Donation Thermometer vs Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe (September 2026)
Updated September 7, 2026 · Data from WordPress.org, refreshed daily · How this works
Both rank in the WordPress.org Donation Plugins top 10: Donation Thermometer at #6 and Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe at #3. Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe leads on 4 of the 5 measures we track. Every number below comes straight from WordPress.org and is refreshed every day.
Donation Thermometer
Displays a fully customisable thermometer for tracking donations or any other goal.
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 5 measures we track.
Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe ranks higher on WordPress.org: #3 against #6 in Donation Plugins.
Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe has more users: 10,000+ active installs against 2,000+.
Not enough reviews to compare ratings fairly: Donation Thermometer has 12, 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 12.
Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe was updated more recently, on August 22, 2026; Donation Thermometer on August 18, 2026.
Which one to pick
Each plugin is the better answer for the measure it actually leads on. Nothing here is a recommendation we invented.
Donation Thermometer
Donation Thermometer does not lead on any measure we track, so pick it only for something these numbers cannot show, such as a feature you need.
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 shipping releases most recently.
Donation Thermometer vs Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe side by side
| Donation Thermometer | Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe | |
|---|---|---|
| Donation Plugins ranking | #6 | #3 |
| Rating | 4.4 | 3.8 |
| Reviews | 12 | 23 |
| Active installs | 2,000+ | 10,000+ |
| Total downloads | 104,757 | 534,586 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | – | – |
| Last updated | Aug 18, 2026 | Aug 22, 2026 |
| First published | Apr 5, 2012 | Dec 18, 2015 |
| Tested up to WordPress | 7.0.4 | 7.1 |
| Requires PHP | 5.2 | 5.4 |
| Pricing | Free on WordPress.org | Free + paid version |
30-day download figures appear after both plugins have 30 days of tracking.
Donation Thermometer 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 Donation Thermometer 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.
Donation Thermometer vs Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe: common questions
Is Donation Thermometer better than Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe?
Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe leads on 4 of the 5 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: #3 against #6 in Donation Plugins.
Which has more users, Donation Thermometer or Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe?
Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe ranks higher on WordPress.org: #3 against #6 in Donation Plugins.
Which is rated higher, Donation Thermometer or Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe?
Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe has more users: 10,000+ active installs against 2,000+.
Are Donation Thermometer and Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe free?
Both are free to install from WordPress.org. Donation Thermometer 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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