PW WooCommerce Gift Cards Pro vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | PW WooCommerce Gift Cards Pro v3.95 · 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 | PW WooCommerce Gift Cards Pro ($) | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Gift card product type with balance tracking; Designable gift card email; Balance check shortcode and REST API | Official PayPal gateway with smart buttons on product and checkout pages; Pay Later, card fields and Apple Pay or Google Pay wallets; Subscriptions, saved payment methods and ShipStation order tracking |
| Cons | Paid product that needs a Pimwick licence key; Updates come through the vendor updater; Expressive checkout needs the matching gateway integration | Available payment methods depend on PayPal account and country eligibility; Many modules are switched on in settings, so the setup has several steps |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Gift card product type ($), Designable gift card email ($), Gift card balance check shortcode ($), Balance check and debit over AJAX for the front end ($), Gift card section in the WooCommerce account menu ($), REST API for gift cards ($), Redemption restrictions per product ($), Licence activation and vendor updater ($) | PayPal smart buttons on product, mini-cart and checkout, Pay Later messages on product, cart and checkout blocks, Apple Pay gateway, Google Pay gateway, Card fields module, Pay upon invoice alternative payment method, PayPal subscriptions and renewals, Saved payment methods, Fraud protection module, Order tracking through the ShipStation plugin |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | WooCommerce PayPal Payments ($), WooCommerce Payments ($), WooCommerce Stripe Gateway ($) | PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay |
| Plugins | Event Solution (Eventin) ($) | ShipStation |
| Requires WordPress | — | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | — | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | pimwick.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 |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |