Sandbox Payment Gateway for WooCommerce vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | Sandbox Payment Gateway for WooCommerce v1.0.4 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 5.0/5 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 | 300+ | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | March 22, 2026 | October 21, 2026 |
| Editions | Sandbox Payment Gateway for WooCommerce | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Sandbox credit card gateway, Luhn card number check, Card expiry date check, CVV check, Sandbox eCheck gateway, Registers both gateways with WooCommerce | 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 |
| Requires WordPress | 4.7 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.8 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | 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 |