WordPress plugin comparison

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

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway

by WooCommerce

700K+ installs3.1

WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)

by WooCommerce

500K+ installs2.1

At a glance

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway has more active installs: 700K+, against 500K+ for WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax).
On a typical day, WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is downloaded about 12,234 times, WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway about 7,134.
WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway is rated higher: 3.1 out of 5 from 238 reviews, against 2.1 from 106 reviews.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Oct 16, 2026 for WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway.
WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway resolves more of its support threads: 83% in the last two months, against 71% for WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax).
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway has been around longer: since 2016, against 2017 for WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax).

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway	WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)
Popular rank	#85	#115
Active installs	700K+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	633.4K	737K
Rating	3.1(238)	2.1(106)
Support threads resolved	83%	71%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×4.19	×1.67
Last release	26 days ago	7 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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