Sendcloud | Smart Shipping Service vs WooPayments
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| Feature | Sendcloud | Smart Shipping Service v2.4.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free 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 | — | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | — | October 8, 2026 |
| Editions | Sendcloud | Smart Shipping Service | WooPayments |
| Pros | Adds Sendcloud shipping methods, including service points; Delivery zones and methods stored in plugin tables; Free to install; sign-up is the only requirement | Card payments managed from the WordPress dashboard; Built-in fraud screening and duplicate payment detection; Multi-currency pricing with a currency switcher block |
| Cons | Needs a Sendcloud account before the plugin does anything useful; Shipping workflow depends on the external Sendcloud service | 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 | Sendcloud shipping methods for WooCommerce, Service point delivery method, Delivery zones and methods stored in plugin tables, WooCommerce API classes for the Sendcloud service, Re-syncs on WooCommerce currency change, Sendcloud admin menu under 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 | Sendcloud platform | FedEx |
| Requires WordPress | 4.5.0 | 6.0 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.6.1 | 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 |
| Custom tables | 2 | — |