PayPal Payment for WooCommerce 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 46 for PayPal Payment for WooCommerce, led by lower removal risk.
PayPal Payment for WooCommerce moved down one install band, 60+ to 50+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.
Active installsModeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.
50–60
10K–20K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 monthsCompares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.
60+ → 50+
Stable ✓
Overall health
D · 46
B · 74 ✓
MaintenanceHow recently the plugin was updated.
3/100
100/100 ✓
Rating qualityVolume-adjusted review quality.
78/100 ✓
46/100
SupportShare of forum threads marked resolved.
70/100
70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)
4.1★ ✓
2.9★
Reviews
3
50 ✓
Ranking optimizationHow well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.
43/100
92/100 ✓
Removal riskMaintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.
Elevated
Low ✓
Last updated
4.9y ago
15d ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d
130
14K ✓
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.
+28%
-9%
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
PayPal Payment for WooCommercePayPal 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.