WordPress plugin comparison

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway

by WooCommerce

700K+ installs3.1

WooCommerce PayPal Payments

by WooCommerce

800K+ installs2.9

At a glance

WooCommerce PayPal Payments has more active installs: 800K+, against 700K+ for WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway.
On a typical day, WooCommerce PayPal Payments is downloaded about 9,469 times, WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway about 7,165.
WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway is rated higher: 3.1 out of 5 from 237 reviews, against 2.9 from 588 reviews.
WooCommerce PayPal Payments was updated more recently: Oct 21, 2026, against Oct 16, 2026 for WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway.
WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway resolves more of its support threads: 71% in the last two months, against 60% for WooCommerce PayPal Payments.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway has been around longer: since 2016, against 2020 for WooCommerce PayPal Payments.

WooCommerce PayPal Payments leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway	WooCommerce PayPal Payments
Popular rank	#85	#82
Active installs	700K+	800K+
Downloads, last 30 days	636.7K	508K
Rating	3.1(237)	2.9(588)
Support threads resolved	71%	60%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×3.97	×4.07
Last release	23 days ago	18 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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