Printful Integration for WooCommerce vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | Printful Integration for WooCommerce v2.2.12 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 2.5/5 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 | 50,000+ | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | January 14, 2026 | October 21, 2026 |
| Editions | Printful Integration for WooCommerce | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Orders are forwarded to Printful automatically; Live shipping rates and tax calculation from Printful; Size charts and product personalisation tools included | 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 Printful account and API connection; Only suits print-on-demand catalogues; Tax and shipping rules follow Printful's settings | 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 | Forwards WooCommerce orders to Printful for fulfilment, Live shipping rates from Printful at checkout, Automatic tax rates for states where Printful applies sales tax, Product size guide and size chart tab, Customer design personalisation button on flagged products, Status checklist and support report in the admin | 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 |
| Plugins | — | ShipStation |
| Other | Printful API | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.9 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | api.printful.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 |