MailChimp for WordPress vs Extra Product Options & Add-Ons for WooCommerce
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| Feature | MailChimp for WordPress v4.14.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | Extra Product Options & Add-Ons for WooCommerce v7.6.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | — |
| Last updated | September 16, 2026 | — |
| Editions | MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress · Mailchimp for WordPress Premium ($) | Extra Product Options & Add-Ons for WooCommerce (Professional) ($) |
| Pros | Native HTML sign-up forms with full field control; Sign-up hooks for Contact Form 7, WPForms, Gravity Forms and WooCommerce; Form widget and block for placing forms; Lists refreshed daily from the Mailchimp account | Wide range of field types including uploads and associated products; Formula pricing, lookup tables and conditional logic; Compatibility layers for many WooCommerce extensions and currency switchers |
| Cons | Form designer, logging and user sync are Premium only; Needs a Mailchimp API key connected to the site; Procaptcha bot protection loads a third-party script when enabled | Paid-only plugin with Freemius licensing; Large codebase that hooks deeply into cart and order handling; Option data lives in its own custom post types, tying products to the plugin |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Sign-up forms built from native HTML, Sign-up form widget, AMP-compatible sign-up forms, Campaigns archive block, Daily Mailchimp list refresh, Background subscribe through Action Scheduler or WP-Cron | Drag and drop option builder ($), Global option forms and templates ($), Math formula pricing ($), Price lookup tables ($), Add other products as options ($), Date and time picker fields ($), Shortcodes to show options and totals ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Mailchimp | — | |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads | WooCommerce ($) |
| Plugins | Contact Form 7, WPForms, Gravity Forms | WooCommerce Subscriptions ($), WooCommerce Bookings ($), Composite Products ($), Measurement Price Calculator ($), WPML ($), Aelia Currency Switcher ($), WOOCS currency switcher ($) |
| Other | Procaptcha (Prosopo) | Freemius ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4.1 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 9.0 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | js.prosopo.io, api.prosopo.io, api.mailchimp.com | api.freemius.com |
| Blocks | 2 | — |
| Shortcodes | — | 6 |