Flexible Shipping PRO vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | Flexible Shipping PRO v4.1.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid 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 | Flexible Shipping PRO ($) | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Shipping class conditions for table rates; Extra cost options beyond the free plugin; Builds on the free Flexible Shipping plugin | Official PayPal gateway with smart buttons on product and checkout pages; Pay Later, card fields and Apple Pay or Google Pay wallets; Subscriptions, saved payment methods and ShipStation order tracking |
| Cons | Paid licence needed; Needs the free Flexible Shipping plugin active; Licence activation goes through the vendor | Available payment methods depend on PayPal account and country eligibility; Many modules are switched on in settings, so the setup has several steps |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Shipping class settings for table rates ($), Cost based on cart value ($), Licence activation and subscription links ($) | 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 ($) | — |
| Plugins | — | ShipStation |
| Other | Octolize licence server ($) | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.4 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | octol.io, mandrillapp.com, api.telegram.org, maker.ifttt.com, api.sendgrid.com, data.octolize.org, testdata.octolize.org, data.wpdesk.org | 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 |