WordPress plugin comparison

Express Checkout via PayPal for WooCommerce vs Payment Gateway for PayPal on WooCommerce

Express Checkout via PayPal for WooCommerce

by wpgateways

800+ installs3.8

Payment Gateway for PayPal on WooCommerce

by Easy Payment

10K+ installs4.4

At a glance

Payment Gateway for PayPal on WooCommerce has more active installs: 10K+, against 800+ for Express Checkout via PayPal for WooCommerce.
On a typical day, Payment Gateway for PayPal on WooCommerce is downloaded about 189 times, Express Checkout via PayPal for WooCommerce about 6.
Payment Gateway for PayPal on WooCommerce is rated higher: 4.4 out of 5 from 73 reviews, against 3.8 from 22 reviews.
Payment Gateway for PayPal on WooCommerce was updated more recently: Oct 28, 2026, against Sep 26, 2024 for Express Checkout via PayPal for WooCommerce.
Payment Gateway for PayPal on WooCommerce is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.6.11 for Express Checkout via PayPal for WooCommerce.
Express Checkout via PayPal for WooCommerce has been around longer: since 2016, against 2017 for Payment Gateway for PayPal on WooCommerce.

Payment Gateway for PayPal on WooCommerce leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Express Checkout via PayPal for WooCommerce	Payment Gateway for PayPal on WooCommerce
Popular rank	#7,465	#1,933
Active installs	800+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	106	9K
Rating	3.8(22)	4.4(73)
Support threads resolved	–	67%
Tested up to	6.6.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.10	×1.30
Last release	2 years ago	14 days ago
Requires PHP	5.5	7.4

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