WordPress plugin comparison

WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) vs WP Crontrol

WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)

by WooCommerce

500K+ installs2.1

WP Crontrol

by Syed Balkhi

300K+ installs4.4

At a glance

WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) has more active installs: 500K+, against 300K+ for WP Crontrol.
On a typical day, WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is downloaded about 12,234 times, WP Crontrol about 6,655.
WP Crontrol is rated higher: 4.4 out of 5 from 167 reviews, against 2.1 from 106 reviews.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Oct 15, 2026 for WP Crontrol.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) resolves more of its support threads: 57% in the last two months, against 29% for WP Crontrol.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
WP Crontrol has been around longer: since 2008, against 2017 for WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax).

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

Metric	WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)	WP Crontrol
Popular rank	#115	#169
Active installs	500K+	300K+
Downloads, last 30 days	731.6K	320.6K
Rating	2.1(106)	4.4(167)
Support threads resolved	57%	29%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.55	×1.69
Last release	6 days ago	25 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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