WordPress plugin comparison

UK Address Postcode Validation vs WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)

UK Address Postcode Validation

by Ideal Postcodes

700+ 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 700+ for UK Address Postcode Validation.
On a typical day, WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is downloaded about 12,234 times, UK Address Postcode Validation about 32.
UK Address Postcode Validation is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 2.1 from 106 reviews.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Oct 23, 2026 for UK Address Postcode Validation.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) resolves more of its support threads: 57% in the last two months, against 0% for UK Address Postcode Validation.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) has been around longer: since 2017, against 2020 for UK Address Postcode Validation.

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

Metric	UK Address Postcode Validation	WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)
Popular rank	#7,720	#115
Active installs	700+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.6K	737.4K
Rating	5.0(3)	2.1(106)
Support threads resolved	0%	57%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.59	×1.55
Last release	17 days ago	6 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4.0	7.4

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