Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe vs Give – Paystack Gateway
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,616, ahead of Give – Paystack Gateway at #5,675. Over the last 7 days Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe climbed 1 place and Give – Paystack Gateway climbed 4 places. Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe has the largest install base, roughly 10× the next: 10K+ active installs against 1K+ for Give – Paystack Gateway. Downloads this week: Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe 1,373 and Give – Paystack Gateway 95. Ratings: Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe 3.8★ from 23 and Give – Paystack Gateway 4.7★ from 3 reviews.
| Metric | Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe | Give – Paystack Gateway |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,616 ▲ 1 | #5,675 ▲ 4 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 1K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 1,373 | 95 |
| Rating | 3.8★ (23) | 4.7★ (3) |
| Last updated | Oct 7, 2026 | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Current version | 1.5.7 | 3.0.0 |
| Best rank on record | #1,608 | #5,670 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Dec 2015 | Jul 2018 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe or Give – Paystack Gateway?
By active installs, Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe: 10K+ sites run it against 1K+ for Give – Paystack Gateway, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 19, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe or Give – Paystack Gateway?
Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe, at #1,616 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Give – Paystack Gateway at #5,675. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe or Give – Paystack Gateway alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.