Sendcloud | Smart Shipping Service vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | Sendcloud | Smart Shipping Service v2.4.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free 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 | — | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | — | October 21, 2026 |
| Editions | Sendcloud | Smart Shipping Service | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| 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 | 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 | Needs a Sendcloud account before the plugin does anything useful; Shipping workflow depends on the external Sendcloud service | 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 | 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 | 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 |
| Other | Sendcloud platform | — |
| Requires WordPress | 4.5.0 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.6.1 | 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 |
| Custom tables | 2 | — |