Easy Stripe Payments & Donations vs WPExperts Square For GiveWP

Easy Stripe Payments & Donations lets you integrate Stripe Checkout into your WordPress site with minimal setup. Perfect for donations, simple eCommerce needs, services, or subscriptions. Live Demo: https://demo.ecosys365.com Five checkout modes included: Standard Checkout Accept one-time payments with customizable product name, amount, and currency. Subscription Checkout A dedicated checkout form for recurring subscription payments with a modern user experience. Advanced Checkout Combine one-time & subscription payments in a single flexible checkout with support for different pricing options. Campaign Checkout Track fundraising campaigns with a frontend progress display showing how much has already been collected. Subscription Button Let users subscribe to recurring payments (monthly/yearly) via Stripe with a Stripe-hosted checkout page. Supported Payment Methods & Currencies Easy Stripe Payments & Donations supports all payment methods offered by Stripe, as well as all currencies available through Stripe. You can easily enable or disable payment methods directly from your Stripe Dashboard, and they will automatically appear in the checkout on your website — no additional configuration required. Popular Stripe Payment Methods Supported Credit & debit cards (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, etc.) Apple Pay Google Pay Klarna PayPal via Stripe (if enabled in your Stripe account) SEPA Direct Debit Bancontact iDEAL Sofort EPS Giropay Przelewy24 (P24) BLIK Afterpay / Clearpay Alipay WeChat Pay Revolut Pay OXXO Pix Amazon Pay Affirm Zip Link by Stripe MobilePay Vipps Payments Satispay Bizum Crypto (Web3 & Stablecoin support) – Includes USDC payouts and Stripe-powered crypto onramp integrations for supported platforms and regions. Common Currencies Supported Easy Stripe Payments & Donations accepts all currencies supported by Stripe, including major global currencies such as: USD – United States Dollar EUR – Euro GBP – British Pound AUD – Australian Dollar CAD – Canadian Dollar CHF – Swiss Franc JPY – Japanese Yen SEK – Swedish Krona NOK – Norwegian Krone DKK – Danish Krone NZD – New Zealand Dollar SGD – Singapore Dollar AED – United Arab Emirates Dirham BRL – Brazilian Real MXN – Mexican Peso RON – Romanian Leu RUB – Russian Ruble TRY – Turkish Lira Stripe automatically handles currency conversion and processing according to your account settings. Other features include: Shortcode-based checkout button embedding Compatible with most themes and page builders Lightweight and privacy-conscious (no tracking or bloat) Premium features (available via a separate service): Domain-based license activation Priority support Stripe metadata (e.g. campaign name, custom user data) Multiple Stripe checkouts and multiple Stripe subscription payments Note: This plugin requires a free Stripe account. No additional fees are charged by the plugin author. Standalone Stripe Payment Solution — No WooCommerce Required Easy Stripe Payments & Donations works completely standalone and does not require WooCommerce or any other eCommerce framework. The plugin is designed for simple, fast, and reliable Stripe payments in WordPress without the overhead of a full shop system. Benefits of a standalone payment plugin include: Lightweight and fast performance without unnecessary dependencies Simple setup with no products, carts, or checkout pages required Lower maintenance and fewer compatibility issues Better performance for landing pages, donations, and service payments Full focus on Stripe payments without eCommerce complexity This makes Easy Stripe Payments & Donations ideal for websites that need Stripe payments without running a full online store. External services This plugin relies on external services to check premium membership status and to securely process payments via Stripe. All external connections are necessary for the plugin to provide its full functionality, and users sensitive data is handled securely according to the respective service’s privacy policies. EcoSys365 API This plugin connects to the external EcoSys365 API service (https://api.ecosys365.com). The connection is required in order to check whether the current domain has a valid premium membership status. Data sent: the domain name of the WordPress installation (no user or visitor personal data). Purpose: to confirm whether the domain is marked as “premium”, so premium features can be enabled or disabled. Service provider: EcoSys 365 Solutions LLC Terms of Service: https://ecosys365.