Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce vs WooCommerce PayPal Pro (Classic and PayFlow Editions) Gateway
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| Feature | Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce v2.0.28 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | WooCommerce PayPal Pro (Classic and PayFlow Editions) Gateway v4.5.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 80,000+ | — |
| Last updated | October 16, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce | WooCommerce PayPal Pro (Classic and PayFlow Editions) Gateway ($) |
| Pros | PayPal, Pay Later, card and wallet payments in one plugin; Works with WooCommerce block checkout and subscriptions; Optional Google reCAPTCHA check on checkout | Card payments on the store page through PayPal Pro or Payflow; Optional 3D Secure through Cardinal Commerce; Capture and cancel driven by order status changes |
| Cons | Needs a PayPal Business account and API credentials; Some payment options depend on PayPal approval; Large plugin with many bundled integration packages | Last tested with WooCommerce 4.0 and WordPress 5.3; Shows a Cardinal Commerce upgrade notice for 3D Secure; Needs a PayPal Pro or Payflow merchant account and SSL |
| More features | ||
| Other features | PayPal checkout buttons and payment gateway, Card payments through PayPal (advanced card processing), Google Pay, Apple Pay gateway, PayPal Fastlane guest checkout, Links from orders to the PayPal transaction, Google reCAPTCHA check on checkout, Bundled packages for subscriptions, pre-orders, Stripe, Elementor and ShipStation | PayPal Pro classic card payments ($), PayPal Payflow card payments ($), 3D Secure through Cardinal Commerce ($), Capture when an on-hold order is processed or completed ($), Cancel when an on-hold order is cancelled or refunded ($), Pay for order page support ($), SSL check notice ($), Personal data export hooks ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal, Stripe | PayPal Pro ($), PayPal Payflow ($), Cardinal Commerce ($) |
| E-commerce | ShipStation, WooCommerce | WooCommerce ($) |
| Plugins | Elementor | — |
| Other | Google reCAPTCHA | — |
| Requires WordPress | 4.7 | — |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 5.3 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | sandbox.paypal.com, www.google.com, www.paypal.com | api-3t.paypal.com, api-3t.sandbox.paypal.com, payflowpro.paypal.com, pilot-payflowpro.paypal.com, payflowlink.paypal.com, pilot-payflowlink.paypal.com, songbird.cardinalcommerce.com, songbirdstag.cardinalcommerce.com, paypal3dsregistration.cardinalcommerce.com |