Braintree Payments For WordPress vs PayPal Enterprise Payments (formerly Braintree) fo
Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.
PayPal Enterprise Payments (formerly Braintree) fo is the safest pick: health B · 74 against 45 for Braintree Payments For WordPress, led by lower removal risk.
No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.
Active installsModeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.
10–20
10K–20K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 monthsCompares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.
Stable
Stable
Overall health
D · 45
B · 74 ✓
MaintenanceHow recently the plugin was updated.
3/100
100/100 ✓
Rating qualityVolume-adjusted review quality.
74/100 ✓
46/100
SupportShare of forum threads marked resolved.
70/100
70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)
4.0★ ✓
2.9★
Reviews
1
50 ✓
Ranking optimizationHow well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.
38/100
92/100 ✓
Removal riskMaintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.
High
Low ✓
Last updated
7.8y ago
14d ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d
43
14.3K ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30dDips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.
-50%
-6%
Install conversionActive installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.
0.5% ✓
0.4%
Category
Payments
eCommerce
✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.
Release activity
Braintree Payments For WordPressPayPal Enterprise Payments (formerly Braintree) fo
7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.