WordPress plugin comparison

WooCommerce PayPal Payments vs PayPal POS for WooCommerce

WooCommerce PayPal Payments

by WooCommerce

700K+ installs2.9

PayPal POS for WooCommerce

by Zettle by PayPal

4K+ installs3.6

At a glance

WooCommerce PayPal Payments has more active installs: 700K+, against 4K+ for PayPal POS for WooCommerce.
On a typical day, WooCommerce PayPal Payments is downloaded about 8,944 times, PayPal POS for WooCommerce about 71.
PayPal POS for WooCommerce is rated higher: 3.6 out of 5 from 22 reviews, against 2.9 from 588 reviews.
WooCommerce PayPal Payments was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Oct 19, 2026 for PayPal POS for WooCommerce.
WooCommerce PayPal Payments resolves more of its support threads: 59% in the last two months, against 50% for PayPal POS for WooCommerce.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
WooCommerce PayPal Payments has been around longer: since 2020, against 2021 for PayPal POS for WooCommerce.

WooCommerce PayPal Payments leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	WooCommerce PayPal Payments	PayPal POS for WooCommerce
Popular rank	#82	#3,595
Active installs	700K+	4K+
Downloads, last 30 days	735K	4.2K
Rating	2.9(588)	3.6(22)
Support threads resolved	59%	50%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×3.90	×0.77
Last release	1 day ago	23 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	8.2

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