WordPress plugin comparison
Volusion vs Simple Shopping Cart
Volusion
by Zack Katz
10+ installs3.0
Simple Shopping Cart
by mra13 / Team Tips and Tricks HQ
10K+ installs4.6
At a glance
- Simple Shopping Cart has more active installs: 10K+, against 10+ for Volusion.
- On a typical day, Simple Shopping Cart is downloaded about 114 times, Volusion about 2.
- Simple Shopping Cart is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 215 reviews, against 3.0 from 2 reviews.
- Simple Shopping Cart was updated more recently: Oct 13, 2026, against Sep 16, 2014 for Volusion.
- Simple Shopping Cart is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.0.38 for Volusion.
- Simple Shopping Cart has been around longer: since 2009, against 2010 for Volusion.
Line by line
Simple Shopping Cart leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Volusion | Simple Shopping Cart |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #31,008 | #1,812 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 40 | 11.1K |
| Rating | 3.0(2) | 4.6(215) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 4.0.38 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.11 |
| Last release | 12 years ago | 29 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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