FluentCRM Pro vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | FluentCRM Pro v2.8.44 · 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 | FluentCRM Pro ($) | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Automations from WooCommerce, EDD and SureCart events; Triggers from LearnDash course activity; Campaign archives and visual email conditions | Official PayPal gateway with smart buttons on product and checkout pages; Pay Later, card fields and Apple Pay or Google Pay wallets; Subscriptions, saved payment methods and ShipStation order tracking |
| Cons | Paid licence needed; Needs the free FluentCRM plugin active; Integration triggers depend on each commerce plugin | Available payment methods depend on PayPal account and country eligibility; Many modules are switched on in settings, so the setup has several steps |
| More features | ||
| Other features | WooCommerce order, refund and renewal triggers ($), Easy Digital Downloads payment triggers ($), LearnDash integration ($), Campaign archives shortcode ($), Conditional blocks in the visual email builder ($), Daily birthday check ($) | PayPal smart buttons on product, mini-cart and checkout, Pay Later messages on product, cart and checkout blocks, Apple Pay gateway, Google Pay gateway, Card fields module, Pay upon invoice alternative payment method, PayPal subscriptions and renewals, Saved payment methods, Fraud protection module, Order tracking through the ShipStation plugin |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce ($), Easy Digital Downloads ($), SureCart ($) | — |
| Plugins | LearnDash ($) | ShipStation |
| Requires WordPress | 4.5 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.1 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.4 | 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 | — |