Gelato Integration for WooCommerce vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | Gelato Integration for WooCommerce v1.3.2.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.3/5 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 | 5,000+ | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | August 19, 2026 | October 21, 2026 |
| Editions | Gelato Integration for WooCommerce | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Live Gelato shipping rates at checkout; Connection and status pages in the admin; Free, with no licence needed | 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 | Needs a Gelato account; Checkout shipping depends on Gelato's external service; Built for Gelato print-on-demand, not general shipping | 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 | Live Gelato shipping rates at checkout, Connection flow to the Gelato dashboard, Store status check page, Gelato admin menu page | 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 | Gelato shipping rates API, Gelato dashboard | — |
| Requires WordPress | 3.8 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.0 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | shipping-rates.ecommerce.ie.live.gelato.tech, dashboard.gelato.com | 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 |