PayPal Donation vs Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce
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| Feature | PayPal Donation v1.5.7 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.8/5 Visit Details | Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce v2.0.28 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 10,000+ | 80,000+ |
| Last updated | October 7, 2026 | October 16, 2026 |
| Editions | Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe · PayPal Donation Pro ($) | Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce |
| Pros | Donation buttons by shortcode, widget or media button; PayPal and Stripe payment options; Donation orders listed in the admin | PayPal, Pay Later, card and wallet payments in one plugin; Works with WooCommerce block checkout and subscriptions; Optional Google reCAPTCHA check on checkout |
| Cons | Needs a PayPal or Stripe account to take payments; Pro version with more features is sold separately | Needs a PayPal Business account and API credentials; Some payment options depend on PayPal approval; Large plugin with many bundled integration packages |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Donation buttons admin, Donation button shortcode, Donation button widget, PayPal IPN handler for payment notifications, Stripe payments, PayPal Commerce Platform onboarding, Pro version upsell in admin ($) | PayPal checkout buttons and payment gateway, Card payments through PayPal (advanced card processing), Google Pay, Apple Pay gateway, PayPal Fastlane guest checkout, Links from orders to the PayPal transaction, Google reCAPTCHA check on checkout, Bundled packages for subscriptions, pre-orders, Stripe, Elementor and ShipStation |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal, Stripe | PayPal, Stripe |
| E-commerce | — | ShipStation, WooCommerce |
| Plugins | — | Elementor |
| Other | — | Google reCAPTCHA |
| Requires WordPress | 3.1.0 | 4.7 |
| Requires PHP | 5.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | wpplugin.org, js.stripe.com, www.paypal.com | sandbox.paypal.com, www.google.com, www.paypal.com |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |