Klarna for WooCommerce vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | Klarna for WooCommerce v4.13.4 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 2.3/5 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 | 20,000+ | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | October 12, 2026 | October 21, 2026 |
| Editions | Klarna for WooCommerce | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Klarna payment method at WooCommerce checkout; Express Klarna buttons on the cart; Subscription renewal support through Klarna | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Klarna payments API | PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay |
| Storage | Amazon S3 (settings config) | — |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | WooCommerce Subscriptions | ShipStation |
| Requires WordPress | 6.7 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 8.0 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | krokedil-settings-page-configs.s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com | 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 |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |