Sofortueberweisung Gateway for Woocommerce vs Custom Payment Gateways for WooCommerce
Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.
Custom Payment Gateways for WooCommerce is the safest pick: health B · 81 against 48 for Sofortueberweisung Gateway for Woocommerce, led by lower removal risk.
Active-install trajectory
Sofortueberweisung Gateway for Woocommerce moved down one install band, 700+ to 600+; Custom Payment Gateways for WooCommerce moved up one install band, 2K+ to 3K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.
| Metric | Sofortueberweisung Gateway for Woocommerce | Custom Payment Gateways for WooCommerce |
|---|---|---|
| Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. | 600–700 | 3K–4K ✓ |
| Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage. | -14% | 2K+ → 3K+ ✓ |
| Overall health | D · 48 | B · 81 ✓ |
| Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. | 3/100 | 77/100 ✓ |
| Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. | 83/100 | 93/100 ✓ |
| Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. | 70/100 | 70/100 |
| Rating (weighted for review count) | 4.3★ | 4.7★ ✓ |
| Reviews | 7 | 28 ✓ |
| Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. | 42/100 | 90/100 ✓ |
| Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. | High | Low ✓ |
| Last updated | 6.0y ago | 9mo ago ✓ |
| Downloads, last 30d | 185 | 759 ✓ |
| 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. | +37% | +15% |
| Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. | 4.0% | 8.8% ✓ |
| Category | Payments | Payments |
✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.
Release activity
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.