WordPress plugin comparison

Smart Variations Images & Swatches for WooCommerce vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments

Smart Variations Images & Swatches for WooCommerce

by David Rosendo

1K+ installs4.7

WooCommerce PayPal Payments

by WooCommerce

700K+ installs2.9

At a glance

WooCommerce PayPal Payments has more active installs: 700K+, against 1K+ for Smart Variations Images & Swatches for WooCommerce.
On a typical day, WooCommerce PayPal Payments is downloaded about 8,944 times, Smart Variations Images & Swatches for WooCommerce about 68.
Smart Variations Images & Swatches for WooCommerce is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 142 reviews, against 2.9 from 588 reviews.
Both were last updated on Nov 9, 2026.
WooCommerce PayPal Payments resolves more of its support threads: 59% in the last two months, against 50% for Smart Variations Images & Swatches for WooCommerce.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Smart Variations Images & Swatches for WooCommerce has been around longer: since 2015, against 2020 for WooCommerce PayPal Payments.

WooCommerce PayPal Payments leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Smart Variations Images & Swatches for WooCommerce	WooCommerce PayPal Payments
Popular rank	#5,242	#82
Active installs	1K+	700K+
Downloads, last 30 days	3K	735K
Rating	4.7(142)	2.9(588)
Support threads resolved	50%	59%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.71	×3.90
Last release	2 days ago	1 day ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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