WordPress plugin comparison

Brands for WooCommerce vs WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)

Brands for WooCommerce

by BeRocket

5K+ installs4.8

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 5K+ for Brands for WooCommerce.
On a typical day, WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is downloaded about 12,234 times, Brands for WooCommerce about 81.
Brands for WooCommerce is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 76 reviews, against 2.1 from 106 reviews.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Oct 23, 2026 for Brands for WooCommerce.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) resolves more of its support threads: 71% in the last two months, against 0% for Brands for WooCommerce.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Brands for WooCommerce has been around longer: since 2016, against 2017 for WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax).

WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Brands for WooCommerce	WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)
Popular rank	#3,020	#115
Active installs	5K+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	3K	737K
Rating	4.8(76)	2.1(106)
Support threads resolved	0%	71%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.79	×1.67
Last release	18 days ago	7 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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