WordPress plugin comparison

License Manager for WooCommerce vs WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)

License Manager for WooCommerce

by Saad Iqbal

6K+ installs4.6

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 6K+ for License Manager for WooCommerce.
On a typical day, WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is downloaded about 12,234 times, License Manager for WooCommerce about 102.
License Manager for WooCommerce is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 147 reviews, against 2.1 from 106 reviews.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Aug 7, 2026 for License Manager for WooCommerce.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) resolves more of its support threads: 71% in the last two months, against 33% for License Manager for WooCommerce.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for License Manager for WooCommerce.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) has been around longer: since 2017, against 2019 for License Manager for WooCommerce.

WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) leads on 7 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	License Manager for WooCommerce	WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)
Popular rank	#2,908	#115
Active installs	6K+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.6K	737K
Rating	4.6(147)	2.1(106)
Support threads resolved	33%	71%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.92	×1.67
Last release	3 months ago	8 days ago
Requires PHP	7.0	7.4

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