WordPress plugin comparison

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway vs WPC Variation Swatches for WooCommerce

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway

by WooCommerce

700K+ installs3.1

WPC Variation Swatches for WooCommerce

by WPClever

6K+ installs4.3

At a glance

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway has more active installs: 700K+, against 6K+ for WPC Variation Swatches for WooCommerce.
On a typical day, WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway is downloaded about 7,134 times, WPC Variation Swatches for WooCommerce about 74.
WPC Variation Swatches for WooCommerce is rated higher: 4.3 out of 5 from 10 reviews, against 3.1 from 238 reviews.
WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway was updated more recently: Oct 16, 2026, against Oct 13, 2026 for WPC Variation Swatches for WooCommerce.
WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway resolves more of its support threads: 83% in the last two months, against 0% for WPC Variation Swatches for WooCommerce.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway has been around longer: since 2016, against 2021 for WPC Variation Swatches for WooCommerce.

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway	WPC Variation Swatches for WooCommerce
Popular rank	#85	#2,694
Active installs	700K+	6K+
Downloads, last 30 days	633.4K	4.5K
Rating	3.1(238)	4.3(10)
Support threads resolved	83%	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×4.19	×0.76
Last release	26 days ago	29 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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