WordPress plugin comparison

Variations Custom Fields for WooCommerce vs WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)

Variations Custom Fields for WooCommerce

by Megha Shah

10+ installs

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 10+ for Variations Custom Fields for WooCommerce.
On a typical day, WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is downloaded about 12,234 times, Variations Custom Fields for WooCommerce about 2.
Variations Custom Fields for WooCommerce has no reviews yet.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Feb 2, 2025 for Variations Custom Fields for WooCommerce.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.7.11 for Variations Custom Fields for WooCommerce.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) has been around longer: since 2017, against 2025 for Variations Custom Fields for WooCommerce.

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

Metric	Variations Custom Fields for WooCommerce	WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)
Popular rank	#43,786	#115
Active installs	10+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	37	739.6K
Rating	No ratings	2.1(106)
Support threads resolved	–	57%
Tested up to	6.7.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.04	×1.55
Last release	1 year ago	7 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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