Shopstar vs WooPayments
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| Feature | Shopstar v1.1.66 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 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 | 1,000+ | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | June 16, 2026 | October 8, 2026 |
| Editions | Shopstar · Shopstar! Premium ($) | WooPayments |
| Pros | Minimalist WooCommerce store design with two header layouts; Full-width and left-sidebar page templates; Header cart count updates and WooCommerce PDF invoice styling | Card payments managed from the WordPress dashboard; Built-in fraud screening and duplicate payment detection; Multi-currency pricing with a currency switcher block |
| Cons | Premium upgrade is promoted in the admin and Customizer; Its installer recommends several extra plugins such as WPForms and SiteOrigin | Needs a WooPayments account before it can take payments; Only available in the countries WooPayments supports |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Centered and left-aligned header layouts, Optional header top bar, Full width, left sidebar and Gutenberg page templates, Custom header image support, Custom logo, Primary menu location, Custom background, Header cart count updates via AJAX, Option to hide the reCAPTCHA badge, Premium upgrade page in the admin ($) | 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 | — |
| Plugins | WPForms, Polylang, WooCommerce PDF Invoices & Packing Slips | — |
| Other | Google Fonts | FedEx |
| Requires WordPress | 4.7 | 6.0 |
| Requires PHP | 5.3 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.0 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | fonts.googleapis.com | translate.wordpress.com, pay.woo.com, public-api.wordpress.com, jetpack.wordpress.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |