WordPress plugin comparison

Shipping Live Rates for USPS for WooCommerce vs USPS Simple Shipping for Woocommerce

Shipping Live Rates for USPS for WooCommerce

by Octolize Shipping Plugins

3K+ installs4.7

USPS Simple Shipping for Woocommerce

by Dan (weight based shipping)

8K+ installs4.4

At a glance

USPS Simple Shipping for Woocommerce has more active installs: 8K+, against 3K+ for Shipping Live Rates for USPS for WooCommerce.
On a typical day, USPS Simple Shipping for Woocommerce is downloaded about 195 times, Shipping Live Rates for USPS for WooCommerce about 128.
Shipping Live Rates for USPS for WooCommerce is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 30 reviews, against 4.4 from 28 reviews.
Shipping Live Rates for USPS for WooCommerce was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Oct 16, 2026 for USPS Simple Shipping for Woocommerce.
Shipping Live Rates for USPS for WooCommerce resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for USPS Simple Shipping for Woocommerce.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
USPS Simple Shipping for Woocommerce has been around longer: since 2015, against 2021 for Shipping Live Rates for USPS for WooCommerce.

Shipping Live Rates for USPS for WooCommerce leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Shipping Live Rates for USPS for WooCommerce	USPS Simple Shipping for Woocommerce
Popular rank	#4,143	#2,417
Active installs	3K+	8K+
Downloads, last 30 days	6.9K	6.6K
Rating	4.7(30)	4.4(28)
Support threads resolved	100%	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.23	×0.80
Last release	15 days ago	26 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.2

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