WordPress plugin comparison

WooCommerce PayPal Payments vs WooCommerce Shipping

WooCommerce PayPal Payments

by WooCommerce

700K+ installs2.9

WooCommerce Shipping

by WooCommerce

70K+ installs2.0

At a glance

WooCommerce PayPal Payments has more active installs: 700K+, against 70K+ for WooCommerce Shipping.
On a typical day, WooCommerce PayPal Payments is downloaded about 8,944 times, WooCommerce Shipping about 1,542.
WooCommerce PayPal Payments is rated higher: 2.9 out of 5 from 588 reviews, against 2.0 from 18 reviews.
WooCommerce PayPal Payments was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Oct 30, 2026 for WooCommerce Shipping.
WooCommerce Shipping resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 59% for WooCommerce PayPal Payments.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
WooCommerce PayPal Payments has been around longer: since 2020, against 2024 for WooCommerce Shipping.

WooCommerce PayPal Payments leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	WooCommerce PayPal Payments	WooCommerce Shipping
Popular rank	#82	#562
Active installs	700K+	70K+
Downloads, last 30 days	735K	92.9K
Rating	2.9(588)	2.0(18)
Support threads resolved	59%	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×3.90	×1.26
Last release	2 days ago	12 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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