WordPress plugin comparison

WooPayments vs WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)

WooPayments

by WooCommerce

800K+ installs3.5

WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)

by WooCommerce

500K+ installs2.1

At a glance

WooPayments has more active installs: 800K+, 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, WooPayments about 6,475.
WooPayments is rated higher: 3.5 out of 5 from 181 reviews, against 2.1 from 106 reviews.
Both were last updated on Nov 3, 2026.
WooPayments resolves more of its support threads: 78% in the last two months, against 57% 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 2020 for WooPayments.

WooPayments leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	WooPayments	WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)
Popular rank	#76	#115
Active installs	800K+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	291.7K	739.8K
Rating	3.5(181)	2.1(106)
Support threads resolved	78%	57%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×2.76	×1.55
Last release	5 days ago	5 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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