ShopMagic for WooCommerce vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | ShopMagic for WooCommerce v4.9.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 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 | 10,000+ | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | October 22, 2026 | October 21, 2026 |
| Editions | ShopMagic for WooCommerce · ShopMagic PRO add-ons ($) | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Event-based email workflows for WooCommerce; Built-in order and customer placeholders; Connects to several email marketing services | Official PayPal gateway with smart buttons on product and checkout pages; Pay Later, card fields and Apple Pay or Google Pay wallets; Subscriptions, saved payment methods and ShipStation order tracking |
| Cons | Many advanced events and filters need paid PRO add-ons; Large plugin with many bundled libraries; Usage tracking asks for consent | Available payment methods depend on PayPal account and country eligibility; Many modules are switched on in settings, so the setup has several steps |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Event-based automation workflows, WooCommerce mail templates for sending, Order placeholders such as totals, Saves confirmed marketing subscriptions, Recipe converter, PRO-only events and filters (upsell placeholders in free code) ($), PRO add-on detection ($) | 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 |
| Mailchimp, GetResponse, MailerLite, Postmark | — | |
| CRM | ActiveCampaign | — |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | — | ShipStation |
| Requires WordPress | 6.4 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | shopmagic.app, www.wpdesk.pl, mandrillapp.com, api.telegram.org, maker.ifttt.com, api.sendgrid.com, api.getresponse.com, api3.getresponse360.com, api3.getresponse360.pl, data.wpdesk.org, connect.mailerlite.com | 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 |