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Best Free WordPress Plugins for Taking Payments

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Payments & Gateways

All 15 Free only Premium only 5

Choosing a WordPress plugin for taking payments comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 15 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 15 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

  1. 1. Forminator Forms Best overall 93/100
  2. 2. SureForms 92/100
  3. 3. Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce 90/100
  4. 4. Appointment Booking Plugin 89/100
  5. 5. Payment Plugins for Stripe WooCommerce 88/100
  6. 6. Easy Digital Downloads 88/100
  7. 7. Payment Gateway for Redsys & WooCommerce Lite 87/100
  8. 8. UPI QR Code Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 86/100
  9. 9. Paystack WooCommerce Payment Gateway 85/100
  10. 10. Donations via PayPal 85/100
  11. 11. Secure Gateway for Authorize.net and WooCommerce by Pledged... 85/100
  12. 12. Payment Gateway for PayPal on WooCommerce 85/100
  13. 13. افزونه پرداخت امن زرین‌پال برای ووکامرس 84/100
  14. 14. PiWeb Disable payment method / Partial payment for WooCommer... 84/100
  15. 15. Stripe Tax 83/100
1 Forminator Forms
Best overall Free by WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform

Forminator Forms

Best WordPress form builder plugin. Create contact forms, payment forms & order forms with 1000+ integrations.

4.8★
from 2,117 ratings
600k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
93

WPScore

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2 SureForms
Free by Brainstorm Force

SureForms

AI form generator and WordPress form builder for contact and Stripe payment forms, with surveys and quizzes in SureForms Business.

4.9★
from 90 ratings
500k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
92

WPScore

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4 Appointment Booking Plugin
Free by LatePoint

Appointment Booking Plugin

Appointment booking plugin for WordPress. Let clients self-schedule 24/7, accept payments at booking, and reduce no-shows, all from your WordPress sit …

4.9★
from 99 ratings
100k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
89

WPScore

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6 Easy Digital Downloads
Free by Syed Balkhi

Easy Digital Downloads

The #1 eCommerce plugin to sell digital products & subscriptions. Accept payments with Stripe & PayPal. Sell ebooks, software & more.

4.7★
from 590 ratings
40k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
88

WPScore

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10 Donations via PayPal
Free by mra13 / Team Tips and Tricks HQ

Donations via PayPal

Easy, simple setup to add a PayPal Donation button as a Widget or with a shortcode.

4.7★
from 27 ratings
20k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
85

WPScore

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15 Stripe Tax
Free by Stripe Tax

Stripe Tax

Stripe Tax for WooCommerce allows you to easily calculate and collect sales tax, VAT, and GST on WooCommerce orders.

2★
from 4 ratings
30k+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
83

WPScore

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