WordPress plugin comparison

PayPal API Subscriptions vs Payment Gateway for PayPal on WooCommerce

PayPal API Subscriptions

by zackdesign

10+ installs5.0

Payment Gateway for PayPal on WooCommerce

by Easy Payment

10K+ installs4.4

At a glance

Payment Gateway for PayPal on WooCommerce has more active installs: 10K+, against 10+ for PayPal API Subscriptions.
On a typical day, Payment Gateway for PayPal on WooCommerce is downloaded about 189 times, PayPal API Subscriptions about 2.
PayPal API Subscriptions is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.4 from 73 reviews.
Payment Gateway for PayPal on WooCommerce was updated more recently: Oct 28, 2026, against Feb 23, 2026 for PayPal API Subscriptions.
Payment Gateway for PayPal on 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 2017 for Payment Gateway for PayPal on WooCommerce.

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

Metric	PayPal API Subscriptions	Payment Gateway for PayPal on WooCommerce
Popular rank	#45,673	#1,934
Active installs	10+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	35	8.8K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.4(73)
Support threads resolved	–	67%
Tested up to	6.9.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.14	×1.30
Last release	8 months ago	13 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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