PayPal Donation vs WooCommerce NMI Gateway (Enterprise)
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| Feature | PayPal Donation v1.5.7 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.8/5 Visit Details | WooCommerce NMI Gateway (Enterprise) v3.6.7 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 10,000+ | — |
| Last updated | October 7, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe · PayPal Donation Pro ($) | WooCommerce NMI Gateway (Enterprise) ($) |
| Pros | Donation buttons by shortcode, widget or media button; PayPal and Stripe payment options; Donation orders listed in the admin | Card and electronic check payments taken on the store page, no redirect; Subscriptions and Pre-Orders support; FunnelKit upsell compatibility |
| Cons | Needs a PayPal or Stripe account to take payments; Pro version with more features is sold separately | Paid product, activated with a licence key from the vendor; Needs an NMI merchant account and an SSL certificate on the store; Requires cURL and SSL on the server |
| 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 ($) | Credit card payments on the store page ($), Electronic check payments ($), Subscriptions and recurring payments ($), Subscriptions support for electronic checks ($), FunnelKit one-click upsell compatibility ($), Capture when an order moves to processing or completed ($), Request logger ($), Personal data export and erasure hooks ($), Licence activation and plugin updates from the vendor ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal, Stripe | NMI ($) |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce ($) |
| Plugins | — | WooCommerce Subscriptions ($), FunnelKit (WooFunnels upsells) ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 3.1.0 | 4.0 |
| Requires PHP | 5.4 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 6.9 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | wpplugin.org, js.stripe.com, www.paypal.com | secure.nmi.com, sandbox.nmi.com, pledgedplugins.com, secure.networkmerchants.com, sandbox.networkmerchants.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |