WordPress plugin comparison

Express Checkout via PayPal for WooCommerce vs WooCommerce

Express Checkout via PayPal for WooCommerce

by wpgateways

800+ installs3.8

WooCommerce

by Automattic

7M+ installs4.5

At a glance

WooCommerce has more active installs: 7M+, against 800+ for Express Checkout via PayPal for WooCommerce.
On a typical day, WooCommerce is downloaded about 84,712 times, Express Checkout via PayPal for WooCommerce about 6.
WooCommerce is rated higher: 4.5 out of 5 from 4,833 reviews, against 3.8 from 22 reviews.
WooCommerce was updated more recently: Nov 4, 2026, against Sep 26, 2024 for Express Checkout via PayPal for WooCommerce.
WooCommerce is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.6.11 for Express Checkout via PayPal for WooCommerce.
WooCommerce has been around longer: since 2011, against 2016 for Express Checkout via PayPal for WooCommerce.

WooCommerce leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Express Checkout via PayPal for WooCommerce	WooCommerce
Popular rank	#7,462	#6
Active installs	800+	7M+
Downloads, last 30 days	109	4M
Rating	3.8(22)	4.5(4.8K)
Support threads resolved	–	79%
Tested up to	6.6.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.10	×9.72
Last release	2 years ago	5 days ago
Requires PHP	5.5	7.4

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