WordPress plugin comparison

Payment gateway vs WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)

Payment gateway

by Mofsy

200+ installs4.1

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 200+ for Payment gateway.
On a typical day, WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is downloaded about 12,234 times, Payment gateway about 4.
Payment gateway is rated higher: 4.1 out of 5 from 13 reviews, against 2.1 from 106 reviews.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Apr 1, 2021 for Payment gateway.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.7.21 for Payment gateway.
Payment gateway has been around longer: since 2016, against 2017 for WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax).

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

Metric	Payment gateway	WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)
Popular rank	#11,773	#115
Active installs	200+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	96	739.6K
Rating	4.1(13)	2.1(106)
Support threads resolved	–	57%
Tested up to	5.7.21	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.55
Last release	5 years ago	7 days ago
Requires PHP	5.6	7.4

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