Best live shipping rates plugins for WordPress
The most popular live shipping rates plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Gelato Integration for WooCommerce leads with 5K+ active installs, ahead of ShipStation Live Rates for WooCommerce (800+) and ShipTime (200+). All 7 plugins tagged “live shipping rates” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 7 live shipping rates plugins
- 1.
Gelato Integration for WooCommerceThe most installed live shipping rates plugin, with 5K+ active installs. Rated 3.3 from 12 reviews, updated 6 days ago.
- 2.
ShipStation Live Rates for WooCommerce800+ active installs. Rated 3.6 from 11 reviews, updated 4 months ago.
- 3.
ShipTime200+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 3 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 4.
API2Cart Live Shipping 4 Woocommerce30+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 5.
Multi-Carrier ShipEngine Shipping Rates & Address Validation for WooCommerce20+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 4 months ago.
- 6.
Beacon Shipping Rates for USPSFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 days ago.
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Beacon Shipping Rates for UPSFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 days ago.
All 7 plugins tagged “live shipping rates”

Gelato Integration for WooCommerce
Up in the last 7 days:10#3,140by Gelato6 days ago
Sell globally, print locally with 100+ production hubs in 32 countries
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 3.3(12)
- Downloads
- 62/day

ShipStation Live Rates for WooCommerce
Up in the last 7 days:53#7,478by oneteamsoftware4 months ago
Show live ShipStation rates at WooCommerce checkout with insurance and signature support. Buyers pay what shipping actually costs. Free.
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 3.6(11)
- Downloads
- 11/day

ShipTime
Up in the last 7 days:77#12,941by shiptime3 months ago
This plugin requires WooCommerce and provides real-time discounted shipping rates from ShipTime.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 1.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day

API2Cart Live Shipping 4 Woocommerce
Down in the last 7 days:41#24,135by API2Cart2 months ago
This plugin allows to use of real-time shipping rates provided by third-party shipping services.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Multi-Carrier ShipEngine Shipping Rates & Address Validation for WooCommerce
#26,156by oneteamsoftware4 months ago
Show live ShipEngine (ShipStation API) shipping rates from USPS, UPS, FedEx, DHL and 100+ carriers at WooCommerce checkout, with address validation.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 1.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Beacon Shipping Rates for USPS
Down in the last 7 days:10,433#65,481by beaconevents3 days ago
Live USPS rates at checkout that keep working: guided API setup, cached rates that respect the USPS quota, and a fallback so checkout never breaks.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Beacon Shipping Rates for UPS
#66,397by beaconevents2 days ago
Live UPS rates with delivery dates at checkout: guided API setup, negotiated rates, cached rates and a fallback so checkout never breaks.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 75/day