Easy PayPal Shopping Cart vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | Easy PayPal Shopping Cart v1.1.12 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.9/5 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 | August 22, 2026 | October 21, 2026 |
| Editions | Easy PayPal Shopping Cart · Easy PayPal Shopping Cart Pro ($) | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Add to cart buttons placed with shortcodes; Separate cart shortcode for a PayPal cart; Sandbox mode for testing before going live | 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 | No tax, shipping or option fields in the free edition; Checkout is handled entirely by PayPal; Pro upgrade needed for custom button images | Available payment methods depend on PayPal account and country eligibility; Many modules are switched on in settings, so the setup has several steps |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Add to Cart button shortcode, PayPal cart shortcode, Settings page with PayPal account and mode, PayPal sandbox mode, Editor media button to insert the shortcode | 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 | PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay |
| Plugins | — | ShipStation |
| Requires WordPress | 3.0 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 5.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 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 |
| Shortcodes | 2 | — |