Contact Form 7 – PayPal & Stripe Add-on vs PayPal Buy Now Button
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| Feature | Contact Form 7 – PayPal & Stripe Add-on v2.5.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.2/5 Visit Details | PayPal Buy Now Button v2.0.6 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 7,000+ | 10,000+ |
| Last updated | October 7, 2026 | September 23, 2026 |
| Editions | Contact Form 7 - PayPal & Stripe Add-on · Contact Form 7 - PayPal & Stripe Add-on Pro ($) | Easy PayPal & Stripe Button · Easy PayPal & Stripe Button Pro ($) |
| Pros | Per-form PayPal and Stripe settings inside the Contact Form 7 editor; Payments history stored as a post type; PayPal sandbox mode, currency and language options; Works with PayPal only, Stripe only or both | Buy Now buttons placed anywhere with a shortcode; PayPal and Stripe checkout without a full store; Setup helpers for PayPal and Stripe accounts; Simple button manager in the admin |
| Cons | Free version adds a 2% per-transaction fee; Form email is sent before payment; payment-gated email is Pro; Stripe Connect and PayPal onboarding run through the vendor's server | No catalogue, cart or stock management in the free edition; PayPal and Stripe connection goes through the vendor's wpplugin.org relay; Pro features are sold separately |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | PayPal and Stripe tab in each Contact Form 7 form, Payments list stored as a custom post type, Cron job that checks pending payment status, Redirect to Stripe Checkout after submission, PayPal Commerce Platform and standard PayPal checkout, Sandbox mode, currency and PayPal language settings, Custom cancel and success return URLs, Dashboard widget with payment summary, No 2% per-transaction fee ($) | Buy Now button shortcode, Button manager (custom post type), Insert button from the editor media toolbar, PayPal account connection (PPCP onboarding), Stripe Connect checkout session |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal, Stripe | PayPal, Stripe |
| Plugins | Contact Form 7 | — |
| Other | — | wpplugin.org connection relay |
| Requires WordPress | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| Requires PHP | 5.5 | 5.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | Only if you agree |
| External services | api.stripe.com, wpplugin.org, www.paypal.com, ipnpb.paypal.com, api.wordpress.org | wpplugin.org, www.paypalobjects.com, js.stripe.com |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |