AutomateWoo - Refer A Friend Add-on vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | AutomateWoo - Refer A Friend Add-on v2.13.3 · 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 | AutomateWoo - Refer A Friend Add-on ($) | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Referral links and coupons for customers; Referral status in the customer account area; Share buttons for social networks | Official PayPal gateway with smart buttons on product and checkout pages; Pay Later, card fields and Apple Pay or Google Pay wallets; Subscriptions, saved payment methods and ShipStation order tracking |
| Cons | Requires AutomateWoo to be installed; Share options depend on external social sites | Available payment methods depend on PayPal account and country eligibility; Many modules are switched on in settings, so the setup has several steps |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Referral page and share shortcodes ($), Referral tab in the customer account area ($), Referral rules for advocates and friends ($), Scheduled cleanup of advocate keys ($) | PayPal smart buttons on product, mini-cart and checkout, Pay Later messages on product, cart and checkout blocks, Apple Pay gateway, Google Pay gateway, Card fields module, Pay upon invoice alternative payment method, PayPal subscriptions and renewals, Saved payment methods, Fraud protection module, Order tracking through the ShipStation plugin |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay |
| Social | Facebook share ($), X share ($), WhatsApp share ($) | — |
| Plugins | AutomateWoo ($) | ShipStation |
| Requires WordPress | 7.0 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | www.facebook.com, twitter.com, api.whatsapp.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 | 5 | — |