WordPress plugin comparison

Planet Pay payments vs WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)

Planet Pay payments

by planetpaypayment

100+ installs5.0

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 100+ for Planet Pay payments.
On a typical day, WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is downloaded about 12,234 times, Planet Pay payments about 7.
Planet Pay payments is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 2.1 from 106 reviews.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Nov 2, 2026 for Planet Pay payments.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) has been around longer: since 2017, against 2025 for Planet Pay payments.

WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Planet Pay payments	WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)
Popular rank	#15,517	#115
Active installs	100+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	267	739.6K
Rating	5.0(4)	2.1(106)
Support threads resolved	–	57%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.39	×1.55
Last release	8 days ago	7 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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