WordPress plugin comparison

Draft Order Control vs WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)

Draft Order Control

by David

30+ 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 30+ for Draft Order Control.
On a typical day, WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is downloaded about 12,234 times, Draft Order Control about 4.
Draft Order Control is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 2.1 from 106 reviews.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Jul 18, 2026 for Draft Order Control.
Draft Order Control resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 57% for WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax).
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Draft Order Control.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) has been around longer: since 2017, against 2025 for Draft Order Control.

WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) leads on 6 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	Draft Order Control	WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)
Popular rank	#24,786	#115
Active installs	30+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	90	731.6K
Rating	5.0(1)	2.1(106)
Support threads resolved	100%	57%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.32	×1.55
Last release	3 months ago	6 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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