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WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway #1 in Payment Gateway Plugins
Integrated WooCommerce Payments #5 in Payment Gateway Plugins

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway vs Integrated WooCommerce Payments (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 Integrated WooCommerce Payments at #5. Integrated WooCommerce Payments leads on 3 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.

Integrated WooCommerce Payments

WooPayments: Integrated WooCommerce Payments

3.4 (168) 800,000+ active installs #5 in Payment Gateway Plugins

Securely accept credit and debit cards on your WooCommerce store. Manage payments without leaving your WordPress dashboard. Only with WooPayments.

Who leads on what

Integrated WooCommerce Payments leads on 3 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 #5 in Payment Gateway Plugins.

Users Integrated WooCommerce Payments

Integrated WooCommerce Payments has more users: 800,000+ active installs against 700,000+.

Rating Integrated WooCommerce Payments

Integrated WooCommerce Payments is rated higher: 3.4 out of 5 from 168 reviews, against 3.1 from 237 reviews.

Reviews WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway has more reviews behind its score: 237 against 168.

Maintenance Integrated WooCommerce Payments

Integrated WooCommerce Payments was updated more recently, on September 2, 2026; WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway on August 31, 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 or you want the score backed by more reviews.

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway reviews and stats Other options

Integrated WooCommerce Payments

Pick Integrated WooCommerce Payments if you want the plugin more sites already run, the review score matters most to you or you want the one shipping releases most recently.

Integrated WooCommerce Payments reviews and stats Other options

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway vs Integrated WooCommerce Payments side by side

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway Integrated WooCommerce Payments
Payment Gateway Plugins ranking #1 #5
Rating 3.1 3.4
Reviews 237 168
Active installs 700,000+ 800,000+
Total downloads 49,622,794 45,406,679
Downloads, last 30 days – –
Last updated Aug 31, 2026 Sep 2, 2026
First published May 25, 2016 Apr 8, 2020
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

Integrated WooCommerce Payments ratings

5★
93
4★
4
3★
5
2★
5
1★
61

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 Integrated WooCommerce Payments 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 Integrated WooCommerce Payments: common questions

Is WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway better than Integrated WooCommerce Payments?

Integrated WooCommerce Payments leads on 3 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 #5 in Payment Gateway Plugins.

Which has more users, WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway or Integrated WooCommerce Payments?

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway ranks higher on WordPress.org: #1 against #5 in Payment Gateway Plugins.

Which is rated higher, WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway or Integrated WooCommerce Payments?

Integrated WooCommerce Payments has more users: 800,000+ active installs against 700,000+.

Are WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway and Integrated WooCommerce Payments free?

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

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