Site Search 360 vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | Site Search 360 v2.1.11 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid 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 | Site Search 360 · Site Search 360 paid plans ($) | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Replaces the default WordPress search with a hosted index; Autocomplete suggestions and grouped results; Indexes WooCommerce categories and custom fields | Official PayPal gateway with smart buttons on product and checkout pages; Pay Later, card fields and Apple Pay or Google Pay wallets; Subscriptions, saved payment methods and ShipStation order tracking |
| Cons | Needs a Site Search 360 account and hosted index; Indexed content is stored on the vendor's servers; Plan limits and trial expiry apply to the hosted service | Available payment methods depend on PayPal account and country eligibility; Many modules are switched on in settings, so the setup has several steps |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Replace WordPress search results, Index content on save, publish and trash, Search box, button, form and result block shortcodes, Search widget, Search forms added to menus, WooCommerce category indexing, Search designer admin page, Plan screen with upgrade call to action ($) | 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 | Advanced Custom Fields, WP Rocket | ShipStation |
| Other | Site Search 360 hosted API | — |
| Requires WordPress | 4.0.0 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 5.2.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.9 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | api.sitesearch360.com, global.sitesearch360.com, insights.sitesearch360.com, js.sitesearch360.com, cdn.sitesearch360.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 | 4 | — |