Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce vs WP Easy PayPal Payment Accept
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| Feature | Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce v2.0.28 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | WP Easy PayPal Payment Accept v5.1.4 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 80,000+ | 6,000+ |
| Last updated | October 16, 2026 | August 17, 2026 |
| Editions | Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce | Easy Accept Payments via PayPal |
| Pros | PayPal, Pay Later, card and wallet payments in one plugin; Works with WooCommerce block checkout and subscriptions; Optional Google reCAPTCHA check on checkout | Buy-now and donation buttons through shortcodes; PayPal Commerce Platform buttons with sandbox mode; Free, with no store or cart needed |
| Cons | Needs a PayPal Business account and API credentials; Some payment options depend on PayPal approval; Large plugin with many bundled integration packages | No cart, order management or inventory; Needs PayPal API credentials and a business account; Breaking changes in the 5.x PayPal API upgrade |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | 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 | Buy-now button shortcode, Donation box for any amount, PayPal Commerce Platform buttons, PayPal webhook event handling |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal, Stripe | PayPal |
| E-commerce | ShipStation, WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Elementor | — |
| Other | Google reCAPTCHA | — |
| Requires WordPress | 4.7 | 5.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | sandbox.paypal.com, www.google.com, www.paypal.com | www.paypal.com, api-m.paypal.com |
| Shortcodes | — | 3 |