WordPress plugin comparison

PayPal API Subscriptions vs Easy PayPal & Stripe Buy Now Button

PayPal API Subscriptions

by zackdesign

10+ installs5.0

Easy PayPal & Stripe Buy Now Button

by Scott Paterson

10K+ installs4.5

At a glance

Easy PayPal & Stripe Buy Now Button has more active installs: 10K+, against 10+ for PayPal API Subscriptions.
On a typical day, Easy PayPal & Stripe Buy Now Button is downloaded about 65 times, PayPal API Subscriptions about 2.
PayPal API Subscriptions is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.5 from 24 reviews.
Easy PayPal & Stripe Buy Now Button was updated more recently: Sep 23, 2026, against Feb 23, 2026 for PayPal API Subscriptions.
Easy PayPal & Stripe Buy Now Button 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 2015 for Easy PayPal & Stripe Buy Now Button.

Easy PayPal & Stripe Buy Now Button leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	PayPal API Subscriptions	Easy PayPal & Stripe Buy Now Button
Popular rank	#45,673	#1,686
Active installs	10+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	37	2.1K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.5(24)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.14	×0.83
Last release	8 months ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	7.4	5.4

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