Shipping Insurance for WooCommerce vs WooPayments
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| Feature | Shipping Insurance for WooCommerce v1.0.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 5.0/5 Visit Details | WooPayments v11.2.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.4/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 100+ | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | July 26, 2024 | October 8, 2026 |
| Editions | Shipping Insurance for WooCommerce | WooPayments |
| Pros | Optional insurance checkbox at checkout; Flat fee and label set in WooCommerce shipping settings; Checkbox can be checked by default | Card payments managed from the WordPress dashboard; Built-in fraud screening and duplicate payment detection; Multi-currency pricing with a currency switcher block |
| Cons | Does not save the insurance choice on the order; No claims handling in the plugin code, despite the readme wording | Needs a WooPayments account before it can take payments; Only available in the countries WooPayments supports |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Insurance checkbox on checkout, Flat insurance fee added to the cart, Price, default state and label settings, Checkout script enqueued on checkout | Card payment gateway for WooCommerce, Checkout integration and payment fields, Fraud screening service, Duplicate payment detection, Multi-currency pricing, Multi-currency switcher block, WooPay express checkout scheduling and session handling |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | Stripe |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Other | — | FedEx |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 6.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.6.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | — | translate.wordpress.com, pay.woo.com, public-api.wordpress.com, jetpack.wordpress.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |