WordPress plugin comparison

WC External Variations vs WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)

WC External Variations

by Impossible Dreams Network

300+ 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 300+ for WC External Variations.
On a typical day, WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is downloaded about 12,234 times, WC External Variations about 4.
WC External Variations is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 8 reviews, against 2.1 from 106 reviews.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Nov 6, 2025 for WC External Variations.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for WC External Variations.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) has been around longer: since 2017, against 2018 for WC External Variations.

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

Metric	WC External Variations	WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)
Popular rank	#10,835	#115
Active installs	300+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	77	739.6K
Rating	5.0(8)	2.1(106)
Support threads resolved	–	57%
Tested up to	6.8.12	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.27	×1.55
Last release	1 year ago	7 days ago
Requires PHP	5.6.0	7.4

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