Donations via PayPal vs Payment Gateway of PayPal for… (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Payment Gateway of PayPal for…
8.0K+ 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 8.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Donations via PayPal has accumulated 981K+ total downloads while Payment Gateway of PayPal for… has 617K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Donations via PayPal | Payment Gateway of PayPal for… | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.7/5 | ◄ | 4.2/5 |
| Total Reviews | 27 | ► | 79 |
| Active Installs | 20K+ | ◄ | 8.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 981K+ | ◄ | 617K+ |
| Support Resolution | 100% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 week ago | ◄ | 5 months ago |
| First Released | 2009 | 2016 | |
| Age | 17 years | 10 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.5+ | 5.6+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | 5.6+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free + Premium | |
| Latest Version | 1.9.11 | 1.9.3 |
Rating Breakdown
Donations via PayPal
Payment Gateway of PayPal for…
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Donations via PayPal averaged approximately 61 daily downloads while Payment Gateway of PayPal for… averaged 27.
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! 🙂
Payment Gateway of PayPal for… Reviews
Top support
The support team did everything they could to resolve the issues I was experiencing and found a solution quickly. I highly recommend them!
Compatible with HPOS
My error. This plugin is indeed compatible wtih HPOS. Thanks for the speedy support with this issue. This topic was modified 1 year, 7 months ago by Alex T.
work with error round
We have a problem with rounding, we often get an error that the cost doesn't match. Sometimes it allows us to pay for the order sometimes it doesn't 2024-01-29T14:35:59+00:00 DEBUG <----------------
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