WordPress plugin comparison

WooCommerce PayPal Payments vs Payment Gateway for PayPal Pro, PayPal Checkout & Subscriptions for WooCommerce

WooCommerce PayPal Payments

by WooCommerce

700K+ installs2.9

Payment Gateway for PayPal Pro, PayPal Checkout & Subscriptions for WooCommerce

by wp.insider

1K+ installs4.1

At a glance

WooCommerce PayPal Payments has more active installs: 700K+, against 1K+ for Payment Gateway for PayPal Pro, PayPal Checkout & Subscriptions for WooCommerce.
On a typical day, WooCommerce PayPal Payments is downloaded about 8,944 times, Payment Gateway for PayPal Pro, PayPal Checkout & Subscriptions for WooCommerce about 55.
Payment Gateway for PayPal Pro, PayPal Checkout & Subscriptions for WooCommerce is rated higher: 4.1 out of 5 from 9 reviews, against 2.9 from 588 reviews.
Payment Gateway for PayPal Pro, PayPal Checkout & Subscriptions for WooCommerce was updated more recently: Nov 10, 2026, against Nov 9, 2026 for WooCommerce PayPal Payments.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Payment Gateway for PayPal Pro, PayPal Checkout & Subscriptions for WooCommerce has been around longer: since 2015, against 2020 for WooCommerce PayPal Payments.

WooCommerce PayPal Payments leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	WooCommerce PayPal Payments	Payment Gateway for PayPal Pro, PayPal Checkout & Subscriptions for WooCommerce
Popular rank	#82	#5,274
Active installs	700K+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	735K	2K
Rating	2.9(588)	4.1(9)
Support threads resolved	59%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×3.90	×0.57
Last release	2 days ago	1 day ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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