Klarna for WooCommerce vs WooPayments
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| Feature | Klarna for WooCommerce v4.13.4 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 2.3/5 Visit Details | WooPayments v11.2.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.4/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 20,000+ | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | October 12, 2026 | October 8, 2026 |
| Editions | Klarna for WooCommerce | WooPayments |
| Pros | Klarna payment method at WooCommerce checkout; Express Klarna buttons on the cart; Subscription renewal support through Klarna | Card payments managed from the WordPress dashboard; Built-in fraud screening and duplicate payment detection; Multi-currency pricing with a currency switcher block |
| Cons | Settings page configuration is fetched from an external S3 bucket; Needs a Klarna merchant account to take live payments; Onsite messaging is an extra setting that must be switched on | Needs a WooPayments account before it can take payments; Only available in the countries WooPayments supports |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Klarna payment gateway for WooCommerce, Klarna express button in the cart, Klarna onsite messaging setting, Scheduled renewal payments for WooCommerce Subscriptions, GDPR helper for stored customer data, Notification listener for Klarna callbacks | Card payment gateway for WooCommerce, Checkout integration and payment fields, Fraud screening service, Duplicate payment detection, Multi-currency pricing, Multi-currency switcher block, WooPay express checkout scheduling and session handling |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | Klarna payments API | Stripe |
| Storage | Amazon S3 (settings config) | — |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | WooCommerce Subscriptions | — |
| Other | — | FedEx |
| Requires WordPress | 6.7 | 6.0 |
| Requires PHP | 8.0 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | krokedil-settings-page-configs.s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com | translate.wordpress.com, pay.woo.com, public-api.wordpress.com, jetpack.wordpress.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |