Plugin Pulse
← Pulse

Stripe Payment Forms by WP Simple Pay – Accept Credit Card Payments + Subscriptions with Stripe

by Syed Balkhi · Payments

Also makes 95 other plugins · 21.6M+ installs across the portfolio →

🤩 Accept Stripe payments and recurring subscriptions on your WordPress using WP Simple Pay, the best Stripe payments plugin! 🚀

How scoring works →
87 Health · A
Maintenance 100/100
Rating quality 85/100
Support 70/100

87 health vs 65 average across 1,095 Payments plugins

Directory ranking optimization

How it's scored →

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

97 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Well tuned across the board

Update recency 100/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 86/100
Listing tuning 100/100
Support resolution 100/100

Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,424 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

-37% vs prior 30d
201Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

2.2K

now · peak 21.3K

2.2K30d downloads · Aug 26

Directory rank vs rivals

wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you

Stripe Payment Forms · #2353 you WPFormify · #41121 Accept Stripe Paymen · #1337 GetPaid Stripe Payme · #4961

Rating trend

Star average over time · dips mark rough releases

4.4Stars · Aug 26

Update activity

How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.

279per 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

Actively maintained
from wp.org release tags

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

6

releases in the last 12 months

2mo ago

latest release · v4.17.3

58

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

4.17.3 · 2mo ago4.17.2 · 3mo ago4.17.1 · 5mo ago4.17.0.2 · 5mo ago4.16.1 · 9mo ago4.16.0 · 10mo ago4.15.0 · 1.0y ago4.14.3 · 1.1y ago4.14.2 · 1.1y ago4.14.1 · 1.2y ago4.12.2 · 1.6y ago4.11.1 · 2.0y ago4.10.0 · 2.3y ago4.9.0 · 2.4y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 56% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

v4.17 56%
v4.16 9.5%
v4.12 5.8%
Older / other versions 29%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “8K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
8K–9K ≈8.6K

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

Install history · since 2015-03-13 · 1,474 observations

8KInstalls · Aug 26

Estimated value

What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.

Est. annual revenue

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from. A declining trend compresses what a buyer would pay.

Details

Version
4.17.3
Last updated
2mo ago
Added
2014-03-27 · 12 yrs old
Requires WP
5.9
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
7.4

Recent reviews

All reviews on wp.org ↗
  1. onamze
    6mo ago

    have used it for years and it is an easy way to collect payments via stripe

    Read on wp.org ↗
  2. jasonliv
    9mo ago

    Be aware that when you attempt to cancel your account, you have to go through seven separate begging pages to get to the one that actually allows you to cancel. Also, on that one, the link/button you click on is reversed, so it’s easy to make a mistake and keep the account running. Its a shame. I’ve had a great time using this plugin over the years and I’m only letting it go because I need proper accounting software. Whoever owns the company should be ashamed of themselves. This topic was modified 7 months, 2 weeks ago by jasonliv.

    Read on wp.org ↗
  3. nuurhasan
    11mo ago

    How utterly unprofessional it is to not let developer connect the Stripe account with LK and PK. We have to get credentials from our clients which they are understandably reluctant to give. Not using this plugin because of this utterly disgusting and avoidable reason.

    Read on wp.org ↗
  4. mostapleton
    1.0y ago

    I chose this app over other options because it does simplify the whole process. I’ve been really happy with how easy it has been to install, set up, and get payments coming in.

    Read on wp.org ↗
  5. grupopt
    1.3y ago

    Easy, clean, powerfull. Best plugin payments Stripe/Wordpress.

    Read on wp.org ↗
  6. 1driver5x5
    1.4y ago

    Plugin works great. Easy to use and set up. Very user friendly and intuitive.

    Read on wp.org ↗
  7. urbanfugitive
    1.5y ago

    So pleased to have found this plugin. I have upgraded to the pro version but it has made taking payments so much easier. I needed it to also process optional payment plans (subscriptions) – works like a charm and is so easy to set up and use. Thanks plugin developer. I no longer have to wrestle with the bloat of Woocommerce.

    Read on wp.org ↗
  8. rubyjlr
    1.5y ago

    cela fonctionne très bien, merci

    Read on wp.org ↗

Latest updates

via wp.org changelog

Recent releases and news for this plugin

  1. Version 4.17.3 New: PIX and BLIK payment methods for forms in Brazilian Real and Polish Złoty. New: per-form setting to disable Stripe Link on Stripe Checkout (off-site) forms. New: [simpay_manage_subscriptions] shortcode for the custo 4.17.3
  2. Version 4.17.2 New: Conditional logic for form fields. Show or hide fields dynamically based on the values of other fields, with support for multiple rules, all/any matching, and a wide range of operators. New: Added {billing-country} 4.17.2
  3. Version 4.17.1 New: Installment description format setting. Choose how recurring payment descriptions appear across your forms with three format options, configurable globally and per form. New: Per-form transaction description source. 4.17.1
  4. Version 4.17.0.2 New: Added Form Style tab with theme presets, colors, typography, and border radius options to customize payment forms. New: Added Tabs and Accordion display options for payment methods. Update: Updated Stripe integratio 4.17.0.2
  5. Version 16.1 New: Added a “Display Type” setting to switch the payment method layout between Tabs and Accordion. Update: Added the simpay_show_card_field_label filter to display a label for the Card Element field. Fix: Ensured the em 16.1
  6. Version 16.0 New: Added support for MobilePay, BECS Direct Debit, PromptPay, and WeChat Pay payment methods. Update: Activity & Reports – Stripe Balance component now supports Test Mode. Fix: Addressed an issue that incorrectly displ 16.0

Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Low memory footprint
Low page-speed impact
Runs on latest PHP + WP
No PHP errors
No JS errors
Activates cleanly
No resource errors
No external HTTP errors
Optimized database use
Frequently updated

Languages

via translate.wordpress.org

Translated into 18 languages, 5 at 90% or more

Lao 100%
Polish 96%
Dutch 93%
Russian 93%
German 90%
French (France) 89%
Italian 89%
Japanese 89%
Portuguese (Brazil) 89%
Spanish (Chile) 89%
Spanish (Spain) 89%
Turkish 89%
Swedish 76%
Persian 75%
Ukrainian 66%
Romanian 6%
Catalan 5%
English (UK) 1%

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

  1. 2026-08-09 9K+ → 8K+ down after 244 days in tier
  2. 2025-12-08 10K+ → 9K+ down after 2 days in tier
  3. 2025-12-06 9K+ → 10K+ up after 3 days in tier
  4. 2025-12-03 10K+ → 9K+ down after 113 days in tier
  5. 2025-08-12 9K+ → 10K+ up after 17 days in tier
  6. 2025-07-26 10K+ → 9K+ down after 8 days in tier
  7. 2025-07-18 9K+ → 10K+ up after 8 days in tier
  8. 2025-07-10 10K+ → 9K+ down after 2 days in tier

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

Compare head to head →

Embed this report card

Drop a live Pulse card for Stripe Payment Forms by WP Simple Pay – Accept Credit Card Payments + Subscriptions with Stripe into a readme, a review or a deck. It updates itself.

<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/stripe" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Stripe Payment Forms by WP Simple Pay – Accept Credit Card Payments + Subscriptions with Stripe — Plugin Pulse"></iframe>
Preview card ↗

Stripe Payment Forms by WP Simple Pay – Accept Credit Card Payments + Subscriptions with Stripe: 8K+ active installs, 4.4★ (117 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-28. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/stripe