WordPress plugin comparison

Payment Pro (Direct Payment + Hosted) vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments

Payment Pro (Direct Payment + Hosted)

by Tomer Grassiani

Fewer than 10 installs5.0

WooCommerce PayPal Payments

by WooCommerce

700K+ installs2.9

At a glance

WooCommerce PayPal Payments has more active installs: 700K+, against fewer than 10 for Payment Pro (Direct Payment + Hosted).
On a typical day, WooCommerce PayPal Payments is downloaded about 8,944 times, Payment Pro (Direct Payment + Hosted) about 5.
Payment Pro (Direct Payment + Hosted) 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 Jan 21, 2021 for Payment Pro (Direct Payment + Hosted).
WooCommerce PayPal Payments is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.5.24 for Payment Pro (Direct Payment + Hosted).
WooCommerce PayPal Payments has been around longer: since 2020, against 2021 for Payment Pro (Direct Payment + Hosted).

WooCommerce PayPal Payments leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Payment Pro (Direct Payment + Hosted)	WooCommerce PayPal Payments
Popular rank	#53,891	#82
Active installs	Fewer than 10	700K+
Downloads, last 30 days	124	735K
Rating	5.0(1)	2.9(588)
Support threads resolved	–	59%
Tested up to	5.5.24	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×3.90
Last release	5 years ago	2 days ago
Requires PHP	5.6	7.4

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