WordPress plugin comparison

WooCommerce Accepted Payment Methods vs WooCommerce Payfast Gateway

WooCommerce Accepted Payment Methods

by James Koster

2K+ installs3.4

WooCommerce Payfast Gateway

by WooCommerce

30K+ installs3.0

At a glance

WooCommerce Payfast Gateway has more active installs: 30K+, against 2K+ for WooCommerce Accepted Payment Methods.
On a typical day, WooCommerce Payfast Gateway is downloaded about 270 times, WooCommerce Accepted Payment Methods about 14.
WooCommerce Accepted Payment Methods is rated higher: 3.4 out of 5 from 12 reviews, against 3.0 from 7 reviews.
WooCommerce Payfast Gateway was updated more recently: Oct 7, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for WooCommerce Accepted Payment Methods.
WooCommerce Payfast Gateway is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.0.38 for WooCommerce Accepted Payment Methods.
WooCommerce Accepted Payment Methods has been around longer: since 2012, against 2018 for WooCommerce Payfast Gateway.

WooCommerce Payfast Gateway leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	WooCommerce Accepted Payment Methods	WooCommerce Payfast Gateway
Popular rank	#4,583	#950
Active installs	2K+	30K+
Downloads, last 30 days	378	9.5K
Rating	3.4(12)	3.0(7)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	4.0.38	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.91
Last release	9 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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