AutomateWoo vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | AutomateWoo v6.9.2 · 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 | AutomateWoo ($) | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Triggered workflows for carts, orders and customers; Built-in conversion reports; Integrations with Mailchimp, ActiveCampaign and Twilio | Official PayPal gateway with smart buttons on product and checkout pages; Pay Later, card fields and Apple Pay or Google Pay wallets; Subscriptions, saved payment methods and ShipStation order tracking |
| Cons | Adds scheduled jobs and database tables; Needs a commercial licence through the vendor | Available payment methods depend on PayPal account and country eligibility; Many modules are switched on in settings, so the setup has several steps |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Workflows stored as a custom post type ($), Action library for workflow steps ($), Conversion reports ($), Communication preferences shortcode ($), Marketing opt-in block ($), Usage tracking follows WooCommerce opt-in ($) | PayPal smart buttons on product, mini-cart and checkout, Pay Later messages on product, cart and checkout blocks, Apple Pay gateway, Google Pay gateway, Card fields module, Pay upon invoice alternative payment method, PayPal subscriptions and renewals, Saved payment methods, Fraud protection module, Order tracking through the ShipStation plugin |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay |
| Mailchimp ($) | — | |
| CRM | ActiveCampaign ($) | — |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce ($) | — |
| Plugins | Polylang ($) | ShipStation |
| Other | Twilio ($) | — |
| Requires WordPress | 7.0 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | — | 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 | 1 | 6 |
| Shortcodes | 2 | — |