Sign-up Sheets vs Pay What You Want (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

Sign-up Sheets

4.8(16)

1.0K+ active installs

Free

Updated 3 weeks ago

View Sign-up Sheets

Pay What You Want

5(1)

300 active installs

Free

Updated 9 months ago

View Pay What You Want

Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Pay What You Want has a higher user rating (5/5 from 1 reviews) while Sign-up Sheets leads in active installations (1.0K+ vs 300). Both are free WordPress plugins. Sign-up Sheets has accumulated 64K+ total downloads while Pay What You Want has 6.2K+.

Detailed Comparison

Metric	Sign-up Sheets		Pay What You Want
Rating	4.8/5	►	5/5
Total Reviews	16	◄	1
Active Installs	1.0K+	◄	300
Total Downloads	64K+	◄	6.2K+
Support Resolution	N/A		N/A
Last Updated	3 weeks ago	◄	9 months ago
First Released	2012		2022
Age	14 years		4 years
WP Requires	5.5+		4.0+
PHP Requires	5.5+		5.6+
Business Model	Free		Free
Latest Version	2.3.4		1.0.6

Rating

4.8/5Sign-up Sheets

►

Pay What You Want5/5

Total Reviews

16Sign-up Sheets

◄

Pay What You Want1

Active Installs

1.0K+Sign-up Sheets

◄

Pay What You Want300

Total Downloads

64K+Sign-up Sheets

◄

Pay What You Want6.2K+

Support Resolution

N/ASign-up Sheets

Pay What You WantN/A

Last Updated

3 weeks agoSign-up Sheets

◄

Pay What You Want9 months ago

First Released

2012Sign-up Sheets

Pay What You Want2022

Age

14 yearsSign-up Sheets

Pay What You Want4 years

WP Requires

5.5+Sign-up Sheets

Pay What You Want4.0+

PHP Requires

5.5+Sign-up Sheets

Pay What You Want5.6+

Business Model

FreeSign-up Sheets

Pay What You WantFree

Latest Version

2.3.4Sign-up Sheets

Pay What You Want1.0.6

Rating Breakdown

Sign-up Sheets

4.8/5(16 reviews)

88%

Pay What You Want

5/5(1 reviews)

100%

Download Trends

Recent Reviews

Sign-up Sheets Reviews

by PastorCG

Great Plugin with Excellent Support

I’ve encountered a few questions here and there as part of a relatively new implementation of the Sheets plugin. The support responses are always fast and accurate. Based on a long history of WordPres

by troyboy19

Fast support!

I submitted an issue with our sign-up sheets and Steph resolved it in less than an hour. That’s quick! Thanks to the support team for being on top of your plugin and helping your folks resolve thing

by silionswebmaster

Outstanding Support!

Sign-up Sheets is very easy to use and considerably simplifies our service club’s event registrations and email confirmations and reminders. Steph responded very quickly (and on a weekend) and was a

Pay What You Want Reviews

No reviews yet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Sign-up Sheets or Pay What You Want more popular?

Sign-up Sheets has 1.0K+ active installations while Pay What You Want has 300. Sign-up Sheets is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.

Which has better ratings — Sign-up Sheets or Pay What You Want?

Sign-up Sheets has a 4.8/5 rating from 16 reviews, while Pay What You Want has a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews.

Are Sign-up Sheets and Pay What You Want free?

Sign-up Sheets is free and Pay What You Want is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

Which plugin has better support — Sign-up Sheets or Pay What You Want?

Support resolution data is not available for all plugins. Check each plugin's WordPress.org support forum for current response quality.

Which plugin is updated more frequently?

Sign-up Sheets was last updated 3 weeks ago and Pay What You Want was last updated 9 months ago.

Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Comparison and analysis by PluginSift.