WordPress plugin comparison

Smart COD for WooCommerce vs WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)

Smart COD for WooCommerce

by FullStack-ing

30K+ installs4.6

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 30K+ for Smart COD for WooCommerce.
On a typical day, WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is downloaded about 12,234 times, Smart COD for WooCommerce about 547.
Smart COD for WooCommerce is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 52 reviews, against 2.1 from 106 reviews.
Both were last updated on Nov 3, 2026.
Smart COD for WooCommerce resolves more of its support threads: 67% in the last two months, against 57% for WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax).
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.

WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Smart COD for WooCommerce	WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)
Popular rank	#1,064	#115
Active installs	30K+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	23K	739.6K
Rating	4.6(52)	2.1(106)
Support threads resolved	67%	57%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.27	×1.55
Last release	6 days ago	6 days ago
Requires PHP	5.6	7.4

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