GeneratePress vs PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce
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| Feature | GeneratePress v3.6.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce v5.16.6 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 5.0/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 500,000+ | 300,000+ |
| Last updated | December 1, 2025 | October 22, 2026 |
| Editions | GeneratePress · GP Premium ($) | PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce · PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce - Professional ($) |
| Pros | Lightweight theme focused on speed; Customizer options for layout, typography and colour; WooCommerce, bbPress and BuddyPress compatibility | Invoices and packing slips attached to order emails; Customers can download documents from My Account; UBL and PEPPOL e-invoice XML included in the free plugin |
| Cons | Many advanced options require the paid GP Premium add-on; Customizer shows premium-only sections for some settings | Credit notes, proforma invoices and cloud uploads need the paid Professional add-on; Premium templates are sold separately |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Customizer layout, typography and colour options, GeneratePress dashboard page, Widget areas, Premium options upsell in customizer | PDF invoice and packing slip documents, Download and document link shortcodes, Setup wizard, UBL XML e-invoice builder, PEPPOL settings in My Account, PEPPOL endpoint REST route, Document types gated behind the Professional add-on ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | bbPress, BuddyPress | — |
| Other | Google Fonts | PEPPOL directory |
| Requires WordPress | 6.5 | 4.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.9 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | plugins.svn.wordpress.org, directory.peppol.eu |
| Shortcodes | — | 3 |