WordPress plugin comparison

Checkout Gateway for IRIS vs WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)

Checkout Gateway for IRIS

by vgdevsolutions

1K+ 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 1K+ for Checkout Gateway for IRIS.
On a typical day, WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is downloaded about 12,234 times, Checkout Gateway for IRIS about 21.
Checkout Gateway for IRIS is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 2.1 from 106 reviews.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Feb 24, 2026 for Checkout Gateway for IRIS.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) resolves more of its support threads: 57% in the last two months, against 0% for Checkout Gateway for IRIS.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Checkout Gateway for IRIS.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) has been around longer: since 2017, against 2025 for Checkout Gateway for IRIS.

WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) leads on 7 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	Checkout Gateway for IRIS	WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)
Popular rank	#6,488	#115
Active installs	1K+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	338	739.6K
Rating	5.0(3)	2.1(106)
Support threads resolved	0%	57%
Tested up to	6.9.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.48	×1.55
Last release	8 months ago	7 days ago
Requires PHP	7.2	7.4

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