WordPress plugin comparison

Easy Digital Downloads vs WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway

Easy Digital Downloads

by Syed Balkhi

40K+ installs4.7

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway

by WooCommerce

700K+ installs3.1

At a glance

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway has more active installs: 700K+, against 40K+ for Easy Digital Downloads.
On a typical day, WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway is downloaded about 7,134 times, Easy Digital Downloads about 1,282.
Easy Digital Downloads is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 592 reviews, against 3.1 from 238 reviews.
Easy Digital Downloads was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Oct 16, 2026 for WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway.
Easy Digital Downloads 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.
Easy Digital Downloads has been around longer: since 2012, against 2016 for WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway.

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

Metric	Easy Digital Downloads	WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway
Popular rank	#878	#85
Active installs	40K+	700K+
Downloads, last 30 days	57K	633.4K
Rating	4.7(592)	3.1(238)
Support threads resolved	100%	83%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×2.71	×4.19
Last release	8 days ago	26 days ago
Requires PHP	8.0	7.4

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