WordPress plugin comparison

ShopSocket vs WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)

ShopSocket

by wpsignal

Fewer than 10 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 fewer than 10 for ShopSocket.
On a typical day, WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is downloaded about 12,234 times, ShopSocket about 4.
ShopSocket is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 2.1 from 106 reviews.
ShopSocket was updated more recently: Nov 8, 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 2026 for ShopSocket.

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

Metric	ShopSocket	WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)
Popular rank	#67,397	#115
Active installs	Fewer than 10	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	145	737.4K
Rating	5.0(1)	2.1(106)
Support threads resolved	–	57%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.07	×1.55
Last release	1 day ago	6 days ago
Requires PHP	8.2	7.4

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