WordPress plugin comparison

Donations via PayPal vs Simple PayPal Recurring Donations

Donations via PayPal

by mra13 / Team Tips and Tricks HQ

20K+ installs4.7

Simple PayPal Recurring Donations

by yknivag

10+ installs5.0

At a glance

Donations via PayPal has more active installs: 20K+, against 10+ for Simple PayPal Recurring Donations.
On a typical day, Donations via PayPal is downloaded about 62 times, Simple PayPal Recurring Donations about 1.
Simple PayPal Recurring Donations is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.7 from 27 reviews.
Donations via PayPal was updated more recently: Aug 17, 2026, against Jul 4, 2019 for Simple PayPal Recurring Donations.
Donations via PayPal is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.2.30 for Simple PayPal Recurring Donations.
Donations via PayPal has been around longer: since 2009, against 2019 for Simple PayPal Recurring Donations.

Donations via PayPal leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Donations via PayPal	Simple PayPal Recurring Donations
Popular rank	#1,193	#39,600
Active installs	20K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.8K	25
Rating	4.7(27)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	5.2.30
Search multiplier	×0.92	×0.00
Last release	2 months ago	7 years ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6.0

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