WordPress plugin comparison

Smart COD for WooCommerce vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments

Smart COD for WooCommerce

by FullStack-ing

30K+ installs4.6

WooCommerce PayPal Payments

by WooCommerce

700K+ installs2.9

At a glance

WooCommerce PayPal Payments has more active installs: 700K+, against 30K+ for Smart COD for WooCommerce.
On a typical day, WooCommerce PayPal Payments is downloaded about 8,944 times, Smart COD for WooCommerce about 547.
Smart COD for WooCommerce is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 52 reviews, against 2.9 from 588 reviews.
WooCommerce PayPal Payments was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Nov 3, 2026 for Smart COD for WooCommerce.
WooCommerce PayPal Payments resolves more of its support threads: 59% in the last two months, against 50% for Smart COD for WooCommerce.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Smart COD for WooCommerce has been around longer: since 2017, against 2020 for WooCommerce PayPal Payments.

WooCommerce PayPal Payments leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Smart COD for WooCommerce	WooCommerce PayPal Payments
Popular rank	#1,064	#82
Active installs	30K+	700K+
Downloads, last 30 days	21.9K	542K
Rating	4.6(52)	2.9(588)
Support threads resolved	50%	59%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.27	×3.90
Last release	7 days ago	1 day ago
Requires PHP	5.6	7.4

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