Customer Info vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | Customer Info v1.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free 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 | Customer Info | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Customer orders, billing and shipping in one screen; Subscription status from WooCommerce Subscriptions; Intercom and Help Scout conversations in the customer view | 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 WooCommerce; Extra panels need Intercom, Help Scout or Affiliate for WooCommerce set up | 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 lookup page under WooCommerce, Customer order history, Subscription status for the customer, Connected stores list, Affiliate figures from Affiliate for WooCommerce, Intercom conversations for the customer, Help Scout conversations for the customer, Licence and activation counts from WooCommerce API Manager | 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 |
| CRM | Intercom, Help Scout | — |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | WooCommerce Subscriptions, Affiliate for WooCommerce, WooCommerce API Manager | ShipStation |
| Requires WordPress | — | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | — | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | api.helpscout.net, api.intercom.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 |