WordPress plugin comparison

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

CardGate Payments for WooCommerce

by CardGate

200+ installs3.5

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 200+ for CardGate Payments for WooCommerce.
On a typical day, WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is downloaded about 12,234 times, CardGate Payments for WooCommerce about 23.
CardGate Payments for WooCommerce is rated higher: 3.5 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 2.1 from 106 reviews.
CardGate Payments for WooCommerce was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Nov 3, 2026 for WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax).
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.

WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	CardGate Payments for WooCommerce	WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)
Popular rank	#12,462	#115
Active installs	200+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	492	739.6K
Rating	3.5(4)	2.1(106)
Support threads resolved	–	57%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.39	×1.55
Last release	today	6 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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