WordPress plugin comparison

Easy Digital Downloads PayPal Payment vs Donations via PayPal

Easy Digital Downloads PayPal Payment

by Jayesh Parejiya

10+ installs5.0

Donations via PayPal

by mra13 / Team Tips and Tricks HQ

20K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Donations via PayPal has more active installs: 20K+, against 10+ for Easy Digital Downloads PayPal Payment.
On a typical day, Donations via PayPal is downloaded about 66 times, Easy Digital Downloads PayPal Payment about 1.
Easy Digital Downloads PayPal Payment is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.7 from 27 reviews.
Donations via PayPal was updated more recently: Aug 17, 2026, against Apr 7, 2017 for Easy Digital Downloads PayPal Payment.
Donations via PayPal is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.7.39 for Easy Digital Downloads PayPal Payment.
Donations via PayPal has been around longer: since 2009, against 2017 for Easy Digital Downloads PayPal Payment.

Donations via PayPal leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Easy Digital Downloads PayPal Payment	Donations via PayPal
Popular rank	#46,696	#1,193
Active installs	10+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	35	1.8K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.7(27)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	4.7.39	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.92
Last release	9 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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