WordPress plugin comparison

Mercado Pago payments for WooCommerce vs Payment Button for PayPal

Mercado Pago payments for WooCommerce

by Mercado Pago

100K+ installs3.9

Payment Button for PayPal

by Noor Alam

4K+ installs4.5

At a glance

Mercado Pago payments for WooCommerce has more active installs: 100K+, against 4K+ for Payment Button for PayPal.
On a typical day, Mercado Pago payments for WooCommerce is downloaded about 1,628 times, Payment Button for PayPal about 75.
Payment Button for PayPal is rated higher: 4.5 out of 5 from 40 reviews, against 3.9 from 693 reviews.
Mercado Pago payments for WooCommerce was updated more recently: Nov 5, 2026, against Oct 13, 2026 for Payment Button for PayPal.
Payment Button for PayPal resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 67% for Mercado Pago payments for WooCommerce.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Mercado Pago payments for WooCommerce has been around longer: since 2012, against 2015 for Payment Button for PayPal.

Mercado Pago payments for WooCommerce leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Mercado Pago payments for WooCommerce	Payment Button for PayPal
Popular rank	#371	#3,549
Active installs	100K+	4K+
Downloads, last 30 days	87.6K	5.3K
Rating	3.9(693)	4.5(40)
Support threads resolved	67%	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.62	×0.86
Last release	5 days ago	29 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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