WordPress plugin comparison

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

Booster for WooCommerce

by Pluggabl

30K+ installs4.6

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 30K+ for Booster for WooCommerce.
On a typical day, WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is downloaded about 12,234 times, Booster for WooCommerce about 519.
Booster for WooCommerce is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 535 reviews, against 2.1 from 106 reviews.
Booster 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: 57% in the last two months, against 50% for Booster for WooCommerce.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Booster for WooCommerce.
Booster 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 6 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	Booster for WooCommerce	WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)
Popular rank	#1,044	#115
Active installs	30K+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	34.7K	739.6K
Rating	4.6(535)	2.1(106)
Support threads resolved	50%	57%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.12	×1.55
Last release	6 days ago	7 days ago
Requires PHP	7.3	7.4

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