Flexible Shipping vs WooPayments
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| Feature | Flexible Shipping v6.13.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 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 | 100,000+ | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | October 22, 2026 | October 8, 2026 |
| Editions | Flexible Shipping · Flexible Shipping PRO ($) | WooPayments |
| Pros | Weight and cart-total based shipping rates; Table rate methods can be duplicated and imported or exported; Free core with WooCommerce shipping zones | Card payments managed from the WordPress dashboard; Built-in fraud screening and duplicate payment detection; Multi-currency pricing with a currency switcher block |
| Cons | Shipping class rules need the PRO plugin; Advanced cost options need PRO; Rules get complex in large rate tables | Needs a WooPayments account before it can take payments; Only available in the countries WooPayments supports |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Table rate shipping method per zone, Shipping cost calculated from the cart, Unit weight shortcode, Table rate import and export (JSON), Shipping class rule conditions (upgrade prompt) ($) | 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 | 6.4 | 6.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | Only if you agree |
| External services | octolize.com, octol.io, mandrillapp.com, api.telegram.org, maker.ifttt.com, api.sendgrid.com, data.octolize.org, testdata.octolize.org, data.wpdesk.org | translate.wordpress.com, pay.woo.com, public-api.wordpress.com, jetpack.wordpress.com |
| Blocks | 2 | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 2 | — |