Printify Shipping Method vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | Printify Shipping Method v3.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 2.8/5 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 | 10,000+ | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | May 27, 2026 | October 21, 2026 |
| Editions | Printify Shipping Method | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Live shipping rates from Printify at checkout; Rates are cached per cart and address; Can override standard WooCommerce shipping rates | 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 Printify account and the Printify app for product sync; Only useful for Printify-managed products; Relies on a remote API call during checkout | 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 | Printify shipping rates at checkout, Caches shipping rates per cart items and address, Option to override standard WooCommerce shipping rates, Enable or disable the Printify shipping method | 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 | Printify API | — |
| Requires WordPress | 3.8 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.0 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | api-prod.printify.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 |