Donations via PayPal vs Donorbox – Free Recurring Donation… (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Donorbox – Free Recurring Donation…
9.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Donorbox – Free Recurring Donation… has a higher user rating (4.8/5 from 34 reviews) while Donations via PayPal leads in active installations (20K+ vs 9.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Donations via PayPal has accumulated 981K+ total downloads while Donorbox – Free Recurring Donation… has 148K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Donations via PayPal | Donorbox – Free Recurring Donation… | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.7/5 | ► | 4.8/5 |
| Total Reviews | 27 | ► | 34 |
| Active Installs | 20K+ | ◄ | 9.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 981K+ | ◄ | 148K+ |
| Support Resolution | 100% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 week ago | ◄ | 9 months ago |
| First Released | 2009 | 2015 | |
| Age | 17 years | 11 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.5+ | 3.0+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.9.11 | 7.1.12 |
Rating Breakdown
Donations via PayPal
Donorbox – Free Recurring Donation…
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Donations via PayPal averaged approximately 61 daily downloads while Donorbox – Free Recurring Donation… averaged 19.
Recent Reviews
Donations via PayPal Reviews
It does exactly what I need it to do with minimal fuss.
I don’t need anything fancy. I don’t need to have bells and whistles to give it 5 stars. It just has to do what I need done, and I’m happy. FYI: I’m not a bot. I’m leaving 5 stars and a variation of t
Get ready for the spam
After installing this plugin, within days I was hit by PayPal phishing emails, fake invoices, spam, junk email, etc… despite using an email spam filter on the server. I dutifully forwarded all phishin
Nice and simple
I Love it! 🙂
Donorbox – Free Recurring Donation… Reviews
Donorbox funds hate groups
Donorbox is an organization that knowingly allows hate groups to fund on their website. Organizations that PayPal has kicked off Donorbox accepts. Google it. Look at their Wikipedia entry. I can’t sup
Incredibly easy to use!
Having used Donorbox in a couple of jobs I’ve worked at, I can easily recommend it to others. Their plugin is incredibly easy to use and is quite comprehensive with what it allows us to do. The donor
Accepting Donations Seamlessly via this!
When we were searching for a plugin to accept donations on our ngo’s website, one of our colleagues suggested this. This looked attractive with the variety of features it offers in the donation form a
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