WordPress plugin comparison
Pay What You Want vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
Pay What You Want
by Niaj Morshed
300+ installs5.0
WooCommerce PayPal Payments
by WooCommerce
700K+ installs2.9
At a glance
- WooCommerce PayPal Payments has more active installs: 700K+, against 300+ for Pay What You Want.
- On a typical day, WooCommerce PayPal Payments is downloaded about 8,944 times, Pay What You Want about 7.
- Pay What You Want is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 2.9 from 588 reviews.
- WooCommerce PayPal Payments was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Jul 21, 2026 for Pay What You Want.
- Pay What You Want resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 59% for WooCommerce PayPal Payments.
- WooCommerce PayPal Payments is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Pay What You Want.
- WooCommerce PayPal Payments has been around longer: since 2020, against 2022 for Pay What You Want.
Line by line
WooCommerce PayPal Payments leads on 6 of 8 comparable lines.
| Metric | Pay What You Want | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #10,677 | #82 |
| Active installs | 300+ | 700K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 144 | 735K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 2.9(588) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | 59% |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.46 | ×3.90 |
| Last release | 3 months ago | 2 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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