WordPress plugin comparison
PayPal Payment Buttons vs Payment Button for PayPal
At a glance
- Payment Button for PayPal has more active installs: 4K+, against 500+ for PayPal Payment Buttons.
- On a typical day, PayPal Payment Buttons is downloaded about 95 times, Payment Button for PayPal about 75.
- PayPal Payment Buttons is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.5 from 40 reviews.
- PayPal Payment Buttons was updated more recently: Oct 14, 2026, against Oct 13, 2026 for Payment Button for PayPal.
- Payment Button for PayPal resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for PayPal Payment Buttons.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Payment Button for PayPal has been around longer: since 2015, against 2025 for PayPal Payment Buttons.
Line by line
Payment Button for PayPal leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  PayPal Payment Buttons |  Payment Button for PayPal |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #8,699 | #3,547 |
| Active installs | 500+ | 4K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 2.2K | 5.3K |
| Rating | 5.0(3) | 4.5(40) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | 100% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.56 | ×0.86 |
| Last release | 27 days ago | 28 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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