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PayPal API Subscriptions vs Recurring PayPal Donations

PayPal API Subscriptions

by zackdesign

10+ installs5.0

Recurring PayPal Donations

by wpecommerce

800+ installs3.4

At a glance

  • Recurring PayPal Donations has more active installs: 800+, against 10+ for PayPal API Subscriptions.
  • On a typical day, Recurring PayPal Donations is downloaded about 13 times, PayPal API Subscriptions about 2.
  • PayPal API Subscriptions is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 3.4 from 10 reviews.
  • PayPal API Subscriptions was updated more recently: Feb 23, 2026, against Aug 21, 2025 for Recurring PayPal Donations.
  • PayPal API Subscriptions is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 6.8.12 for Recurring PayPal Donations.
  • PayPal API Subscriptions has been around longer: since 2008, against 2015 for Recurring PayPal Donations.

Line by line

Recurring PayPal Donations leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

MetricPayPal API SubscriptionsRecurring PayPal Donations
Popular rank#45,673#7,507
Active installs10+800+
Downloads, last 30 days37200
Rating5.0(1)3.4(10)
Support threads resolved––
Tested up to6.9.116.8.12
Search multiplier×0.14×0.23
Last release8 months ago1 year ago
Requires PHP7.4–

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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