WordPress plugin comparison

Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce vs Advanced Free Shipping for WooCommerce

Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce

by Dan (weight based shipping)

50K+ installs4.6

Advanced Free Shipping for WooCommerce

by Jeroen Sormani

40K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce has more active installs: 50K+, against 40K+ for Advanced Free Shipping for WooCommerce.
On a typical day, Advanced Free Shipping for WooCommerce is downloaded about 538 times, Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce about 472.
Advanced Free Shipping for WooCommerce is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 122 reviews, against 4.6 from 83 reviews.
Advanced Free Shipping for WooCommerce was updated more recently: Oct 31, 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 Advanced Free Shipping for WooCommerce.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce has been around longer: since 2013, against 2014 for Advanced Free Shipping for WooCommerce.

Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce	Advanced Free Shipping for WooCommerce
Popular rank	#695	#836
Active installs	50K+	40K+
Downloads, last 30 days	36.5K	16.4K
Rating	4.6(83)	4.8(122)
Support threads resolved	75%	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.49	×1.01
Last release	26 days ago	11 days ago
Requires PHP	7.3	7.4

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