WordPress plugin comparison

Alter Inventory vs WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)

Alter Inventory

by Alberto Cocchiara

10+ installs4.7

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 10+ for Alter Inventory.
On a typical day, WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is downloaded about 12,234 times, Alter Inventory about 2.
Alter Inventory is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 2.1 from 106 reviews.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Jun 14, 2016 for Alter Inventory.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.5.33 for Alter Inventory.
Alter Inventory has been around longer: since 2014, against 2017 for WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax).

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

Metric	Alter Inventory	WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)
Popular rank	#46,175	#115
Active installs	10+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	25	739.6K
Rating	4.7(3)	2.1(106)
Support threads resolved	–	57%
Tested up to	4.5.33	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.55
Last release	10 years ago	7 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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