WordPress plugin comparison

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

GoCardless for WooCommerce

by GoCardless

1K+ 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 1K+ for GoCardless for WooCommerce.
On a typical day, WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is downloaded about 12,234 times, GoCardless for WooCommerce about 33.
GoCardless for WooCommerce is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 2.1 from 106 reviews.
GoCardless for WooCommerce was updated more recently: Nov 4, 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 GoCardless for WooCommerce.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) has been around longer: since 2017, against 2025 for GoCardless for WooCommerce.

WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	GoCardless for WooCommerce	WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)
Popular rank	#5,429	#115
Active installs	1K+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	562	737K
Rating	5.0(1)	2.1(106)
Support threads resolved	0%	71%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.63	×1.67
Last release	6 days ago	7 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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