WordPress plugin comparison

Simple Catalog for WooCommerce vs WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)

Simple Catalog for WooCommerce

by Anthony Hortin

1K+ 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 1K+ for Simple Catalog for WooCommerce.
On a typical day, WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is downloaded about 12,234 times, Simple Catalog for WooCommerce about 13.
Simple Catalog for WooCommerce is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 8 reviews, against 2.1 from 106 reviews.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against May 18, 2026 for Simple Catalog for WooCommerce.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Simple Catalog for WooCommerce.
Simple Catalog for WooCommerce has been around longer: since 2016, against 2017 for WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax).

WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Simple Catalog for WooCommerce	WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)
Popular rank	#5,915	#115
Active installs	1K+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	217	737K
Rating	5.0(8)	2.1(106)
Support threads resolved	–	71%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.63	×1.67
Last release	5 months ago	7 days ago
Requires PHP	5.6	7.4

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