Give - Donation Plugin vs Donations via PayPal
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
Give - Donation Plugin leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #365, ahead of Donations via PayPal at #1,203. Over the last 7 days Give - Donation Plugin slipped 1 place and Donations via PayPal climbed 9 places. Give - Donation Plugin has the largest install base, roughly 5× the next: 100K+ active installs against 20K+ for Donations via PayPal. Downloads this week: Give - Donation Plugin 58,757 and Donations via PayPal 333. Ratings: Give - Donation Plugin 4.6★ from 707 and Donations via PayPal 4.7★ from 27 reviews.
| Metric | Give - Donation Plugin | Donations via PayPal |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #365 ▼ 1 | #1,203 ▲ 9 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 58,757 | 333 |
| Rating | 4.6★ (707) | 4.7★ (27) |
| Last updated | Sep 10, 2026 | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Current version | 4.16.8.1 | 1.9.11 |
| Best rank on record | #362 | #1,203 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Apr 2015 | May 2009 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 3 | 0 |
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, Give - Donation Plugin or Donations via PayPal?
By active installs, Give - Donation Plugin: 100K+ sites run it against 20K+ for Donations via PayPal, according to WordPress.org figures captured on September 13, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Give - Donation Plugin or Donations via PayPal?
Give - Donation Plugin, at #365 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Donations via PayPal at #1,203. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Give - Donation Plugin or Donations via PayPal 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.