Shipping Insurance for WooCommerce vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | Shipping Insurance for WooCommerce v1.0.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 5.0/5 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 | 100+ | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | July 26, 2024 | October 21, 2026 |
| Editions | Shipping Insurance for WooCommerce | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Optional insurance checkbox at checkout; Flat fee and label set in WooCommerce shipping settings; Checkbox can be checked by default | 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 | Does not save the insurance choice on the order; No claims handling in the plugin code, despite the readme wording | 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 | Insurance checkbox on checkout, Flat insurance fee added to the cart, Price, default state and label settings, Checkout script enqueued on checkout | 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 |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | — | ShipStation |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.6.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | 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 |