Mailster for WooCommerce vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | Mailster for WooCommerce v2.0.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.8/5 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 | 1,000+ | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | October 14, 2026 | October 21, 2026 |
| Editions | Mailster for WooCommerce | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Checkout checkbox to join a newsletter list; Per-product newsletter lists; Automation triggers on order status changes; Lists and triggers managed from the Mailster side | 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 | Requires the paid Mailster plugin; Only works with Mailster lists, not other email services; Adds settings and a metabox to WooCommerce products | 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 | Subscribe checkbox at checkout, Per-product newsletter lists, Mailster automation triggers on order status changes, Subscribe customer when the order is placed, WooCommerce email template for Mailster messages | 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 |
| Mailster | — | |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | — | ShipStation |
| 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 | — | 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 |