Donations via PayPal vs Paypal.me – An offline payment gateway (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Paypal.me – An offline payment gateway
200 active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Paypal.me – An offline payment gateway has a higher user rating (5/5 from 3 reviews) while Donations via PayPal leads in active installations (20K+ vs 200). Both are free WordPress plugins. Donations via PayPal has accumulated 981K+ total downloads while Paypal.me – An offline payment gateway has 6.9K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Donations via PayPal | Paypal.me – An offline payment gateway | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.7/5 | ► | 5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 27 | ◄ | 3 |
| Active Installs | 20K+ | ◄ | 200 |
| Total Downloads | 981K+ | ◄ | 6.9K+ |
| Support Resolution | 100% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 week ago | ◄ | 9 years ago |
| First Released | 2009 | 2017 | |
| Age | 17 years | 9 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.5+ | 3.5+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.9.11 | 1.0.0 |
Rating Breakdown
Donations via PayPal
Paypal.me – An offline payment gateway
Download Trends
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! 🙂
Paypal.me – An offline payment gateway Reviews
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