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://ecosys365.com/privacy Domain Registration Service This plugin also connects to the external domain registration service www.payments-and-donations.com. The connection is used when a site administrator registers their domain for premium membership activation. Data sent: the domain name of the WordPress installation (no personal data from users or visitors). Purpose: to register the current domain for premium membership. Service provider: Payments and Donations (https://www.payments-and-donations.com) Terms of Service: https://www.payments-and-donations.com/terms-conditions Privacy Policy: https://www.payments-and-donations.com/privacy-policy Stripe JS Library The plugin loads the official Stripe JavaScript library from https://js.stripe.com/v3. This is required to securely handle payment forms and communication with Stripe’s payment gateway. Data sent: the library may collect payment-related information entered by users during checkout (e.g., card details), which is sent directly to Stripe’s servers and not processed or stored by this plugin. Purpose: to enable secure payment processing via Stripe. Service provider: Stripe Terms of Service: https://stripe.com/legal Privacy Policy: https://stripe.com/privacy Stripe API (via PHP SDK) This plugin uses the official Stripe PHP SDK to communicate with the Stripe API (https://api.stripe.com). These requests are required to manage payments, subscriptions, and products in the WordPress Dashboard, as well as to enable Stripe Checkout for end users on the frontend. Data sent: payment-related details such as product information, subscription data, and customer details that are required for processing payments. Sensitive payment information (e.g., credit card numbers) is sent directly to Stripe and never stored by this plugin or on the WordPress site. Purpose: to process payments, create subscriptions, and manage related resources in Stripe. Service provider: Stripe Terms of Service: https://stripe.com/legal Privacy Policy: https://stripe.com/privacy Open Source & Development The development of this plugin takes place on GitHub. You can find the full source code here: https://github.com/EcoSys-365/easy-stripe-payments

GiveWP Square plugin for WordPress allows users to donate from their give-donation form using Square payment gateway. Now, you can accept credit card donations directly on your website without letting your visitors leave your site. The online process is quick and easy – simply add the Square payment option to your form created through GiveWP. With GiveWP Square plugin for WordPress, you have the choice to create a legacy (simple) donation form or a custom donation form with features like multi-level donation (drop-down selectable menu), a list of fixed donation amounts, or a custom amount field. GiveWP for Square has integrated Sandbox support with the latest version of SQUARE V2 API so you can test transactions in the Square Dashboard before going live. Features Create GiveWP donation forms that are integrated with the Square payment gateway. Add different Square payment settings per each donation form. (each donation form will have their own Square payment settings) If no settings are added, general/global Square settings will automatically be applied. Display the donation form in a modal box- form appears in a pop-up window. Display the donation form in a multi-step box – form details are divided into steps. Display donation levels on the form using radio buttons or dropdown menus. Add Square Credit Card pricing field per selected donation form. Multi-level donation feature (custom dropdown menu) Set the minimum and maximum donations amount limits in all donation forms. Integrated Sandbox support with the latest version of SQUARE V2 API. Custom amount field for donation Set a fixed amount for donation One-click Square authorization Fully documented and supported Secure and PCI compliant GiveWP Square Premium GiveWP Square Premium has enhanced new features that will give you the power to add recurring donation settings to your GiveWP Donations forms. Create your own recurring subscription model and allow donors to calibrate recurring billing intervals/periods of subscription exactly as they want. Set default donation amount options for donors who do not want to subscribe to a recurring donation schedule. Premium Features Add a recurring donation module – Users will be able to pay their donation amount on a recurring basis. Donors can enable/disable their recurring donation subscriptions at any time. Donors can choose the period of their subscription in the service freely or, select from a predefined schedule. Create your recurring module’s billing interval by setting a period (day/week/month/year), and length of time (ongoing/2~24 months). Set a default donation amount, in case of disabling recurring and recurring by donor’s choice. Enable/Disable recurring module for each level Documentation Click here to view the detailed technical documentation. The documentation includes a step-by-step configuration guide and troubleshooting. Requirements GiveWP – Donation Plugin Square Account. WordPress 4.4+ PHP version 5.5 or greater (PHP 5.6 or greater is recommended) GiveWP Recurring (for recurring donations only) An SSL Certificate. Square API is currently only available for the U.S., Canada, Australia, Japan, and the UK.