WordPress plugin comparison

PayPal API Subscriptions vs Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce

PayPal API Subscriptions

by zackdesign

10+ installs5.0

Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce

by Payment Plugins

80K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce has more active installs: 80K+, against 10+ for PayPal API Subscriptions.
On a typical day, Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce is downloaded about 964 times, PayPal API Subscriptions about 2.
PayPal API Subscriptions is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 127 reviews.
Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Feb 23, 2026 for PayPal API Subscriptions.
Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for PayPal API Subscriptions.
PayPal API Subscriptions has been around longer: since 2008, against 2022 for Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce.

Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	PayPal API Subscriptions	Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce
Popular rank	#42,199	#532
Active installs	10+	80K+
Downloads, last 30 days	35	76.3K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.8(127)
Support threads resolved	–	83%
Tested up to	6.9.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.14	×2.39
Last release	8 months ago	14 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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