Better Payment vs Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe (October 2026)
Updated October 22, 2026 · Data from WordPress.org, refreshed daily · How this works
Both rank in the WordPress.org Donation Plugins top 10: Better Payment at #11 and Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe at #4. Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe leads on 4 of the 6 measures we track. Every number below comes straight from WordPress.org and is refreshed every day.
Better Payment
Better Payment – Instant Payments, Donations, Fundraising with Subscriptions & More
Accept payments, donations and subscriptions, run fundraising campaigns and sell products on your Elementor and Gutenberg website.
Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe
Add a PayPal or Stripe Donation Button to your website and start collecting donations today. No Coding Required. Official PayPal & Stripe Partner.
Who leads on what
Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe leads on 4 of the 6 measures we track.
Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe ranks higher on WordPress.org: #4 against #11 in Donation Plugins.
Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe has more users: 10,000+ active installs against 5,000+.
Not enough reviews to compare ratings fairly: Better Payment has 14, Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe has 23. We compare ratings only above 50 reviews each.
Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe has more reviews behind its score: 23 against 14.
Better Payment was updated more recently, on October 14, 2026; Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe on October 7, 2026.
Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe was downloaded more in the last 30 days: 12,080 times against 10,135.
Which one to pick
Each plugin is the better answer for the measure it actually leads on. Nothing here is a recommendation we invented.
Better Payment
Pick Better Payment if you want the one shipping releases most recently.
Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe
Pick Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe if you go by where WordPress.org itself puts them, you want the plugin more sites already run, you want the score backed by more reviews or you want the one being installed faster right now.
Better Payment vs Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe side by side
| Better Payment | Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe | |
|---|---|---|
| Donation Plugins ranking | #11 | #4 |
| Rating | 4.6 | 3.8 |
| Reviews | 14 | 23 |
| Active installs | 5,000+ | 10,000+ |
| Total downloads | 241,726 | 548,051 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 10,135 | 12,080 |
| Last updated | Oct 14, 2026 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| First published | Oct 26, 2021 | Dec 18, 2015 |
| Tested up to WordPress | 7.1.3 | 7.1.3 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.4 |
| Pricing | Free on WordPress.org | Free + paid version |
Downloads per day, last 48 days
Better Payment ratings
Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe ratings
How we compare these two
Every figure here is pulled from the WordPress.org plugin API every day at 03:00 UTC, for both plugins in the same run, so the two are always read on the same day. We compare only what the directory reports: active installs, the rating and how many reviews stand behind it, the last release date and, once we have a month of history, downloads over the last 30 days. Ratings are only called a win above 50 reviews each, because a handful of five-star reviews is not evidence. Nothing is weighted into an overall score, no measure is worth more than another, and neither Better Payment nor Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe can pay to appear here: the pair exists only because both plugins reached the Donation Plugins top 10. Full methodology.
Better Payment vs Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe: common questions
Is Better Payment better than Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe?
Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe leads on 4 of the 6 measures we track. Neither is better at everything, and the answer depends on which measure you weigh. Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe ranks higher on WordPress.org: #4 against #11 in Donation Plugins.
Which has more users, Better Payment or Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe?
Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe ranks higher on WordPress.org: #4 against #11 in Donation Plugins.
Which is rated higher, Better Payment or Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe?
Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe has more users: 10,000+ active installs against 5,000+.
Are Better Payment and Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe free?
Both are free to install from WordPress.org. Better Payment may also sell a paid version or add-ons. Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe is listed as commercial, so a paid version or add-ons exist.
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