CheckoutWC vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | CheckoutWC v9.1.1 · 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 | CheckoutWC ($) | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Designed checkout layout for WooCommerce; Side cart and order bumps; Address autocomplete and local pickup options | Official PayPal gateway with smart buttons on product and checkout pages; Pay Later, card fields and Apple Pay or Google Pay wallets; Subscriptions, saved payment methods and ShipStation order tracking |
| Cons | Needs a paid licence; most features depend on the plan; Adds many settings screens and templates to manage | Available payment methods depend on PayPal account and country eligibility; Many modules are switched on in settings, so the setup has several steps |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Side cart ($), Order bumps ($), Local pickup information ($), Address autocomplete ($), Licence activation and updates ($) | 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 (via WooCommerce Germanized), WooCommerce Payments | PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay |
| Plugins | — | ShipStation |
| Other | Fetchify ($), Google Places ($) | — |
| Requires WordPress | — | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.3 | 7.4 |
| 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 | 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 | 3 | 6 |
| Shortcodes | 3 | — |