PayPal Donation vs GiveWP
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| Feature | PayPal Donation v1.5.7 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.8/5 Visit Details | GiveWP v4.19.0.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 10,000+ | 100,000+ |
| Last updated | October 7, 2026 | October 22, 2026 |
| Editions | Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe · PayPal Donation Pro ($) | Give - Donation Plugin · Give - Recurring Donations ($) |
| Pros | Donation buttons by shortcode, widget or media button; PayPal and Stripe payment options; Donation orders listed in the admin | Donation forms and campaigns in the free core; Stripe and PayPal payment gateways included; Donor records, receipts and a donor export |
| Cons | Needs a PayPal or Stripe account to take payments; Pro version with more features is sold separately | Recurring donations need a paid add-on; Many advanced features are split into separate paid add-ons; Large plugin with many admin screens to learn |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Donation buttons admin, Donation button shortcode, Donation button widget, PayPal IPN handler for payment notifications, Stripe payments, PayPal Commerce Platform onboarding, Pro version upsell in admin ($) | Donation forms, Visual form builder, Fundraising campaigns, Donor records and statistics, Donor dashboard for logged-in donors, Donor export, Donation spam filtering, Donation receipts, Recurring donations via the Give - Recurring Donations add-on ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal, Stripe | Stripe, PayPal |
| Other | — | GiveWP add-on license server |
| Requires WordPress | 3.1.0 | 6.9 |
| Requires PHP | 5.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | wpplugin.org, js.stripe.com, www.paypal.com | telemetry.givewp.com, connect.givewp.com, www.google.com, givewp.com, relations.givewp.com, chart.apis.google.com, plugins.svn.wordpress.org, survey.givewp.com, www.howsmyssl.com, www.paypal.com, woocommerce.com, licensing.nexcess.com, software.liquidweb.com, herald.nexcess.com, www.liquidweb.com, api.stripe.com |
| Blocks | — | 19 |
| Shortcodes | 1 | 19 |