Lasso Lite vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | Lasso Lite v161 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 3.1/5 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 | 4,000+ | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | October 21, 2026 | October 21, 2026 |
| Editions | Lasso Lite · Lasso Pro ($) | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Cloaked short links on your own domain; Product displays with a block or shortcode; Imports links from other link plugins | Official PayPal gateway with smart buttons on product and checkout pages; Pay Later, card fields and Apple Pay or Google Pay wallets; Subscriptions, saved payment methods and ShipStation order tracking |
| Cons | Auto-monetising Amazon links needs the paid Pro plan; Usage analytics are on by default in the admin; Amazon product details need your own Amazon credentials | Available payment methods depend on PayPal account and country eligibility; Many modules are switched on in settings, so the setup has several steps |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Cloaked short links on your own site, Basic click counts per link, Product display via [lasso] shortcode, Elementor widget for the Lasso shortcode, Import existing links from other plugins, Groups for organising links, Amazon product details via your own credentials, Upgrade to Pro prompts and licence check ($) | 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 |
| Analytics | PostHog | — |
| E-commerce | Amazon Creators API | — |
| Plugins | Elementor | ShipStation |
| Other | Sentry | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.1 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Yes | No |
| External services | creatorsapi.amazon, ph.getlasso.co, getlasso.co, app.getlasso.co, o51581.ingest.sentry.io, creatorsapi.auth.us-east-1.amazoncognito.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 |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |