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WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway #1 in Payment Gateway Plugins
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WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway vs Custom Payment Gateway for WooCommerce (September 2026)

Updated September 7, 2026 · Data from WordPress.org, refreshed daily · How this works

Both rank in the WordPress.org Payment Gateway Plugins top 10: WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway at #1 and Custom Payment Gateway for WooCommerce at #7. WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway leads on 4 of the 5 measures we track. Every number below comes straight from WordPress.org and is refreshed every day.

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway

3.1 (237) 700,000+ active installs #1 in Payment Gateway Plugins

Accept debit and credit cards in 135+ currencies, many local methods like Alipay, ACH, and SEPA, and express checkout with Apple Pay and Google Pay.

Custom Payment Gateway for WooCommerce

4.3 (16) 8,000+ active installs #7 in Payment Gateway Plugins

Do not miss a single sale! This plugin is very useful to catch every possible sale.

Who leads on what

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway leads on 4 of the 5 measures we track.

Payment Gateway Plugins ranking WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway ranks higher on WordPress.org: #1 against #7 in Payment Gateway Plugins.

Users WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway has more users: 700,000+ active installs against 8,000+.

Rating Tie

Not enough reviews to compare ratings fairly: WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway has 237, Custom Payment Gateway for WooCommerce has 16. We compare ratings only above 50 reviews each.

Reviews WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway has more reviews behind its score: 237 against 16.

Maintenance WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway was updated more recently, on August 31, 2026; Custom Payment Gateway for WooCommerce on August 20, 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.

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway

Pick WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 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.

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway reviews and stats Other options

Custom Payment Gateway for WooCommerce

Custom Payment Gateway for WooCommerce does not lead on any measure we track, so pick it only for something these numbers cannot show, such as a feature you need.

Custom Payment Gateway for WooCommerce reviews and stats Other options

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway vs Custom Payment Gateway for WooCommerce side by side

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway Custom Payment Gateway for WooCommerce
Payment Gateway Plugins ranking #1 #7
Rating 3.1 4.3
Reviews 237 16
Active installs 700,000+ 8,000+
Total downloads 49,622,794 162,399
Downloads, last 30 days – –
Last updated Aug 31, 2026 Aug 20, 2026
First published May 25, 2016 Jun 1, 2015
Tested up to WordPress 7.1 7.1
Requires PHP 7.4 7.4
Pricing Free on WordPress.org Free on WordPress.org

30-day download figures appear after both plugins have 30 days of tracking.

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway ratings

5★
105
4★
12
3★
13
2★
13
1★
94

Custom Payment Gateway for WooCommerce ratings

5★
13
4★
0
3★
0
2★
0
1★
3

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 WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway nor Custom Payment Gateway for WooCommerce can pay to appear here: the pair exists only because both plugins reached the Payment Gateway Plugins top 10. Full methodology.

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway vs Custom Payment Gateway for WooCommerce: common questions

Is WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway better than Custom Payment Gateway for WooCommerce?

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway leads on 4 of the 5 measures we track. Neither is better at everything, and the answer depends on which measure you weigh. WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway ranks higher on WordPress.org: #1 against #7 in Payment Gateway Plugins.

Which has more users, WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway or Custom Payment Gateway for WooCommerce?

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway ranks higher on WordPress.org: #1 against #7 in Payment Gateway Plugins.

Which is rated higher, WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway or Custom Payment Gateway for WooCommerce?

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway has more users: 700,000+ active installs against 8,000+.

Are WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway and Custom Payment Gateway for WooCommerce free?

Both are free to install from WordPress.org. WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway may also sell a paid version or add-ons. Custom Payment Gateway for WooCommerce may also sell a paid version or add-ons.

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