Bank Transfer (BACS) through Stripe vs WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Bank Transfer (BACS) through Stripe is the safest pick: health A · 86 against 78 for WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway, led by stronger rating quality.

Bank Transfer (BACS) through Stripe

by Pluginable

Health A86

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway

by WooCommerce

Health B78

Active-install trajectory

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.

Metric	Bank Transfer (BACS) through Stripe	WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	700K–800K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable	Stable
Overall health	A · 86 ✓	B · 78
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	81/100 ✓	53/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	79/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.2★ ✓	3.1★
Reviews	5	237 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	90/100 ✓	89/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	3mo ago	22d ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	91	657.3K ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	+5%	+2%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.4%	1.4% ✓
Category	Payments	Payments

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Bank Transfer (BACS) through StripeWooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway

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.