CheckoutWC vs GTM4WP - Google Tag Manager for WordPress
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| Feature | CheckoutWC v9.1.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details | GTM4WP - Google Tag Manager for WordPress v2.0.6 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | — | 700,000+ |
| Last updated | — | October 12, 2026 |
| Editions | CheckoutWC ($) | GTM4WP - Google Tag Manager for WordPress |
| Pros | Designed checkout layout for WooCommerce; Side cart and order bumps; Address autocomplete and local pickup options | Places GTM containers without editing theme files; Data layer for WooCommerce, forms and media events; Consent mode and a tag blocklist are built in |
| Cons | Needs a paid licence; most features depend on the plan; Adds many settings screens and templates to manage | Tags, triggers and consent rules must be set up in Google Tag Manager; Tracking setup is complex and needs a tag manager account |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Side cart ($), Order bumps ($), Local pickup information ($), Address autocomplete ($), Licence activation and updates ($) | GTM container snippets in head and body, Multiple containers, Page variables in the data layer, Google Consent Mode, Tag blocklist for pages and elements, WooCommerce event tracking in the data layer, Contact Form 7 tracking, Media (video and audio) events, User events in the data layer, Visitor data module, AMP support |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal (via WooCommerce Germanized), WooCommerce Payments | — |
| Analytics | — | Google Tag Manager |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | — | Contact Form 7, Polylang, WPML |
| Other | Fetchify ($), Google Places ($) | — |
| Requires WordPress | — | 6.3 |
| Requires PHP | 7.3 | 8.0 |
| Tested up to | 6.5.3 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | www.checkoutwc.com, www.googleapis.com, international-street.api.smarty.com, international-autocomplete.api.smarty.com, us-autocomplete.api.smarty.com, us-autocomplete-pro.api.smarty.com, us-extract.api.smarty.com, us-street.api.smarty.com, us-zipcode.api.smarty.com, us-reverse-geo.api.smarty.com, us-enrichment.api.smarty.com | www.googletagmanager.com |
| Blocks | 3 | — |
| Shortcodes | 3 | — |