WordPress plugin comparison

BuddyCommerce vs WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)

BuddyCommerce

by BuddyDev

700+ installs5.0

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 700+ for BuddyCommerce.
On a typical day, WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is downloaded about 12,234 times, BuddyCommerce about 8.
BuddyCommerce is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 2.1 from 106 reviews.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against May 6, 2026 for BuddyCommerce.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for BuddyCommerce.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) has been around longer: since 2017, against 2019 for BuddyCommerce.

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

Metric	BuddyCommerce	WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)
Popular rank	#7,806	#115
Active installs	700+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	143	731.6K
Rating	5.0(5)	2.1(106)
Support threads resolved	–	57%
Tested up to	6.9.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.51	×1.55
Last release	6 months ago	6 days ago
Requires PHP	5.4	7.4

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