FunnelKit Cart for WooCommerce vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | FunnelKit Cart for WooCommerce v1.9.1.2 · 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 | 30,000+ | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | August 14, 2026 | October 21, 2026 |
| Editions | FunnelKit Cart for WooCommerce · FunnelKit Cart Pro ($) | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Sliding side cart with quantity editing and direct checkout; Free-shipping and reward progress messages; Works with the WooCommerce checkout | Official PayPal gateway with smart buttons on product and checkout pages; Pay Later, card fields and Apple Pay or Google Pay wallets; Subscriptions, saved payment methods and ShipStation order tracking |
| Cons | Upsells on the side cart need the Pro version; Cart styling beyond the built-in templates may need custom CSS | Available payment methods depend on PayPal account and country eligibility; Many modules are switched on in settings, so the setup has several steps |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Sliding side cart with quantity editing, Reward and free-shipping progress messages, Skip the cart page and go to checkout, Remote template library, Side cart upsells (Pro upgrade prompt) ($) | 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 Payments for WooCommerce, FunnelKit Stripe gateway | PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Polylang, WPML | ShipStation |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.0.4 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | gettemplates.funnelkit.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 | 1 | — |