Kadence Shop Kit Installer vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | Kadence Shop Kit Installer v2.5.0 · 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 | Kadence Shop Kit Installer ($) | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Moves a legacy install to Kadence Shop Kit in one activation; Deactivates itself after the migration; Contains installer code only, no shop features of its own | Official PayPal gateway with smart buttons on product and checkout pages; Pay Later, card fields and Apple Pay or Google Pay wallets; Subscriptions, saved payment methods and ShipStation order tracking |
| Cons | Only useful for the legacy kadence-woo-extras slug; The downloaded installer carries the customer licence key, per code comments | Available payment methods depend on PayPal account and country eligibility; Many modules are switched on in settings, so the setup has several steps |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Installs and activates Kadence Shop Kit ($), Transfers the licence to the new plugin ($), Deactivates itself after migration ($) | 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 |
| Plugins | Kadence Shop Kit ($) | ShipStation |
| Other | Kadence licence server ($) | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.0 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.9.4 | 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 |