WordPress plugin comparison

User Switching vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments

User Switching

by John Blackbourn

200K+ installs4.9

WooCommerce PayPal Payments

by WooCommerce

800K+ installs2.9

At a glance

WooCommerce PayPal Payments has more active installs: 800K+, against 200K+ for User Switching.
On a typical day, WooCommerce PayPal Payments is downloaded about 9,469 times, User Switching about 3,139.
User Switching is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 238 reviews, against 2.9 from 588 reviews.
WooCommerce PayPal Payments was updated more recently: Oct 21, 2026, against Aug 29, 2026 for User Switching.
User Switching resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 60% for WooCommerce PayPal Payments.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
User Switching has been around longer: since 2009, against 2020 for WooCommerce PayPal Payments.

WooCommerce PayPal Payments leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	User Switching	WooCommerce PayPal Payments
Popular rank	#242	#82
Active installs	200K+	800K+
Downloads, last 30 days	79K	508K
Rating	4.9(238)	2.9(588)
Support threads resolved	100%	60%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.47	×4.07
Last release	2 months ago	18 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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