WordPress plugin comparison

WC Hide Shipping Methods vs Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce

WC Hide Shipping Methods

by Saad Iqbal

20K+ installs4.2

Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce

by Dan (weight based shipping)

50K+ installs4.6

At a glance

Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce has more active installs: 50K+, against 20K+ for WC Hide Shipping Methods.
On a typical day, Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce is downloaded about 472 times, WC Hide Shipping Methods about 303.
Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 83 reviews, against 4.2 from 44 reviews.
WC Hide Shipping Methods was updated more recently: Oct 21, 2026, against Oct 16, 2026 for Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce.
Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce resolves more of its support threads: 75% in the last two months, against 0% for WC Hide Shipping Methods.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce has been around longer: since 2013, against 2017 for WC Hide Shipping Methods.

Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	WC Hide Shipping Methods	Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce
Popular rank	#1,264	#695
Active installs	20K+	50K+
Downloads, last 30 days	9.8K	36.5K
Rating	4.2(44)	4.6(83)
Support threads resolved	0%	75%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.87	×1.49
Last release	20 days ago	26 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.3

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