PayPal Donations vs Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce
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| Feature | PayPal Donations v1.9.11 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.7/5 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 | 20,000+ | 80,000+ |
| Last updated | August 17, 2026 | October 16, 2026 |
| Editions | Donations via PayPal | Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce |
| Pros | Donate button through a shortcode or widget; Choose standard or custom button images; Sandbox mode for testing | PayPal, Pay Later, card and wallet payments in one plugin; Works with WooCommerce block checkout and subscriptions; Optional Google reCAPTCHA check on checkout |
| Cons | Donations go straight to PayPal with no on-site records; Shows admin notices when PHP or WordPress is too old; Only a donate button, no recurring or tiered donations | 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 | Donate button shortcode, Sidebar donate widget, Standard or custom button image, PayPal sandbox switch for testing, Return page and purpose defaults | 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 | PayPal, Stripe |
| E-commerce | — | ShipStation, WooCommerce |
| Plugins | — | Elementor |
| Other | — | Google reCAPTCHA |
| Requires WordPress | 5.5 | 4.7 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | www.paypalobjects.com | sandbox.paypal.com, www.google.com, www.paypal.com |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |