WordPress plugin comparison

Stock Message vs WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)

Stock Message

by Aftabul Islam

70+ 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 70+ for Stock Message.
On a typical day, WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is downloaded about 12,234 times, Stock Message about 2.
Stock Message is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 2.1 from 106 reviews.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Mar 7, 2024 for Stock Message.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.2.30 for Stock Message.
Stock Message has been around longer: since 2015, against 2017 for WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax).

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

Metric	Stock Message	WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)
Popular rank	#18,926	#115
Active installs	70+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	39	739.6K
Rating	5.0(1)	2.1(106)
Support threads resolved	–	57%
Tested up to	5.2.30	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.01	×1.55
Last release	2 years ago	6 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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