WordPress plugin comparison

Force Authentification Before Checkout for WooCommerce vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments

Force Authentification Before Checkout for WooCommerce

by Link Nacional

5K+ installs5.0

WooCommerce PayPal Payments

by WooCommerce

700K+ installs2.9

At a glance

WooCommerce PayPal Payments has more active installs: 700K+, against 5K+ for Force Authentification Before Checkout for WooCommerce.
On a typical day, WooCommerce PayPal Payments is downloaded about 8,944 times, Force Authentification Before Checkout for WooCommerce about 49.
Force Authentification Before Checkout for WooCommerce is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 57 reviews, against 2.9 from 588 reviews.
WooCommerce PayPal Payments was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Sep 25, 2026 for Force Authentification Before Checkout for WooCommerce.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Force Authentification Before Checkout for WooCommerce has been around longer: since 2018, against 2020 for WooCommerce PayPal Payments.

WooCommerce PayPal Payments leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Force Authentification Before Checkout for WooCommerce	WooCommerce PayPal Payments
Popular rank	#3,061	#82
Active installs	5K+	700K+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.1K	735K
Rating	5.0(57)	2.9(588)
Support threads resolved	–	59%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.80	×3.90
Last release	1 month ago	1 day ago
Requires PHP	8.2	7.4

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