Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce vs WordPress Simple PayPal Shopping Cart
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| Feature | Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce v2.0.28 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | WordPress Simple PayPal Shopping Cart v5.3.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 80,000+ | 10,000+ |
| Last updated | October 16, 2026 | October 13, 2026 |
| Editions | Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce | Simple Shopping Cart |
| Pros | PayPal, Pay Later, card and wallet payments in one plugin; Works with WooCommerce block checkout and subscriptions; Optional Google reCAPTCHA check on checkout | Add-to-cart buttons through shortcodes; PayPal and Stripe checkout in the free code; Coupon discounts and an orders list in the admin |
| Cons | Needs a PayPal Business account and API credentials; Some payment options depend on PayPal approval; Large plugin with many bundled integration packages | Not a full store system; Extra features are separate add-ons; Payment gateways need your own PayPal or Stripe account |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| 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 | Add to cart button shortcode, PayPal checkout, Stripe checkout, Manual checkout, Coupon discounts, Orders list in the admin |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal, Stripe | PayPal, Stripe |
| E-commerce | ShipStation, WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Elementor | — |
| Other | Google reCAPTCHA | — |
| Requires WordPress | 4.7 | 6.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | sandbox.paypal.com, www.google.com, www.paypal.com | www.paypal.com, www.sandbox.paypal.com, api.stripe.com |
| Shortcodes | — | 13 |