Donations via PayPal vs Stripe Payment Forms by WP Full Pay – Accept Credit Card Payments, Donations & Subscriptions
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
Donations via PayPal leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,199, ahead of Stripe Payment Forms by WP Full Pay – Accept Credit Card Payments, Donations & Subscriptions at #2,377. Over the last 7 days Donations via PayPal climbed 3 places and Stripe Payment Forms by WP Full Pay – Accept Credit Card Payments, Donations & Subscriptions slipped 9 places. Donations via PayPal has the largest install base, roughly 2.5× the next: 20K+ active installs against 8K+ for Stripe Payment Forms by WP Full Pay – Accept Credit Card Payments, Donations & Subscriptions. Downloads this week: Stripe Payment Forms by WP Full Pay – Accept Credit Card Payments, Donations & Subscriptions 629 and Donations via PayPal 350. Ratings: Donations via PayPal 4.7★ from 27 and Stripe Payment Forms by WP Full Pay – Accept Credit Card Payments, Donations & Subscriptions 4.2★ from 26 reviews.
| Metric | Donations via PayPal | Stripe Payment Forms by WP Full Pay – Accept Credit Card Payments, Donations & Subscriptions |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,199 ▲ 3 | #2,377 ▼ 9 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 8K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 350 | 629 |
| Rating | 4.7★ (27) | 4.2★ (26) |
| Last updated | Aug 17, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.9.11 | 8.5.7 |
| Best rank on record | #1,199 | #2,281 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | May 2009 | Jul 2014 |
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, Donations via PayPal or Stripe Payment Forms by WP Full Pay – Accept Credit Card Payments, Donations & Subscriptions?
By active installs, Donations via PayPal: 20K+ sites run it against 8K+ for Stripe Payment Forms by WP Full Pay – Accept Credit Card Payments, Donations & Subscriptions, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 17, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Donations via PayPal or Stripe Payment Forms by WP Full Pay – Accept Credit Card Payments, Donations & Subscriptions?
Donations via PayPal, at #1,199 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Stripe Payment Forms by WP Full Pay – Accept Credit Card Payments, Donations & Subscriptions at #2,377. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Donations via PayPal or Stripe Payment Forms by WP Full Pay – Accept Credit Card Payments, Donations & Subscriptions 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.