WordPress plugin comparison

Shipping Guard vs Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce

Shipping Guard

by Dominopress

Fewer than 10 installs3.5

Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce

by Dan (weight based shipping)

50K+ installs4.6

At a glance

Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce has more active installs: 50K+, against fewer than 10 for Shipping Guard.
On a typical day, Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce is downloaded about 472 times, Shipping Guard about 1.
Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 83 reviews, against 3.5 from 2 reviews.
Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce was updated more recently: Oct 16, 2026, against Sep 21, 2026 for Shipping Guard.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce has been around longer: since 2013, against 2026 for Shipping Guard.

Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Shipping Guard	Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce
Popular rank	#67,127	#695
Active installs	Fewer than 10	50K+
Downloads, last 30 days	46	36.5K
Rating	3.5(2)	4.6(83)
Support threads resolved	–	75%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.06	×1.49
Last release	1 month ago	26 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.3

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