WordPress plugin comparison

Express Checkout via PayPal for WooCommerce vs Payment Button for PayPal

Express Checkout via PayPal for WooCommerce

by wpgateways

800+ installs3.8

Payment Button for PayPal

by Noor Alam

4K+ installs4.5

At a glance

Payment Button for PayPal has more active installs: 4K+, against 800+ for Express Checkout via PayPal for WooCommerce.
On a typical day, Payment Button for PayPal is downloaded about 75 times, Express Checkout via PayPal for WooCommerce about 6.
Payment Button for PayPal is rated higher: 4.5 out of 5 from 40 reviews, against 3.8 from 22 reviews.
Payment Button for PayPal was updated more recently: Oct 13, 2026, against Sep 26, 2024 for Express Checkout via PayPal for WooCommerce.
Payment Button for PayPal is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.6.11 for Express Checkout via PayPal for WooCommerce.
Payment Button for PayPal has been around longer: since 2015, against 2016 for Express Checkout via PayPal for WooCommerce.

Payment Button for PayPal leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Express Checkout via PayPal for WooCommerce	Payment Button for PayPal
Popular rank	#7,462	#3,547
Active installs	800+	4K+
Downloads, last 30 days	109	5.3K
Rating	3.8(22)	4.5(40)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	6.6.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.10	×0.86
Last release	2 years ago	28 days ago
Requires PHP	5.5	–

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