WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced Custom Stock Status vs WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)

Advanced Custom Stock Status

by Softound Solutions

8K+ installs4.2

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 8K+ for Advanced Custom Stock Status.
On a typical day, WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is downloaded about 12,234 times, Advanced Custom Stock Status about 41.
Advanced Custom Stock Status is rated higher: 4.2 out of 5 from 37 reviews, against 2.1 from 106 reviews.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against May 19, 2026 for Advanced Custom Stock Status.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) resolves more of its support threads: 71% in the last two months, against 0% for Advanced Custom Stock Status.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.7.11 for Advanced Custom Stock Status.
Advanced Custom Stock Status has been around longer: since 2016, against 2017 for WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax).

WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) leads on 7 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	Advanced Custom Stock Status	WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)
Popular rank	#2,368	#115
Active installs	8K+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.2K	737K
Rating	4.2(37)	2.1(106)
Support threads resolved	0%	71%
Tested up to	6.7.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.53	×1.67
Last release	5 months ago	7 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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