WordPress plugin comparison

Global Payments SecureSubmit Gateway vs Payment Button for PayPal

Global Payments SecureSubmit Gateway

by SecureSubmit

500+ installs5.0

Payment Button for PayPal

by Noor Alam

4K+ installs4.5

At a glance

Payment Button for PayPal has more active installs: 4K+, against 500+ for Global Payments SecureSubmit Gateway.
On a typical day, Payment Button for PayPal is downloaded about 75 times, Global Payments SecureSubmit Gateway about 18.
Global Payments SecureSubmit Gateway is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 4.5 from 40 reviews.
Payment Button for PayPal was updated more recently: Oct 13, 2026, against Jan 29, 2026 for Global Payments SecureSubmit Gateway.
Payment Button for PayPal resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Global Payments SecureSubmit Gateway.
Payment Button for PayPal is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Global Payments SecureSubmit Gateway.
Global Payments SecureSubmit Gateway has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Payment Button for PayPal.

Payment Button for PayPal leads on 7 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	Global Payments SecureSubmit Gateway	Payment Button for PayPal
Popular rank	#8,950	#3,549
Active installs	500+	4K+
Downloads, last 30 days	484	5.3K
Rating	5.0(4)	4.5(40)
Support threads resolved	0%	100%
Tested up to	6.8.12	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.35	×0.86
Last release	9 months ago	29 days ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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