WordPress plugin comparison

WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) vs WPC Smart Messages for WooCommerce

WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)

by WooCommerce

500K+ installs2.1

WPC Smart Messages for WooCommerce

by WPClever

1K+ installs4.3

At a glance

WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) has more active installs: 500K+, against 1K+ for WPC Smart Messages for WooCommerce.
On a typical day, WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is downloaded about 12,234 times, WPC Smart Messages for WooCommerce about 27.
WPC Smart Messages for WooCommerce is rated higher: 4.3 out of 5 from 6 reviews, against 2.1 from 106 reviews.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Oct 17, 2026 for WPC Smart Messages for WooCommerce.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) resolves more of its support threads: 57% in the last two months, against 0% for WPC Smart Messages for WooCommerce.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) has been around longer: since 2017, against 2022 for WPC Smart Messages for WooCommerce.

WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)	WPC Smart Messages for WooCommerce
Popular rank	#115	#6,905
Active installs	500K+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	739.6K	1.1K
Rating	2.1(106)	4.3(6)
Support threads resolved	57%	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.55	×0.58
Last release	7 days ago	24 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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