WordPress plugin comparison

Location Pack for WooCommerce vs WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)

Location Pack for WooCommerce

by Dan (weight based shipping)

800+ installs5.0

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 800+ for Location Pack for WooCommerce.
On a typical day, WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is downloaded about 12,234 times, Location Pack for WooCommerce about 33.
Location Pack for WooCommerce is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 11 reviews, against 2.1 from 106 reviews.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Oct 16, 2026 for Location Pack for WooCommerce.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) resolves more of its support threads: 57% in the last two months, against 0% for Location Pack for WooCommerce.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Location Pack for WooCommerce has been around longer: since 2016, against 2017 for WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax).

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

Metric	Location Pack for WooCommerce	WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)
Popular rank	#7,534	#115
Active installs	800+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	687	739.6K
Rating	5.0(11)	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	25 days ago	7 days ago
Requires PHP	7.3	7.4

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