Paymattic vs Seamless Donations
Updated 13 Oct 2026. 19 features compared side by side.
Payment and donation form builder from WPManageNinja. Free includes Stripe with no added fees; Pro adds 14 gateways, subscriptions, coupons and tax.
Free, commission-free PayPal and Stripe donation plugin with recurring gifts, tributes, funds and Gift Aid; discontinued since 2024, so not for new sites.
Choose Paymattic if…
- You need fee recovery and goals & progress bars
- You also want offline donations and donor dashboard
- You want the more complete feature set (81/100 vs 61/100)
- You prefer the more widely used option
Choose Seamless Donations if…
- You need tribute & dedication gifts and campaign pages
Paymattic includes 5 features that Seamless Donations lacks, including Fee recovery, Offline donations and Goals & progress bars; Seamless Donations has 2 that Paymattic lacks, including Tribute & dedication gifts and Campaign pages. Both include 10 of the 19 features we track. 1 feature is not yet verified for one or both plugins.
At a glance
Feature comparison
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Paymattic Seamless DonationsDonation forms4/54/5
Donation form templates and a donation progress item in the free version.
Shortcode-based responsive form; extra style packs were paid.
Recurring donations via Stripe, PayPal, Square and other gateways.
Repeat-donation checkbox for PayPal and Stripe, free.
Free has fixed and default amounts; donor-entered amounts need Pro.
Choose which suggested amounts show, plus an 'Other' amount.
Opt-in or automatic fee cover with global or per-gateway rates.
A paid Donors Pay Fees extension existed, but the store closed in Feb 2024.
No dedicated honour or memorial option; a custom field could capture a dedication.
In honour or in memory gifts with optional notification email.
Payments5/53/5
Stripe on-site and hosted checkout in the free version.
Stripe Checkout, including recurring gifts.
PayPal and other gateways such as Square, Mollie and Razorpay need Pro.
PayPal Checkout required for new installs (v5.2).
Apple Pay and Google Pay via Stripe in the free version.
Not documented; depends on what Stripe/PayPal Checkout show.
Offline payment method included in the free plugin.
Readme says donations can only be added through the shortcode form.
Paymattic charges no transaction fee; only gateway fees apply.
Free and charges no commission or percentage fee.
Campaigns2/42/4
Donation progress bar with goal and offline starting amount in the free version.
No goals or progress bars documented.
Forms are embedded in your own pages; no campaign page type.
No campaigns; designated fund pages list donations and totals.
No supporter-created fundraising pages.
Not offered.
Donor leaderboard is a Pro feature.
Donors can be made public as a post type list; no dedicated wall.
Donors & compliance5/53/5
Entries with import/export and basic reports free; advanced fundraising reports in Pro.
Donors and donations stored as post types with export and reports.
Front-end donor/customer dashboard requires Pro.
No front-end donor account area documented.
PDF invoice/receipt per payment; no yearly giving statements.
Customisable thank-you emails only; no PDF or yearly receipts.
Gift Aid checkbox with address fields and a PDF declaration per donor.
Gift Aid checkbox shown when the country is set to the UK.
Mailchimp, Zapier and FluentCRM free; ActiveCampaign, Google Sheets and more in Pro.
No built-in Mailchimp, Zapier or CRM integrations.
Statuses: Yes Pro Add-on Partial 3rd-party No ?
Pricing compared
Paymattic Freemium
| Free | $0 |
|---|---|
| Free | Free per year, Unlimited |
| Annual 1 Site | $119 per year, 1 site |
| Annual 20 Sites | $239 per year, 20 sites |
| Annual Unlimited | $359 per year, Unlimited |
| Lifetime 1 Site | $349 lifetime, 1 site |
| Lifetime Unlimited | $899 lifetime, Unlimited |
Seamless Donations Free
| Free | $0 |
|---|---|
| Free | Free per year, Unlimited |
Downloads trend
Paymattic
684 downloads last week
Seamless Donations
150 downloads last week
Verdict
Paymattic scores higher on our feature checklist (81/100 against 61/100) and includes fee recovery, goals & progress bars and offline donations that Seamless Donations does not. Seamless Donations still has the edge on tribute & dedication gifts and campaign pages. Check the features you rely on in the table below before deciding.
Biggest differences
Paymattic: paid version (Pro). Seamless Donations: not included. Opt-in or automatic fee cover with global or per-gateway rates.
Paymattic: included. Seamless Donations: not included. Donation progress bar with goal and offline starting amount in the free version.
Paymattic: not included. Seamless Donations: included. In honour or in memory gifts with optional notification email.
Paymattic: included. Seamless Donations: not included. Offline payment method included in the free plugin.
Paymattic: not included. Seamless Donations: partial. No campaigns; designated fund pages list donations and totals.
Paymattic: paid version (Pro). Seamless Donations: not included. Front-end donor/customer dashboard requires Pro.
Written from the feature, pricing and install data on this page, not from hands-on testing. How we compare.
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FAQ
Which is better, Paymattic or Seamless Donations?
Paymattic scores higher on our feature checklist (81/100 against 61/100) and includes fee recovery, goals & progress bars and offline donations that Seamless Donations does not. Seamless Donations still has the edge on tribute & dedication gifts and campaign pages. Check the features you rely on in the table below before deciding.
Which has more features?
Paymattic includes 16 of the 19 features we track, against 12 for Seamless Donations. Feature count is only part of the picture; check which of the differences matter to you.
Is Paymattic free?
Paymattic has a free version on WordPress.org. Paid plans start at $119/yr.
Is Seamless Donations free?
Seamless Donations has a free version on WordPress.org.
Feature data last changed 13 Oct 2026. Spotted something wrong? Suggest an edit to Paymattic or Seamless Donations. Some links are affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no cost to you; it never affects our data or rankings.