Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe vs FundEngine (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: Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe at #4 and FundEngine at #13. Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe leads on 5 of the 6 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.
FundEngine
FundEngine – Donation and Crowdfunding Platform
FundEngine - FundEngine is a fundraising and crowdfunding plugin with PayPal, Stripe, and WooCommerce payment support.
Who leads on what
Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe leads on 5 of the 6 measures we track.
Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe ranks higher on WordPress.org: #4 against #13 in Donation Plugins.
Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe has more users: 10,000+ active installs against 1,000+.
Not enough reviews to compare ratings fairly: Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe has 23, FundEngine has 22. We compare ratings only above 50 reviews each.
Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe has more reviews behind its score: 23 against 22.
Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe was updated more recently, on October 7, 2026; FundEngine on August 20, 2026.
Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe was downloaded more in the last 30 days: 12,080 times against 813.
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
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, you want the one shipping releases most recently or you want the one being installed faster right now.
FundEngine
FundEngine 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 vs FundEngine side by side
| Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe | FundEngine | |
|---|---|---|
| Donation Plugins ranking | #4 | #13 |
| Rating | 3.8 | 4.2 |
| Reviews | 23 | 22 |
| Active installs | 10,000+ | 1,000+ |
| Total downloads | 548,051 | 70,683 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 12,080 | 813 |
| Last updated | Oct 7, 2026 | Aug 20, 2026 |
| First published | Dec 18, 2015 | Aug 27, 2019 |
| Tested up to WordPress | 7.1.3 | 7.1.3 |
| Requires PHP | 5.4 | 7.4 |
| Pricing | Free + paid version | Free on WordPress.org |
Downloads per day, last 48 days
Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe ratings
FundEngine 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 FundEngine 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 FundEngine: common questions
Is Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe better than FundEngine?
Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe leads on 5 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 #13 in Donation Plugins.
Which has more users, Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe or FundEngine?
Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe ranks higher on WordPress.org: #4 against #13 in Donation Plugins.
Which is rated higher, Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe or FundEngine?
Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe has more users: 10,000+ active installs against 1,000+.
Are Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe and FundEngine 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. FundEngine may also sell a paid version or add-ons.
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