WordPress plugin comparison

Shipping by Weight for WooCommerce vs WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)

Shipping by Weight for WooCommerce

by digireturn

60+ 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 60+ for Shipping by Weight for WooCommerce.
On a typical day, WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is downloaded about 12,234 times, Shipping by Weight for WooCommerce about 3.
Shipping by Weight for WooCommerce is rated higher: 3.5 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 2.1 from 106 reviews.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Feb 10, 2025 for Shipping by Weight for WooCommerce.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.7.11 for Shipping by Weight for WooCommerce.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) has been around longer: since 2017, against 2020 for Shipping by Weight for WooCommerce.

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

Metric	Shipping by Weight for WooCommerce	WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)
Popular rank	#19,946	#115
Active installs	60+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	63	737K
Rating	3.5(2)	2.1(106)
Support threads resolved	–	71%
Tested up to	6.7.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.08	×1.67
Last release	1 year ago	7 days ago
Requires PHP	5.6	7.4

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