WordPress plugin comparison

Mercado Pago payments for WooCommerce vs WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)

Mercado Pago payments for WooCommerce

by Mercado Pago

100K+ installs3.9

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 Mercado Pago payments for WooCommerce.
On a typical day, WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is downloaded about 12,234 times, Mercado Pago payments for WooCommerce about 1,628.
Mercado Pago payments for WooCommerce is rated higher: 3.9 out of 5 from 693 reviews, against 2.1 from 106 reviews.
Mercado Pago payments 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 67% for Mercado Pago payments for WooCommerce.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Mercado Pago payments for WooCommerce has been around longer: since 2012, against 2017 for WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax).

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

Metric	Mercado Pago payments for WooCommerce	WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)
Popular rank	#371	#115
Active installs	100K+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	87.6K	737K
Rating	3.9(693)	2.1(106)
Support threads resolved	67%	71%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.62	×1.67
Last release	6 days ago	8 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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