PayM8 Gateway vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments

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

Health D43

Health C67

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	PayM8 Gateway	WooCommerce PayPal Payments
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	800K–900K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	—	C · 67 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	7/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	46/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	42/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	—	2.88★ ✓
Reviews	0	580 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	44/100	81/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	3.3y ago	15d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	34	511.9K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.7%	2.9% ✓
Category	Payments	eCommerce

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

Release activity

PayM8 GatewayWooCommerce PayPal Payments

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.