WordPress plugin comparison

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway vs WPC Smart Messages for WooCommerce

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway

by WooCommerce

700K+ installs3.1

WPC Smart Messages for WooCommerce

by WPClever

1K+ installs4.3

At a glance

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway has more active installs: 700K+, against 1K+ for WPC Smart Messages for WooCommerce.
On a typical day, WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway is downloaded about 7,134 times, WPC Smart Messages for WooCommerce about 27.
WPC Smart Messages for WooCommerce is rated higher: 4.3 out of 5 from 6 reviews, against 3.1 from 238 reviews.
WPC Smart Messages for WooCommerce was updated more recently: Oct 17, 2026, against Oct 16, 2026 for WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway.
WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway resolves more of its support threads: 83% in the last two months, against 0% for WPC Smart Messages for WooCommerce.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway has been around longer: since 2016, against 2022 for WPC Smart Messages for WooCommerce.

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway	WPC Smart Messages for WooCommerce
Popular rank	#85	#6,897
Active installs	700K+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	633.4K	1.1K
Rating	3.1(238)	4.3(6)
Support threads resolved	83%	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×4.19	×0.58
Last release	26 days ago	25 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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