Lasso Lite vs WooCommerce
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| Feature | Lasso Lite v161 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 3.1/5 Visit Details | WooCommerce v11.2.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 4,000+ | 7M+ |
| Last updated | October 21, 2026 | October 9, 2026 |
| Editions | Lasso Lite · Lasso Pro ($) | WooCommerce |
| Pros | Cloaked short links on your own domain; Product displays with a block or shortcode; Imports links from other link plugins | Simple and variable products, cart, checkout and coupons; Built-in payment, shipping zone, tax and email tools; REST API and WP-CLI commands for store management |
| Cons | Auto-monetising Amazon links needs the paid Pro plan; Usage analytics are on by default in the admin; Amazon product details need your own Amazon credentials | Payments, shipping and tax all need setup before selling; Many advanced features come from paid marketplace add-ons; Contacts Woo and WordPress services for some optional features |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 2 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Cloaked short links on your own site, Basic click counts per link, Product display via [lasso] shortcode, Elementor widget for the Lasso shortcode, Import existing links from other plugins, Groups for organising links, Amazon product details via your own credentials, Upgrade to Pro prompts and licence check ($) | Simple and variable products, Cart and checkout, Built-in offline payment methods and gateway API, Shipping zones and methods, Tax rates and calculation, Coupons, Order query API, REST API for products and orders, WP-CLI commands, Analytics reports |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | PayPal |
| Analytics | PostHog | WooCommerce usage tracking service |
| E-commerce | Amazon Creators API | — |
| Plugins | Elementor | WooCommerce.com |
| Other | Sentry | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.1 | 7.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Yes | Only if you agree |
| External services | creatorsapi.amazon, ph.getlasso.co, getlasso.co, app.getlasso.co, o51581.ingest.sentry.io, creatorsapi.auth.us-east-1.amazoncognito.com | public-api.wordpress.com, woocommerce.com, api.webflow.com, tracking.woocommerce.com, www.paypal.com, www.sandbox.paypal.com, api-3t.sandbox.paypal.com, api-3t.paypal.com, dzv365zjfbd8v.cloudfront.net, api.wordpress.org, plugins.svn.wordpress.org, translate.wordpress.com, api64.ipify.org, ipecho.net, ident.me, tnedi.me, ipinfo.io, api.country.is |
| Blocks | — | 60 |
| Shortcodes | 1 | 7 |
| Custom tables | — | 31 |