Phone Orders for WooCommerce (Pro) vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | Phone Orders for WooCommerce (Pro) v3.9.4 · 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 | Phone Orders for WooCommerce · Phone Orders for WooCommerce (Pro) ($) | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Manual and phone orders created inside WooCommerce; Standalone order page without wp-admin access; Extra sales reports and custom fees in Pro | Official PayPal gateway with smart buttons on product and checkout pages; Pay Later, card fields and Apple Pay or Google Pay wallets; Subscriptions, saved payment methods and ShipStation order tracking |
| Cons | Pro is licensed and updated through the vendor; Shipping rate lookups call carrier services; Many options can make the admin hard to learn | Available payment methods depend on PayPal account and country eligibility; Many modules are switched on in settings, so the setup has several steps |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Create manual and phone orders in admin ($), Separate order page without wp-admin access ($), Switch to a customer account to place an order ($), Multiple addresses per customer ($), Custom price for phone shipping method ($), Sales by date reports ($), Licence page for the Pro package ($), Vendor updater through the EDD store ($) | 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 | — |
| Plugins | — | ShipStation |
| Other | USPS, Google Maps | — |
| Requires WordPress | 4.8 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 5.4.0 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.7 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | secure.shippingapis.com, algolplus.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 | — | 6 |