Login & Shop as Customer for WooCommerce vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | Login & Shop as Customer for WooCommerce v1.2.0 · 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 | Login & Shop as Customer for WooCommerce ($) | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Switch to a customer account from the admin bar; Customer search picker in the switch dialog; Each switch logged with login and logout times; Login History list in the admin | Official PayPal gateway with smart buttons on product and checkout pages; Pay Later, card fields and Apple Pay or Google Pay wallets; Subscriptions, saved payment methods and ShipStation order tracking |
| Cons | Paid product sold through WooCommerce.com; Requires WooCommerce to be active; Login History grows as a custom post type | Available payment methods depend on PayPal account and country eligibility; Many modules are switched on in settings, so the setup has several steps |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Switch to customer from the admin bar ($), Customer search in the switch dialog ($), Login History custom post type ($), Logout time recorded on logout ($), Front-end bar showing the switched session ($) | 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 ($) | — |
| Plugins | — | ShipStation |
| Requires WordPress | — | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | — | 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 |