Google for WooCommerce vs Inventory Management
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| Feature | Google for WooCommerce v3.10.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 2.7/5 Visit Details | Inventory Management v2.5.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 800,000+ | — |
| Last updated | October 20, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Google for WooCommerce | Inventory Management ($) |
| Pros | Syncs the WooCommerce product feed to Google Merchant Center; Sets up Google Ads campaigns from the store admin; Syncs coupons and shipping rates to Google | Syncs products, categories and orders to the forecasting service; Live sync on product updates and completed orders; Stock updates from the service are applied to WooCommerce |
| Cons | Needs a Google account with Merchant Center and Ads access; Only works with WooCommerce; Connects to several Google services, so setup takes time | Needs a paid Shelf Planner subscription and licence key; Store data is sent to the vendor's cloud service; Forecasting logic is not visible in this plugin |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Product feed sync to Google Merchant Center, Google Ads account and campaign setup, Ads recommendations shown in the admin, Merchant Center policy compliance check, WooCommerce coupon sync to Google, Shipping rates sent to Google, Plugin event tracking through WooCommerce Tracks | Sends product and order data to the forecasting service ($), Live sync when a product is updated or an order completes ($), Applies stock quantity updates sent by the service ($), Category list sync for the service ($), Setup flow that links the store with a licence key ($), REST endpoints the service calls on the store ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Marketing | Google Ads | — |
| E-commerce | Google Merchant Center, WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | — | WooCommerce Multilingual (WCML) ($) |
| Other | — | Shelf Planner API ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 6.9 | 3.5.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.3 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 6.7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | ads-developers.googleblog.com, api.telegram.org, maker.ifttt.com, api.sendgrid.com, www.googleapis.com, www.gstatic.com, cloud.google.com, iamcredentials.googleapis.com, iamcredentials.universe, cloudresourcemanager.universe, api.pwnedpasswords.com | api.shelfplanner.com, api-uat.shelfplanner.com, api-dev.shelfplanner.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |