Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce vs PayPal Buy Now Button
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| Feature | Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce v2.0.28 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | PayPal Buy Now Button v2.0.6 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 80,000+ | 10,000+ |
| Last updated | October 16, 2026 | September 23, 2026 |
| Editions | Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce | Easy PayPal & Stripe Button · Easy PayPal & Stripe Button Pro ($) |
| 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 buttons placed anywhere with a shortcode; PayPal and Stripe checkout without a full store; Setup helpers for PayPal and Stripe accounts; Simple button manager in the admin |
| Cons | Needs a PayPal Business account and API credentials; Some payment options depend on PayPal approval; Large plugin with many bundled integration packages | No catalogue, cart or stock management in the free edition; PayPal and Stripe connection goes through the vendor's wpplugin.org relay; Pro features are sold separately |
| 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, Button manager (custom post type), Insert button from the editor media toolbar, PayPal account connection (PPCP onboarding), Stripe Connect checkout session |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal, Stripe | PayPal, Stripe |
| E-commerce | ShipStation, WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Elementor | — |
| Other | Google reCAPTCHA | wpplugin.org connection relay |
| Requires WordPress | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | sandbox.paypal.com, www.google.com, www.paypal.com | wpplugin.org, www.paypalobjects.com, js.stripe.com |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |