Kadence Shop Kit vs WooCommerce
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| Feature | Kadence Shop Kit v3.0.8 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details | WooCommerce v11.2.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | — | 7M+ |
| Last updated | — | October 9, 2026 |
| Editions | Kadence Shop Kit ($) | WooCommerce |
| Pros | Each module is switched on or off separately in settings; Swatches, galleries, quickview and size charts on product pages; Checkout editor and checkout coupon modal included | Simple and variable products, cart, checkout and coupons; Built-in payment, shipping zone, tax and email tools; REST API and WP-CLI commands for store management |
| Cons | Product template blocks need Kadence Blocks active; Commercial plugin that needs a licence key; Some code under lib/ is adapted from Iconic plugins | Payments, shipping and tax all need setup before selling; Many advanced features come from paid marketplace add-ons; Contacts Woo and WordPress services for some optional features |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 2 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Variation swatches on product pages ($), Product template blocks for the WooCommerce block editor ($), Product and variation galleries, with attribute images ($), Size charts ($), Reviews module ($), Cart notices ($), Product badges ($), Product quickview with REST controller ($), Checkout editor, with HPOS compatibility declaration ($), Global product tabs ($) | Simple and variable products, Cart and checkout, Built-in offline payment methods and gateway API, Shipping zones and methods, Tax rates and calculation, Coupons, Order query API, REST API for products and orders, WP-CLI commands, Analytics reports |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | PayPal |
| Analytics | — | WooCommerce usage tracking service |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce ($) | — |
| Plugins | Kadence Blocks ($), Iconic (bundled code) ($) | WooCommerce.com |
| Other | Kadence licence server (Uplink) ($) | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.0 | 7.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.0 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | Only if you agree |
| External services | licensing.nexcess.com, software.liquidweb.com, herald.nexcess.com, licensing.stellarwp.com, telemetry.stellarwp.com | public-api.wordpress.com, woocommerce.com, api.webflow.com, tracking.woocommerce.com, www.paypal.com, www.sandbox.paypal.com, api-3t.sandbox.paypal.com, api-3t.paypal.com, dzv365zjfbd8v.cloudfront.net, api.wordpress.org, plugins.svn.wordpress.org, translate.wordpress.com, api64.ipify.org, ipecho.net, ident.me, tnedi.me, ipinfo.io, api.country.is |
| Blocks | 26 | 60 |
| Shortcodes | — | 7 |
| Custom tables | — | 31 |