Free Shipping Bar: Amount Left for Free Shipping for WooCommerce vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | Free Shipping Bar: Amount Left for Free Shipping for WooCommerce v2.5.6 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 5.0/5 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 | 2,000+ | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | October 12, 2026 | October 21, 2026 |
| Editions | Free Shipping Bar: Amount Left for Free Shipping for WooCommerce · Amount Left for Free Shipping for WooCommerce Pro ($) | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Progress bar and add-to-cart messages; Shortcode and widget for custom placement; Manual minimum amount options and store notice rules | 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 | Upgrade links and promo notices in the settings; Some options are only in the Pro edition; Requires WooCommerce shipping thresholds to be configured | 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 | Progress bar showing the amount left for free shipping, Amount left notice on add to cart, Amount left notice on checkout, Manual minimum amount options, Store notice rules by product category, tag or product, Shortcodes for placing the message, Amount left widget, Shipping method filtering in the cart | 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 | WPML | ShipStation |
| Other | WPFactory cross-selling banners | — |
| Requires WordPress | 4.7 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | wpfactory.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 | — | 6 |
| Shortcodes | 3 | — |