Mailchimp for WooCommerce vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | Mailchimp for WooCommerce v6.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.0/5 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 | 200,000+ | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | September 23, 2026 | October 21, 2026 |
| Editions | Mailchimp for WooCommerce | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Syncs customers, orders, products and coupons to Mailchimp; Abandoned cart tracking and post-purchase automations; Newsletter opt-in at checkout; Official Mailchimp plugin, free to use | 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 Mailchimp account connected through OAuth; Sends store data to Mailchimp on every sync; Blocked customer emails are reported to a vendor service | 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 | Order sync to Mailchimp, Product and category sync, Coupon sync, Abandoned cart tracking, Newsletter opt-in at checkout, SMS consent at checkout, Storefront pixel for Mailchimp automations, Block emails on a vendor spam list, WP-CLI commands, Personal data export and erase hooks | 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 |
| Mailchimp | — | |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce Store API | — |
| Plugins | — | ShipStation |
| Other | Mailchimp vendor service (Tower) | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.2 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | tower.vextras.com, login.mailchimp.com, woocommerce.mailchimpapp.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 | 2 | 6 |
| Custom tables | 2 | — |