WordPress plugin comparison

EU VAT Assistant for WooCommerce vs WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)

EU VAT Assistant for WooCommerce

by Diego

5K+ 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 5K+ for EU VAT Assistant for WooCommerce.
On a typical day, WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is downloaded about 12,234 times, EU VAT Assistant for WooCommerce about 69.
EU VAT Assistant for WooCommerce is rated higher: 5.0 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 Oct 5, 2026 for EU VAT Assistant for WooCommerce.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.9.
EU VAT Assistant for WooCommerce has been around longer: since 2014, against 2017 for WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax).

WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	EU VAT Assistant for WooCommerce	WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)
Popular rank	#3,181	#115
Active installs	5K+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.2K	737K
Rating	5.0(37)	2.1(106)
Support threads resolved	–	71%
Tested up to	7.1.9	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.80	×1.67
Last release	1 month ago	7 days ago
Requires PHP	7.1	7.4

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