WordPress plugin comparison
Paypal.me vs Payment Button for PayPal
At a glance
- Payment Button for PayPal has more active installs: 4K+, against 100+ for Paypal.me.
- On a typical day, Payment Button for PayPal is downloaded about 75 times, Paypal.me about 7.
- Paypal.me is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.5 from 40 reviews.
- Payment Button for PayPal was updated more recently: Oct 13, 2026, against Jan 11, 2017 for Paypal.me.
- Payment Button for PayPal is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.7.39 for Paypal.me.
- Payment Button for PayPal has been around longer: since 2015, against 2017 for Paypal.me.
Line by line
Payment Button for PayPal leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Paypal.me |  Payment Button for PayPal |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #12,982 | #3,549 |
| Active installs | 100+ | 4K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 137 | 5.3K |
| Rating | 5.0(3) | 4.5(40) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 4.7.39 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.86 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 28 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
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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