WordPress plugin comparison

Paystack WooCommerce Payment Gateway vs WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)

Paystack WooCommerce Payment Gateway

by paystack

20K+ installs4.5

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 20K+ for Paystack WooCommerce Payment Gateway.
On a typical day, WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is downloaded about 12,234 times, Paystack WooCommerce Payment Gateway about 437.
Paystack WooCommerce Payment Gateway is rated higher: 4.5 out of 5 from 25 reviews, against 2.1 from 106 reviews.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Oct 31, 2026 for Paystack WooCommerce Payment Gateway.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) resolves more of its support threads: 57% in the last two months, against 0% for Paystack WooCommerce Payment Gateway.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Paystack WooCommerce Payment Gateway 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	Paystack WooCommerce Payment Gateway	WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)
Popular rank	#1,088	#115
Active installs	20K+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	12.7K	737.4K
Rating	4.5(25)	2.1(106)
Support threads resolved	0%	57%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.90	×1.55
Last release	9 days ago	6 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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