WordPress plugin comparison

GA Tracking Code vs Google Analytics for WooCommerce

GA Tracking Code

by Francesco Taurino

10+ installs5.0

Google Analytics for WooCommerce

by WooCommerce

100K+ installs2.8

At a glance

Google Analytics for WooCommerce has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for GA Tracking Code.
On a typical day, Google Analytics for WooCommerce is downloaded about 1,785 times, GA Tracking Code about 1.
GA Tracking Code is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 2.8 from 119 reviews.
Google Analytics for WooCommerce was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against May 28, 2023 for GA Tracking Code.
Google Analytics for WooCommerce is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.2.15 for GA Tracking Code.
Google Analytics for WooCommerce has been around longer: since 2013, against 2017 for GA Tracking Code.

Google Analytics for WooCommerce leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	GA Tracking Code	Google Analytics for WooCommerce
Popular rank	#38,921	#302
Active installs	10+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	38	167K
Rating	5.0(1)	2.8(119)
Support threads resolved	–	50%
Tested up to	6.2.15	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.01	×1.01
Last release	3 years ago	20 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.

Track your plugin against its rivals every day: rank, installs, downloads, ratings and their releases, with alerts when anything moves.