Matomo vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | Matomo v5.13.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.5/5 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 | 60,000+ | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | September 15, 2026 | October 21, 2026 |
| Editions | Matomo Analytics · Matomo premium plugins ($) | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Self-hosted analytics with full data ownership; Visitor opt-out shortcodes and block for GDPR needs; WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads and MemberPress order tracking | Official PayPal gateway with smart buttons on product and checkout pages; Pay Later, card fields and Apple Pay or Google Pay wallets; Subscriptions, saved payment methods and ShipStation order tracking |
| Cons | Needs a Matomo server, self-hosted or Matomo Cloud; Heatmaps, session recordings and similar tools are paid premium plugins; Some features call third-party APIs such as Bing and AI providers when configured | Available payment methods depend on PayPal account and country eligibility; Many modules are switched on in settings, so the setup has several steps |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Tracking code injected into the site, Analytics reports in the WordPress admin, Visitor opt-out shortcodes, Opt-out block for the block editor, Privacy badge shortcode, Multisite admin menu, Scheduled check for suggested plugins, Premium analytics add-ons such as heatmaps ($) | 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, Easy Digital Downloads, MemberPress | — |
| Plugins | — | ShipStation |
| Other | Anthropic, OpenAI, Bing | — |
| Requires WordPress | 4.8 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.2.5 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.0 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | json.aspsms.com, www.bing.com, api.matomo.org | 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 | 1 | 6 |
| Shortcodes | 4 | — |