WordPress plugin comparison

WooCommerce PayPal Payments vs WP Crontrol

WooCommerce PayPal Payments

by WooCommerce

800K+ installs2.9

WP Crontrol

by Syed Balkhi

300K+ installs4.4

At a glance

WooCommerce PayPal Payments has more active installs: 800K+, against 300K+ for WP Crontrol.
On a typical day, WooCommerce PayPal Payments is downloaded about 9,469 times, WP Crontrol about 6,655.
WP Crontrol is rated higher: 4.4 out of 5 from 167 reviews, against 2.9 from 588 reviews.
WooCommerce PayPal Payments was updated more recently: Oct 21, 2026, against Oct 15, 2026 for WP Crontrol.
WooCommerce PayPal Payments resolves more of its support threads: 60% in the last two months, against 29% for WP Crontrol.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
WP Crontrol has been around longer: since 2008, against 2020 for WooCommerce PayPal Payments.

WooCommerce PayPal Payments leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	WooCommerce PayPal Payments	WP Crontrol
Popular rank	#82	#169
Active installs	800K+	300K+
Downloads, last 30 days	508K	333K
Rating	2.9(588)	4.4(167)
Support threads resolved	60%	29%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×4.07	×1.69
Last release	18 days ago	24 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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