easy Digital Downloads

by Syed Balkhi

40K+ installs4.7

PayPal Enterprise Payments (formerly Braintree) for WooCommerce

by WooCommerce

10K+ installs2.6

At a glance

Easy Digital Downloads has more active installs: 40K+, against 10K+ for PayPal Enterprise Payments (formerly Braintree) for WooCommerce.
On a typical day, Easy Digital Downloads is downloaded about 1,282 times, PayPal Enterprise Payments (formerly Braintree) for WooCommerce about 177.
Easy Digital Downloads is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 592 reviews, against 2.6 from 50 reviews.
Easy Digital Downloads was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Oct 23, 2026 for PayPal Enterprise Payments (formerly Braintree) for WooCommerce.
Easy Digital Downloads resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 50% for PayPal Enterprise Payments (formerly Braintree) for WooCommerce.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Easy Digital Downloads has been around longer: since 2012, against 2016 for PayPal Enterprise Payments (formerly Braintree) for WooCommerce.

Easy Digital Downloads leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Easy Digital Downloads	PayPal Enterprise Payments (formerly Braintree) for WooCommerce
Popular rank	#878	#2,087
Active installs	40K+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	57K	9.9K
Rating	4.7(592)	2.6(50)
Support threads resolved	100%	50%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×2.71	×0.74
Last release	9 days ago	19 days ago
Requires PHP	8.0	7.4

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