Constant Contact + WooCommerce vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | Constant Contact + WooCommerce v2.4.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 1.8/5 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 | 1,000+ | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | April 27, 2026 | October 21, 2026 |
| Editions | Constant Contact + WooCommerce | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Syncs WooCommerce customers into Constant Contact; Newsletter opt-in at checkout; Tracks abandoned checkouts for follow-up emails | 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 | Requires a Constant Contact account and connection; Connection flow hands off to Constant Contact's site; Only useful for WooCommerce stores that use Constant Contact | 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 | Customer and order sync to Constant Contact through WooCommerce webhooks, Newsletter opt-in checkbox at checkout, Newsletter opt-in in the block checkout, Abandoned checkout capture for follow-up emails, Daily cleanup of expired checkouts | 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 |
| Constant Contact | — | |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | — | ShipStation |
| Requires WordPress | 5.2.2 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.0 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | api.wordpress.org, fonts.googleapis.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 |