WordPress plugin comparison
Payment Gateway vs WooPayments
At a glance
- WooPayments has more active installs: 800K+, against 10+ for Payment Gateway.
- On a typical day, WooPayments is downloaded about 4,693 times, Payment Gateway about 2.
- WooPayments is rated higher: 3.5 out of 5 from 181 reviews, against 1.0 from 1 review.
- WooPayments was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Dec 14, 2017 for Payment Gateway.
- WooPayments is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.9.35 for Payment Gateway.
- Payment Gateway has been around longer: since 2016, against 2020 for WooPayments.
Line by line
WooPayments leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Payment Gateway |  WooPayments |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #48,445 | #76 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 800K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 40 | 265.1K |
| Rating | 1.0(1) | 3.5(181) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 89% |
| Tested up to | 4.9.35 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×2.89 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 8 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 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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