WordPress plugin comparison

WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) vs Custom Product Tabs for WooCommerce

WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)

by WooCommerce

500K+ installs2.1

Custom Product Tabs for WooCommerce

by Evan Herman

80K+ installs4.4

At a glance

WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) has more active installs: 500K+, against 80K+ for Custom Product Tabs for WooCommerce.
On a typical day, WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is downloaded about 12,234 times, Custom Product Tabs for WooCommerce about 116.
Custom Product Tabs for WooCommerce is rated higher: 4.4 out of 5 from 163 reviews, against 2.1 from 106 reviews.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Apr 12, 2025 for Custom Product Tabs for WooCommerce.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) resolves more of its support threads: 71% in the last two months, against 0% for Custom Product Tabs for WooCommerce.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.7.11 for Custom Product Tabs for WooCommerce.
Custom Product Tabs for WooCommerce has been around longer: since 2014, against 2017 for WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax).

WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) leads on 7 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)	Custom Product Tabs for WooCommerce
Popular rank	#115	#546
Active installs	500K+	80K+
Downloads, last 30 days	737K	3.2K
Rating	2.1(106)	4.4(163)
Support threads resolved	71%	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.7.11
Search multiplier	×1.67	×0.33
Last release	8 days ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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