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Best WordPress Plugins for Donations

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Donations

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for donations 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. GiveWP Best overall 90/100
  2. 2. Charitable 86/100
  3. 3. Donations via PayPal 85/100
  4. 4. Donation Platform for WooCommerce: Fundraising & Donation Ma... 85/100
  5. 5. Easy Accept Payments via PayPal 83/100
  6. 6. Paymattic 83/100
  7. 7. Stripe Payment Forms by WP Full Pay 82/100
  8. 8. Better Payment 82/100
  9. 9. Doneren met Mollie 82/100
  10. 10. Leyka 82/100
  11. 11. Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe 81/100
  12. 12. Donation Thermometer 81/100
  13. 13. AidWP 81/100
  14. 14. Buy Me a Coffee 80/100
  15. 15. Ko-fi Button 80/100
1 GiveWP
Best overall Free by Nexcess

GiveWP

Accept donations and begin fundraising with GiveWP, the highest rated WordPress donation plugin for online giving.

4.6★
from 705 ratings
100k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
90

WPScore

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2 Charitable
Free by Syed Balkhi

Charitable

The best WordPress donation plugin. Create fundraising donation forms, accept recurring donations, easy donor management, add crowdfunding, and more.

4.9★
from 216 ratings
10k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
86

WPScore

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3 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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6 Paymattic
Free by WPManageNinja

Paymattic

Create payment form, donate button to accept payments and donations. Manage subscription payment, recurring donation with customer/donor management.

4.8★
from 44 ratings
3k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
83

WPScore

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8 Better Payment
Free by WPDeveloper

Better Payment

Better Payment allows you to automate payment transactions to manage payments, donations, subscriptions, sell products, etc on your Elementor and Gute …

4.6★
from 14 ratings
5k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
82

WPScore

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9 Doneren met Mollie
Free by Nick van Wobbie

Doneren met Mollie

This plugin is both suitable for one-time donations and for periodic payments. All payment methods of Mollie are integrated into the plugin.

4.5★
from 23 ratings
4k+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
82

WPScore

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10 Leyka
Free by VaultDweller

Leyka

Leyka is a plugin for crowdfunding and donations collection via WordPress website.

4.7★
from 32 ratings
2k+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
82

WPScore

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13 AidWP
Free by Hossni Mubarak

AidWP

Create fast donation and payment forms. Accept payments on WordPress with Stripe — no WooCommerce required.

4.8★
from 28 ratings
800+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
81

WPScore

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14 Buy Me a Coffee
Free by Buy Me a Coffee

Buy Me a Coffee

A free, fast, and friendly way to accept donations and memberships (recurring payments) from your visitors.

3.8★
from 18 ratings
6k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
80

WPScore

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15 Ko-fi Button
Free by koficommunity

Ko-fi Button

Receive donations on your Ko-fi page with a button on your WordPress site.

5★
from 1 ratings
5k+
active installs
Updated
May 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
80

WPScore

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