WordPress plugin comparison

RY Tools for WooCommerce vs WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)

RY Tools for WooCommerce

by Richer Yang

4K+ 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 4K+ for RY Tools for WooCommerce.
On a typical day, WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is downloaded about 12,234 times, RY Tools for WooCommerce about 112.
RY Tools for WooCommerce is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 8 reviews, against 2.1 from 106 reviews.
RY Tools for WooCommerce was updated more recently: Nov 5, 2026, against Nov 3, 2026 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 RY Tools for WooCommerce.

WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	RY Tools for WooCommerce	WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)
Popular rank	#3,315	#115
Active installs	4K+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	5.3K	739.6K
Rating	5.0(8)	2.1(106)
Support threads resolved	–	57%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.78	×1.55
Last release	5 days ago	7 days ago
Requires PHP	8.2	7.4

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