WordPress plugin comparison

Alternative Payments for WooCommerce vs WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)

Alternative Payments for WooCommerce

by molivver

10+ installs1.0

WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)

by WooCommerce

500K+ installs2.1

At a glance

WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) has more active installs: 500K+, against 10+ for Alternative Payments for WooCommerce.
On a typical day, WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is downloaded about 12,234 times, Alternative Payments for WooCommerce about 2.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is rated higher: 2.1 out of 5 from 106 reviews, against 1.0 from 1 review.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Dec 6, 2017 for Alternative Payments for WooCommerce.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.9.35 for Alternative Payments for WooCommerce.

WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Alternative Payments for WooCommerce	WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)
Popular rank	#47,798	#115
Active installs	10+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	47	737K
Rating	1.0(1)	2.1(106)
Support threads resolved	–	71%
Tested up to	4.9.35	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.67
Last release	9 years ago	7 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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