WordPress plugin comparison

PayPal Payment Buttons vs Easy PayPal & Stripe Buy Now Button

PayPal Payment Buttons

by PayPal

500+ 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 500+ for PayPal Payment Buttons.
On a typical day, PayPal Payment Buttons is downloaded about 95 times, Easy PayPal & Stripe Buy Now Button about 63.
PayPal Payment Buttons is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.5 from 24 reviews.
PayPal Payment Buttons was updated more recently: Oct 14, 2026, against Sep 23, 2026 for Easy PayPal & Stripe Buy Now Button.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Easy PayPal & Stripe Buy Now Button has been around longer: since 2015, against 2025 for PayPal Payment Buttons.

Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	PayPal Payment Buttons	Easy PayPal & Stripe Buy Now Button
Popular rank	#8,696	#1,687
Active installs	500+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.2K	2K
Rating	5.0(3)	4.5(24)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.56	×0.83
Last release	27 days ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	7.4	5.4

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