WordPress plugin comparison

W2S vs WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)

W2S

by Smackcoders Inc.,

80+ installs3.0

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 80+ for W2S.
On a typical day, WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is downloaded about 12,234 times, W2S about 9.
W2S is rated higher: 3.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 2.1 from 106 reviews.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Sep 4, 2026 for W2S.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for W2S.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) has been around longer: since 2017, against 2025 for W2S.

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

Metric	W2S	WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)
Popular rank	#17,448	#115
Active installs	80+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	147	739.6K
Rating	3.0(2)	2.1(106)
Support threads resolved	–	57%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.28	×1.55
Last release	2 months ago	6 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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