WordPress plugin comparison

Recurring PayPal Donations vs Subscriptions & Memberships for PayPal

Recurring PayPal Donations

by wpecommerce

800+ installs3.4

Subscriptions & Memberships for PayPal

by Scott Paterson

900+ installs3.9

At a glance

Subscriptions & Memberships for PayPal has more active installs: 900+, against 800+ for Recurring PayPal Donations.
On a typical day, Subscriptions & Memberships for PayPal is downloaded about 14 times, Recurring PayPal Donations about 13.
Subscriptions & Memberships for PayPal is rated higher: 3.9 out of 5 from 12 reviews, against 3.4 from 10 reviews.
Subscriptions & Memberships for PayPal was updated more recently: Aug 22, 2026, against Aug 21, 2025 for Recurring PayPal Donations.
Subscriptions & Memberships for PayPal is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Recurring PayPal Donations.
Recurring PayPal Donations has been around longer: since 2015, against 2016 for Subscriptions & Memberships for PayPal.

Subscriptions & Memberships for PayPal leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Recurring PayPal Donations	Subscriptions & Memberships for PayPal
Popular rank	#7,509	#7,123
Active installs	800+	900+
Downloads, last 30 days	193	309
Rating	3.4(10)	3.9(12)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.8.12	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.23	×0.55
Last release	1 year ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	5.4

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