Give - Donation Plugin 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
Give - Donation Plugin leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #369, ahead of Give – Paystack Gateway at #5,675. Over the last 7 days Give - Donation Plugin slipped 2 places and Give – Paystack Gateway slipped 5 places. Give - Donation Plugin has the largest install base, roughly 100× the next: 100K+ active installs against 1K+ for Give – Paystack Gateway. Downloads this week: Give - Donation Plugin 53,650 and Give – Paystack Gateway 95. Ratings: Give - Donation Plugin 4.6★ from 708 and Give – Paystack Gateway 4.7★ from 3 reviews.
| Metric | Give - Donation Plugin | Give – Paystack Gateway |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #369 ▼ 2 | #5,675 ▼ 5 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 1K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 53,650 | 95 |
| Rating | 4.6★ (708) | 4.7★ (3) |
| Last updated | Oct 13, 2026 | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Current version | 4.19.0 | 3.0.0 |
| Best rank on record | #362 | #5,670 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Apr 2015 | Jul 2018 |
| 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 Give – Paystack Gateway?
By active installs, Give - Donation Plugin: 100K+ sites run it against 1K+ for Give – Paystack Gateway, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 18, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Give - Donation Plugin or Give – Paystack Gateway?
Give - Donation Plugin, at #369 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 Give - Donation Plugin 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.