WordPress plugin comparison

Google Analytics for WooCommerce vs WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)

Google Analytics for WooCommerce

by WooCommerce

100K+ installs2.8

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 100K+ for Google Analytics for WooCommerce.
On a typical day, WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is downloaded about 12,234 times, Google Analytics for WooCommerce about 1,785.
Google Analytics for WooCommerce is rated higher: 2.8 out of 5 from 119 reviews, against 2.1 from 106 reviews.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Oct 20, 2026 for Google Analytics for WooCommerce.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) resolves more of its support threads: 57% in the last two months, against 50% for Google Analytics for WooCommerce.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Google Analytics for WooCommerce has been around longer: since 2013, against 2017 for WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax).

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

Metric	Google Analytics for WooCommerce	WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)
Popular rank	#302	#115
Active installs	100K+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	167K	739.6K
Rating	2.8(119)	2.1(106)
Support threads resolved	50%	57%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.01	×1.55
Last release	21 days ago	7 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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