Donations via PayPal vs Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe
10K+ active installs
Free + Premium
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Donations via PayPal has a higher user rating (4.7/5 from 27 reviews) and leads in active installations (20K+ vs 10K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Donations via PayPal has accumulated 981K+ total downloads while Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe has 498K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Donations via PayPal | Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.7/5 | ◄ | 3.8/5 |
| Total Reviews | 27 | ◄ | 23 |
| Active Installs | 20K+ | ◄ | 10K+ |
| Total Downloads | 981K+ | ◄ | 498K+ |
| Support Resolution | 100% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 week ago | ◄ | 2 months ago |
| First Released | 2009 | 2015 | |
| Age | 17 years | 11 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.5+ | 3.0+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | 5.4+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free + Premium | |
| Latest Version | 1.9.11 | 1.5.4 |
Rating Breakdown
Donations via PayPal
Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Donations via PayPal averaged approximately 61 daily downloads while Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe averaged 98.
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! 🙂
Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe Reviews
Recent update removed live account merchant ID…
One of the recent updates (1.4.0 or 1.4.1) somehow cleared the live account (non-sandbox) merchant ID causing my site to have broken donations without notifying me… I restored from backup for now unti
You can’t deactivate!
I tried for a few hours to deactivate this plugin and some of the ways I saw online seemed unsafe to me, so I didn’t do it. I found a plugin that will allow you to disable the plugin on pages that’s c
Broken
Plug-in doesn’t work. Can’t deactivate. Can’t remove. Try something else.
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