Sandbox Payment Gateway for WooCommerce vs WooPayments
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| Feature | Sandbox Payment Gateway for WooCommerce v1.0.4 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 5.0/5 Visit Details | WooPayments v11.2.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.4/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 300+ | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | March 22, 2026 | October 8, 2026 |
| Editions | Sandbox Payment Gateway for WooCommerce | WooPayments |
| Pros | Tests checkout without real gateway credentials; Card form checks Luhn number, expiry and CVV; eCheck orders are placed on hold, as real eCheck orders are | Card payments managed from the WordPress dashboard; Built-in fraud screening and duplicate payment detection; Multi-currency pricing with a currency switcher block |
| Cons | No guard stops it running on a live store; Accepts any Luhn-valid card number as a successful payment; Test orders are stored as normal WooCommerce orders | Needs a WooPayments account before it can take payments; Only available in the countries WooPayments supports |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Sandbox credit card gateway, Luhn card number check, Card expiry date check, CVV check, Sandbox eCheck gateway, Registers both gateways with WooCommerce | Card payment gateway for WooCommerce, Checkout integration and payment fields, Fraud screening service, Duplicate payment detection, Multi-currency pricing, Multi-currency switcher block, WooPay express checkout scheduling and session handling |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | Stripe |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Other | — | FedEx |
| Requires WordPress | 4.7 | 6.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.8 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | — | translate.wordpress.com, pay.woo.com, public-api.wordpress.com, jetpack.wordpress.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |