WordPress plugin comparison

SmartCheckout vs WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway

SmartCheckout

by Faraz Shoaib

10+ installs4.7

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway

by WooCommerce

700K+ installs3.1

At a glance

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway has more active installs: 700K+, against 10+ for SmartCheckout.
On a typical day, WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway is downloaded about 7,134 times, SmartCheckout about 4.
SmartCheckout is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 3.1 from 238 reviews.
SmartCheckout was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Oct 16, 2026 for WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway.
WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for SmartCheckout.
WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway has been around longer: since 2016, against 2025 for SmartCheckout.

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	SmartCheckout	WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway
Popular rank	#43,862	#85
Active installs	10+	700K+
Downloads, last 30 days	120	633.4K
Rating	4.7(3)	3.1(238)
Support threads resolved	–	83%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.18	×4.19
Last release	8 days ago	25 days ago
Requires PHP	7.2	7.4

From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.

Track your plugin against its rivals every day: rank, installs, downloads, ratings and their releases, with alerts when anything moves.