Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe vs GiveWP (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: Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe at #3 and GiveWP at #1. GiveWP leads on 4 of the 5 measures we track. Every number below comes straight from WordPress.org and is refreshed every day.
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.
GiveWP
GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform
Accept donations and begin fundraising with GiveWP, the highest rated WordPress donation plugin for online giving.
Who leads on what
GiveWP leads on 4 of the 5 measures we track.
GiveWP ranks higher on WordPress.org: #1 against #3 in Donation Plugins.
GiveWP has more users: 100,000+ active installs against 10,000+.
Not enough reviews to compare ratings fairly: Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe has 23, GiveWP has 707. We compare ratings only above 50 reviews each.
GiveWP has more reviews behind its score: 707 against 23.
GiveWP was updated more recently, on September 3, 2026; Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe on August 22, 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.
Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe
Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe does not lead on any measure we track, so pick it only for something these numbers cannot show, such as a feature you need.
GiveWP
Pick GiveWP 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.
Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe vs GiveWP side by side
| Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe | GiveWP | |
|---|---|---|
| Donation Plugins ranking | #3 | #1 |
| Rating | 3.8 | 4.6 |
| Reviews | 23 | 707 |
| Active installs | 10,000+ | 100,000+ |
| Total downloads | 534,586 | 12,308,878 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | – | – |
| Last updated | Aug 22, 2026 | Sep 3, 2026 |
| First published | Dec 18, 2015 | Apr 7, 2015 |
| Tested up to WordPress | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Requires PHP | 5.4 | 7.4 |
| Pricing | Free + paid version | Free on WordPress.org |
30-day download figures appear after both plugins have 30 days of tracking.
Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe ratings
GiveWP 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 Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe nor GiveWP can pay to appear here: the pair exists only because both plugins reached the Donation Plugins top 10. Full methodology.
Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe vs GiveWP: common questions
Is Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe better than GiveWP?
GiveWP leads on 4 of the 5 measures we track. Neither is better at everything, and the answer depends on which measure you weigh. GiveWP ranks higher on WordPress.org: #1 against #3 in Donation Plugins.
Which has more users, Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe or GiveWP?
GiveWP ranks higher on WordPress.org: #1 against #3 in Donation Plugins.
Which is rated higher, Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe or GiveWP?
GiveWP has more users: 100,000+ active installs against 10,000+.
Are Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe and GiveWP free?
Both are free to install from WordPress.org. Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe is listed as commercial, so a paid version or add-ons exist. GiveWP may also sell a paid version or add-ons.
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