PayPal API Subscriptions vs Recurring PayPal Donations

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

PayPal API Subscriptions

by zackdesign

Health B77

Recurring PayPal Donations

by wpecommerce

Health C64

Active-install trajectory

PayPal API Subscriptions Recurring PayPal Donations

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	PayPal API Subscriptions	Recurring PayPal Donations
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	800–900 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-11%
Overall health	B · 77 ✓	C · 64
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	84/100 ✓	59/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100 ✓	66/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★ ✓	3.67★
Reviews	1	10 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	87/100 ✓	81/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	7mo ago ✓	1.1y ago
Downloads · 30d	48	216 ✓
Category	Payments	Payments

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

Release activity

PayPal API Subscriptions Recurring PayPal Donations

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.