WordPress plugin comparison

WooCommerce Payfast Gateway vs WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)

WooCommerce Payfast Gateway

by WooCommerce

30K+ installs3.0

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 30K+ for WooCommerce Payfast Gateway.
On a typical day, WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is downloaded about 12,234 times, WooCommerce Payfast Gateway about 270.
WooCommerce Payfast Gateway is rated higher: 3.0 out of 5 from 7 reviews, against 2.1 from 106 reviews.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Oct 7, 2026 for WooCommerce Payfast Gateway.
WooCommerce Payfast Gateway resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 71% for WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax).
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) has been around longer: since 2017, against 2018 for WooCommerce Payfast Gateway.

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

Metric	WooCommerce Payfast Gateway	WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)
Popular rank	#950	#115
Active installs	30K+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	9.5K	737K
Rating	3.0(7)	2.1(106)
Support threads resolved	100%	71%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.91	×1.67
Last release	1 month ago	7 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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