Better Payment vs Easy Digital Downloads

Better Payment wins 2 of the 3 points we can measure. Here's how they compare on price, features, ratings and deals.

At a glance

FeatureBetter PaymentEasy Digital Downloads
Our score8/10 (better)7.8/10
Starts at$44/year (better)$99.50/year
Free versionYesYes
Refund window–14 days
BillingSubscriptionFree + paid plans
Active installs5K+40K+ (better)
Last Black Friday––
CategoryeCommerceeCommerce
VendorBetter PaymentEasy Digital Downloads
Black Friday 2026Not announcedNot announced

Which should you choose?

Choose Better Payment if…

  • Sites that take donations or one-off payments
  • Agencies managing several client sites
  • You want the lower starting price

Choose Easy Digital Downloads if…

  • Selling digital downloads and subscriptions
  • Sellers who want no per-sale platform fees

Features

Better Payment

  • Campaign builder
  • Fundraising campaigns
  • Payment gateways
  • Premium invoices
  • Insightful analytics
  • Email reporting

Easy Digital Downloads

  • Unlimited products
  • No platform fees
  • Payment gateways
  • Subscriptions and free trials
  • Discount codes
  • Software licensing

Pros and cons

Better Payment

  • Free version listed on WordPress.org
  • Supports PayPal, Stripe and Paystack
  • Lifetime option with unlimited active sites
  • Includes campaign and fundraising tools
  • Money-back terms are not stated on the pages checked
  • No free trial is stated on the pages checked
  • Unlimited annual plan costs 139 a year, so the lifetime plan at 324 takes over two years to match it

Easy Digital Downloads

  • Free Lite version on WordPress.org
  • No platform fees on any plan
  • 14-day money-back guarantee on paid plans
  • Personal plan at 99.5 a year includes subscriptions and abandoned cart recovery
  • Paid plans are annual, and no lifetime plan is listed on the pricing page
  • Software licensing and the multi-vendor marketplace need the Professional plan or above
  • Trustpilot average is 3.5 out of 5 from 22 reviews

Pricing plans

Better Payment

  • Single SiteStarts here

    $44/year

    1 site

    • 1 active site
    • Campaign builder and analytics
    • PayPal, Stripe and Paystack support
  • Unlimited Sites

    $139/year

    Unlimited sites

    • Unlimited active sites
    • Fundraising campaigns
    • Premium invoices
  • Lifetime

    $324 lifetime

    Unlimited sites

    • Unlimited active sites
    • One-time payment
    • Same features as Unlimited Sites

Easy Digital Downloads

  • PersonalStarts here

    $99.50/year

    1 site

    • Subscriptions and free trials
    • Abandoned cart recovery
    • EU VAT compliance
  • Extended

    $199.50/year

    1 site

    • Multi-currency support
    • Content restriction
    • Customer reviews
  • Professional

    $299.50/year

    2 sites

    • Software licensing and API
    • Multi-vendor marketplace
    • Post-purchase funnels

What Reddit says

Better Payment

Not enough Reddit discussion yet.

Easy Digital Downloads

Reddit users compare Easy Digital Downloads with WooCommerce for selling digital files, and several pick it as the simpler, download-focused option. Reported issues include checkout breaking when WP-Cron is disabled, and author and date showing on product pages, while some users were warned it has problems.

Better Payment vs Easy Digital Downloads questions

Is Better Payment better than Easy Digital Downloads?

On our comparison Better Payment comes out ahead on 2 of 3 measurable points. The right pick still depends on what you build.

Which is cheaper, Better Payment or Easy Digital Downloads?

Better Payment starts at $44/year and Easy Digital Downloads starts at $99.50/year.

Can I get Better Payment or Easy Digital Downloads cheaper on Black Friday?

Both are on our Black Friday tracker. We'll add each discount the moment it goes live.

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