WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Payment Gateways for WooCommerce vs WooCommerce Legacy REST API

Custom Payment Gateways for WooCommerce

by Richard Muvirimi

3K+ installs5.0

WooCommerce Legacy REST API

by Automattic

400K+ installs1.5

At a glance

WooCommerce Legacy REST API has more active installs: 400K+, against 3K+ for Custom Payment Gateways for WooCommerce.
On a typical day, WooCommerce Legacy REST API is downloaded about 2,493 times, Custom Payment Gateways for WooCommerce about 29.
Custom Payment Gateways for WooCommerce is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 28 reviews, against 1.5 from 29 reviews.
WooCommerce Legacy REST API was updated more recently: Oct 14, 2026, against Feb 19, 2026 for Custom Payment Gateways for WooCommerce.
Custom Payment Gateways for WooCommerce has been around longer: since 2019, against 2024 for WooCommerce Legacy REST API.

WooCommerce Legacy REST API leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Payment Gateways for WooCommerce	WooCommerce Legacy REST API
Popular rank	#3,785	#154
Active installs	3K+	400K+
Downloads, last 30 days	796	266.7K
Rating	5.0(28)	1.5(29)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	6.9.11	–
Search multiplier	×0.56	×0.00
Last release	8 months ago	27 days ago
Requires PHP	7.3	7.4

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