WordPress plugin comparison

WooCommerce PayPal Payments vs WooCommerce Square

WooCommerce PayPal Payments

by WooCommerce

800K+ installs2.9

WooCommerce Square

by WooCommerce

80K+ installs2.1

At a glance

WooCommerce PayPal Payments has more active installs: 800K+, against 80K+ for WooCommerce Square.
On a typical day, WooCommerce PayPal Payments is downloaded about 9,469 times, WooCommerce Square about 1,000.
WooCommerce PayPal Payments is rated higher: 2.9 out of 5 from 588 reviews, against 2.1 from 121 reviews.
WooCommerce Square was updated more recently: Nov 4, 2026, against Oct 21, 2026 for WooCommerce PayPal Payments.
WooCommerce Square resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 60% for WooCommerce PayPal Payments.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
WooCommerce Square has been around longer: since 2018, against 2020 for WooCommerce PayPal Payments.

WooCommerce PayPal Payments leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	WooCommerce PayPal Payments	WooCommerce Square
Popular rank	#82	#536
Active installs	800K+	80K+
Downloads, last 30 days	508K	90.8K
Rating	2.9(588)	2.1(121)
Support threads resolved	60%	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×4.07	×1.06
Last release	18 days ago	4 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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