Payment Plugins for Stripe WooCommerce vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | Payment Plugins for Stripe WooCommerce v4.0.19 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | WooCommerce PayPal Payments v4.2.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 2.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 100,000+ | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | October 22, 2026 | October 21, 2026 |
| Editions | Payment Plugins for Stripe WooCommerce | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay and Stripe Link in one plugin; Many bank debit, local and buy-now-pay-later methods; Refunds and webhook-driven order updates | Official PayPal gateway with smart buttons on product and checkout pages; Pay Later, card fields and Apple Pay or Google Pay wallets; Subscriptions, saved payment methods and ShipStation order tracking |
| Cons | Needs a Stripe account, keys and webhook setup; Each payment method must be enabled and tested separately; Large plugin with many gateway classes to review | Available payment methods depend on PayPal account and country eligibility; Many modules are switched on in settings, so the setup has several steps |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Card payments through Stripe, Apple Pay, Google Pay and payment request buttons, Bank debit and local payment methods, Klarna, Afterpay, Affirm and Zip, Stripe Link checkout, Refunds through Stripe, Webhook handling for order updates, Payment method change for subscriptions, Admin check of Stripe keys | PayPal smart buttons on product, mini-cart and checkout, Pay Later messages on product, cart and checkout blocks, Apple Pay gateway, Google Pay gateway, Card fields module, Pay upon invoice alternative payment method, PayPal subscriptions and renewals, Saved payment methods, Fraud protection module, Order tracking through the ShipStation plugin |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | Stripe | PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | WooCommerce Subscriptions | ShipStation |
| Requires WordPress | 4.7 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | api.stripe.com, js.stripe.com | api-m.paypal.com, www.paypal.com, api-m.sandbox.paypal.com, www.sandbox.paypal.com, api.woocommerce.com, www.paypal.ai, d.joinhoney.com, www.google.com |
| Blocks | — | 6 |