LifterLMS vs WooCommerce
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| Feature | LifterLMS v10.3.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 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 | 10,000+ | 7M+ |
| Last updated | October 9, 2026 | October 9, 2026 |
| Editions | LifterLMS · LifterLMS add-ons ($) | WooCommerce |
| Pros | Free core with courses, quizzes and memberships; Certificates, achievements, coupons and vouchers included; Page builder widgets and blocks for course pages | Simple and variable products, cart, checkout and coupons; Built-in payment, shipping zone, tax and email tools; REST API and WP-CLI commands for store management |
| Cons | Online payment gateways are paid add-ons; Core ships with a large set of custom tables; Some features depend on add-ons sold separately | Payments, shipping and tax all need setup before selling; Many advanced features come from paid marketplace add-ons; Contacts Woo and WordPress services for some optional features |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 2 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Courses, sections and lessons, Quizzes and questions, Memberships, Certificate controller, Achievements post type, Coupons and vouchers, Manual payment gateway, Captcha and spam options for forms, Gutenberg block library for course pages, Add-on catalogue and license page ($) | 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 |
| Plugins | bbPress, BuddyPress, Elementor, Beaver Builder, Bricks | WooCommerce.com |
| Other | Google reCAPTCHA, Cloudflare Turnstile, Akismet | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.9 | 7.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | Only if you agree |
| External services | make.lifterlms.com, lifterlms.com, www.google.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 | 18 | 60 |
| Shortcodes | 1 | 7 |
| Custom tables | 12 | 31 |