WordPress plugin comparison

Markup by Attribute for WooCommerce vs WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)

Markup by Attribute for WooCommerce

by Mark Tomlinson

2K+ installs4.5

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 2K+ for Markup by Attribute for WooCommerce.
On a typical day, WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is downloaded about 12,234 times, Markup by Attribute for WooCommerce about 28.
Markup by Attribute for WooCommerce is rated higher: 4.5 out of 5 from 28 reviews, against 2.1 from 106 reviews.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Sep 21, 2026 for Markup by Attribute for WooCommerce.
Markup by Attribute for WooCommerce resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 71% 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 2018 for Markup by Attribute for WooCommerce.

WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Markup by Attribute for WooCommerce	WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)
Popular rank	#4,409	#115
Active installs	2K+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	567	737K
Rating	4.5(28)	2.1(106)
Support threads resolved	100%	71%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.78	×1.67
Last release	1 month ago	7 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4.3	7.4

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