WordPress plugin comparison

WC External Variations vs Cart Abandonment Recovery for WooCommerce

WC External Variations

by Impossible Dreams Network

300+ installs5.0

Cart Abandonment Recovery for WooCommerce

by Brainstorm Force

300K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Cart Abandonment Recovery for WooCommerce has more active installs: 300K+, against 300+ for WC External Variations.
On a typical day, Cart Abandonment Recovery for WooCommerce is downloaded about 2,940 times, WC External Variations about 4.
WC External Variations is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 8 reviews, against 4.8 from 627 reviews.
Cart Abandonment Recovery for WooCommerce was updated more recently: Oct 26, 2026, against Nov 6, 2025 for WC External Variations.
Cart Abandonment Recovery for WooCommerce is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for WC External Variations.
WC External Variations has been around longer: since 2018, against 2019 for Cart Abandonment Recovery for WooCommerce.

Cart Abandonment Recovery for WooCommerce leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	WC External Variations	Cart Abandonment Recovery for WooCommerce
Popular rank	#10,827	#179
Active installs	300+	300K+
Downloads, last 30 days	75	266.7K
Rating	5.0(8)	4.8(627)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	6.8.12	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.27	×2.66
Last release	1 year ago	16 days ago
Requires PHP	5.6.0	7.2

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