WordPress plugin comparison
WP Simple Pay Lite Companion vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
WP Simple Pay Lite Companion
by Kyle M Brown
10+ installs4.0
WooCommerce PayPal Payments
by WooCommerce
700K+ installs2.9
At a glance
- WooCommerce PayPal Payments has more active installs: 700K+, against 10+ for WP Simple Pay Lite Companion.
- On a typical day, WooCommerce PayPal Payments is downloaded about 8,944 times, WP Simple Pay Lite Companion about 2.
- WP Simple Pay Lite Companion is rated higher: 4.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 2.9 from 588 reviews.
- WooCommerce PayPal Payments was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Dec 24, 2018 for WP Simple Pay Lite Companion.
- WooCommerce PayPal Payments is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.0.31 for WP Simple Pay Lite Companion.
- WP Simple Pay Lite Companion has been around longer: since 2014, against 2020 for WooCommerce PayPal Payments.
Line by line
WooCommerce PayPal Payments leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | WP Simple Pay Lite Companion | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #46,418 | #82 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 700K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 41 | 735K |
| Rating | 4.0(3) | 2.9(588) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 59% |
| Tested up to | 5.0.31 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×3.90 |
| Last release | 7 years ago | 2 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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