WooCommerce Shipment Tracking Pro vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | WooCommerce Shipment Tracking Pro v3.1.5 · 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 | WooCommerce Shipment Tracking · WooCommerce Shipment Tracking Pro ($) | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Tracking on orders with many carriers; Customer tracking page and update emails; Scheduled CSV or FTP/SFTP tracking import | Official PayPal gateway with smart buttons on product and checkout pages; Pay Later, card fields and Apple Pay or Google Pay wallets; Subscriptions, saved payment methods and ShipStation order tracking |
| Cons | Licensed commercial product with a licence key; Each carrier needs its own credentials; Large plugin with many carrier integrations | Available payment methods depend on PayPal account and country eligibility; Many modules are switched on in settings, so the setup has several steps |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Carrier tracking with many carriers ($), Scheduled CSV import of tracking data ($), FTP and SFTP import of tracking files ($), Customer tracking page shortcode ($), Tracking update email templates ($), Scheduled live tracking status checks ($), REST routes for a mobile app to update tracking ($), Licence activation and deactivation ($) | PayPal smart buttons on product, mini-cart and checkout, Pay Later messages on product, cart and checkout blocks, Apple Pay gateway, Google Pay gateway, Card fields module, Pay upon invoice alternative payment method, PayPal subscriptions and renewals, Saved payment methods, Fraud protection module, Order tracking through the ShipStation plugin |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal ($) | PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | WPML | ShipStation |
| Requires WordPress | — | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | — | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
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| Blocks | — | 6 |
| Shortcodes | 3 | — |