FiboSearch - AJAX Search for WooCommerce (Pro) vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | FiboSearch - AJAX Search for WooCommerce (Pro) v1.34.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details | WooCommerce PayPal Payments v4.2.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 2.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | — | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | — | October 21, 2026 |
| Editions | FiboSearch - AJAX Search for WooCommerce · FiboSearch - AJAX Search for WooCommerce (Pro) ($) | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Fuzzy matching for misspelled product searches; Result ordering by price, date or relevance; Variable product SKU and GUID search | Official PayPal gateway with smart buttons on product and checkout pages; Pay Later, card fields and Apple Pay or Google Pay wallets; Subscriptions, saved payment methods and ShipStation order tracking |
| Cons | Paid licence required for Pro features and updates; Telemetry prompt via the Freemius SDK; Extensive settings; defaults may need tuning per store | Available payment methods depend on PayPal account and country eligibility; Many modules are switched on in settings, so the setup has several steps |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Fuzzy matching for misspelled searches ($), Result ordering by price, date or relevance ($), SKU search for variable products ($), Live AJAX product suggestions as the visitor types, Posts results shortcode ($), Search analytics ($) | PayPal smart buttons on product, mini-cart and checkout, Pay Later messages on product, cart and checkout blocks, Apple Pay gateway, Google Pay gateway, Card fields module, Pay upon invoice alternative payment method, PayPal subscriptions and renewals, Saved payment methods, Fraud protection module, Order tracking through the ShipStation plugin |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Polylang, WPML, Divi, Elementor | ShipStation |
| Requires WordPress | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | api.freemius.com | api-m.paypal.com, www.paypal.com, api-m.sandbox.paypal.com, www.sandbox.paypal.com, api.woocommerce.com, www.paypal.ai, d.joinhoney.com, www.google.com |
| Blocks | 2 | 6 |
| Shortcodes | 8 | — |