WordPress plugin comparison

Fluid Checkout for WooCommerce vs WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)

Fluid Checkout for WooCommerce

by Diego Versiani

20K+ installs4.9

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 20K+ for Fluid Checkout for WooCommerce.
On a typical day, WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is downloaded about 12,234 times, Fluid Checkout for WooCommerce about 364.
Fluid Checkout for WooCommerce is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 159 reviews, against 2.1 from 106 reviews.
Fluid Checkout for WooCommerce was updated more recently: Nov 8, 2026, against Nov 3, 2026 for WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax).
Fluid Checkout for WooCommerce resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 57% for WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax).
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) has been around longer: since 2017, against 2021 for Fluid Checkout for WooCommerce.

WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Fluid Checkout for WooCommerce	WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)
Popular rank	#1,270	#115
Active installs	20K+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	15.9K	739.6K
Rating	4.9(159)	2.1(106)
Support threads resolved	100%	57%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.10	×1.55
Last release	1 day ago	7 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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