WordPress plugin comparison

Paystack WooCommerce Payment Gateway vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments

Paystack WooCommerce Payment Gateway

by paystack

20K+ installs4.5

WooCommerce PayPal Payments

by WooCommerce

700K+ installs2.9

At a glance

WooCommerce PayPal Payments has more active installs: 700K+, against 20K+ for Paystack WooCommerce Payment Gateway.
On a typical day, WooCommerce PayPal Payments is downloaded about 8,944 times, Paystack WooCommerce Payment Gateway about 444.
Paystack WooCommerce Payment Gateway is rated higher: 4.5 out of 5 from 25 reviews, against 2.9 from 588 reviews.
WooCommerce PayPal Payments was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Oct 31, 2026 for Paystack WooCommerce Payment Gateway.
WooCommerce PayPal Payments resolves more of its support threads: 59% in the last two months, against 0% for Paystack WooCommerce Payment Gateway.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Paystack WooCommerce Payment Gateway has been around longer: since 2016, against 2020 for WooCommerce PayPal Payments.

WooCommerce PayPal Payments leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Paystack WooCommerce Payment Gateway	WooCommerce PayPal Payments
Popular rank	#1,089	#82
Active installs	20K+	700K+
Downloads, last 30 days	13.1K	547.6K
Rating	4.5(25)	2.9(588)
Support threads resolved	0%	59%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.90	×3.90
Last release	10 days ago	1 day ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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