Back In Stock Notifier for WooCommerce vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | Back In Stock Notifier for WooCommerce v7.5.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 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 | 20,000+ | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | October 15, 2026 | October 21, 2026 |
| Editions | Back In Stock Notifier for WooCommerce | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Waitlist form and restock emails work out of the box; Built-in bot protection with reCAPTCHA or Turnstile | 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 | Mailchimp, Klaviyo and SMS notifications need separate paid add-ons; Pro add-on banners appear in the admin | 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 | Waitlist form on out-of-stock products, Restock emails to subscribers, Triggers on stock status change, reCAPTCHA and Turnstile bot protection, Scheduled removal of old subscribers, REST endpoint for subscriptions | 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 | — | ShipStation |
| Other | Google reCAPTCHA, Cloudflare Turnstile | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | propluginslab.io | 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 |