Stripe Tax – Sales tax automation for… vs Stripe Payment Forms by WP Simple Pay… (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Stripe Tax – Sales tax automation for…
20K+ active installs
Free
Stripe Payment Forms by WP Simple Pay…
9.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Stripe Payment Forms by WP Simple Pay… has a higher user rating (4.4/5 from 117 reviews) while Stripe Tax – Sales tax automation for… leads in active installations (20K+ vs 9.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Stripe Tax – Sales tax automation for… has accumulated 187K+ total downloads while Stripe Payment Forms by WP Simple Pay… has 841K+. Stripe Tax – Sales tax automation for… has a higher support resolution rate (33% vs 0%).
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Stripe Tax – Sales tax automation for… | Stripe Payment Forms by WP Simple Pay… | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 1/5 | ► | 4.4/5 |
| Total Reviews | 2 | ► | 117 |
| Active Installs | 20K+ | ◄ | 9.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 187K+ | ► | 841K+ |
| Support Resolution | 33% | ◄ | 0% |
| Last Updated | 2 weeks ago | ◄ | 2 weeks ago |
| First Released | 2024 | 2014 | |
| Age | 2 years | 12 years | |
| WP Requires | 6.3+ | 5.9+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | 7.4+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 2.0.1 | 4.17.0.2 |
Rating Breakdown
Stripe Tax – Sales tax automation for…
Stripe Payment Forms by WP Simple Pay…
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Stripe Tax – Sales tax automation for… averaged approximately 736 daily downloads while Stripe Payment Forms by WP Simple Pay… averaged 300.
Recent Reviews
Stripe Tax – Sales tax automation for… Reviews
Slows Down My Site Drastically
Whatever it’s doing in the backend causes my site to slow down drastically. Checkout takes 5+ seconds to load. Disabling the plugin and the checkout loads almost instantly. The settings page in the a
Shipping charges disappeared after upgrading to 2.0
After upgrading to the new 2.0 version, shipping is no longer being captured in Stripe and all of our customers are getting free shipping. This is very bad. How do I revert back to the old version ASA
Had to revert to 1.2.4
Stripe Tax had been working fine and it’s my fault for having auto updates on but it had not been an issue until now. When the new version released it seem to create some type of conflict with my ship
Stripe Payment Forms by WP Simple Pay… Reviews
Works perfectly
have used it for years and it is an easy way to collect payments via stripe
Good plugin but its difficult to give it up.
Be aware that when you attempt to cancel your account, you have to go through seven separate begging pages to get to the one that actually allows you to cancel. Also, on that one, the link/button you
Why can’t you connect Stripe via Publishable Keys and Secret Keys
How utterly unprofessional it is to not let developer connect the Stripe account with LK and PK. We have to get credentials from our clients which they are understandably reluctant to give. Not using
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