WordPress plugin comparison

Japanized for WooCommerce vs WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)

Japanized for WooCommerce

by shohei.tanaka

10K+ installs3.3

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 10K+ for Japanized for WooCommerce.
On a typical day, WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is downloaded about 12,234 times, Japanized for WooCommerce about 358.
Japanized for WooCommerce is rated higher: 3.3 out of 5 from 21 reviews, against 2.1 from 106 reviews.
Japanized for WooCommerce was updated more recently: Nov 5, 2026, against Nov 3, 2026 for WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax).
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) resolves more of its support threads: 71% in the last two months, against 0% for Japanized for WooCommerce.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Japanized 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 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Japanized for WooCommerce	WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)
Popular rank	#1,821	#115
Active installs	10K+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	18.3K	737K
Rating	3.3(21)	2.1(106)
Support threads resolved	0%	71%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.71	×1.67
Last release	5 days ago	7 days ago
Requires PHP	8.3	7.4

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