Authorize.Net Emulation for WooCommerce vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | Authorize.Net Emulation for WooCommerce v1.1.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free 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 | Authorize.Net Emulation for WooCommerce | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Credit card payments through Authorize.Net emulation; Test and production environments; Authorization and capture support | 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 | Credit cards only, no other payment methods; Needs a processor that supports emulation mode | 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 | Credit card charge through the gateway, Authorization and capture, Test and production environments, Required billing fields, Updates checked against GitHub releases | 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 | Authorize.Net | PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | — | ShipStation |
| Requires WordPress | 5.6 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.2.2 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | api.wordpress.org, api.github.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 |