WordPress plugin comparison

PayPal Payment Buttons vs PayPal Enterprise Payments (formerly Braintree) for WooCommerce

PayPal Payment Buttons

by PayPal

500+ installs5.0

PayPal Enterprise Payments (formerly Braintree) for WooCommerce

by WooCommerce

10K+ installs2.6

At a glance

PayPal Enterprise Payments (formerly Braintree) for WooCommerce has more active installs: 10K+, against 500+ for PayPal Payment Buttons.
On a typical day, PayPal Enterprise Payments (formerly Braintree) for WooCommerce is downloaded about 177 times, PayPal Payment Buttons about 95.
PayPal Payment Buttons is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 2.6 from 50 reviews.
PayPal Enterprise Payments (formerly Braintree) for WooCommerce was updated more recently: Oct 23, 2026, against Oct 14, 2026 for PayPal Payment Buttons.
PayPal Enterprise Payments (formerly Braintree) for WooCommerce resolves more of its support threads: 50% in the last two months, against 0% for PayPal Payment Buttons.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
PayPal Enterprise Payments (formerly Braintree) for WooCommerce has been around longer: since 2016, against 2025 for PayPal Payment Buttons.

PayPal Enterprise Payments (formerly Braintree) for WooCommerce leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	PayPal Payment Buttons	PayPal Enterprise Payments (formerly Braintree) for WooCommerce
Popular rank	#8,696	#2,087
Active installs	500+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.2K	9.9K
Rating	5.0(3)	2.6(50)
Support threads resolved	0%	50%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.56	×0.74
Last release	27 days ago	19 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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