LearnDash LMS - WooCommerce Integration vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | LearnDash LMS - WooCommerce Integration v2.0.3 · 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 | LearnDash LMS - WooCommerce Integration ($) | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Course product type that grants LearnDash access; Enrolment follows order and subscription status; Retroactive access tool for past orders | Official PayPal gateway with smart buttons on product and checkout pages; Pay Later, card fields and Apple Pay or Google Pay wallets; Subscriptions, saved payment methods and ShipStation order tracking |
| Cons | Needs a paid LearnDash LMS licence; Needs WooCommerce; Subscriptions adds the expiry rules; Enrolment changes automatically with order status | Available payment methods depend on PayPal account and country eligibility; Many modules are switched on in settings, so the setup has several steps |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Course product type in WooCommerce ($), Pick the courses a product grants ($), Course selection per product variation ($), Enrolment follows order status ($), Access expires when a subscription lapses ($), Retroactive access tool under WooCommerce tools ($) | PayPal smart buttons on product, mini-cart and checkout, Pay Later messages on product, cart and checkout blocks, Apple Pay gateway, Google Pay gateway, Card fields module, Pay upon invoice alternative payment method, PayPal subscriptions and renewals, Saved payment methods, Fraud protection module, Order tracking through the ShipStation plugin |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce ($), WooCommerce Subscriptions ($) | — |
| Plugins | LearnDash LMS ($) | ShipStation |
| Requires WordPress | 6.1 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 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 |