WordPress plugin comparison

Serial Numbers vs WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)

Serial Numbers

by PluginEver

1K+ installs4.7

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 1K+ for Serial Numbers.
On a typical day, WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is downloaded about 12,234 times, Serial Numbers about 58.
Serial Numbers is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 78 reviews, against 2.1 from 106 reviews.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Oct 20, 2026 for Serial Numbers.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) resolves more of its support threads: 57% in the last two months, against 0% for Serial Numbers.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) has been around longer: since 2017, against 2019 for Serial Numbers.

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

Metric	Serial Numbers	WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)
Popular rank	#6,183	#115
Active installs	1K+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.8K	739.6K
Rating	4.7(78)	2.1(106)
Support threads resolved	0%	57%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.61	×1.55
Last release	21 days ago	7 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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