SliceWP vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | SliceWP v1.2.14 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 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 23, 2026 | October 21, 2026 |
| Editions | SliceWP · SliceWP Premium ($) | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Affiliate registration, login and account pages; Connects to WooCommerce and Easy Digital Downloads orders; Percentage or fixed commission options | Official PayPal gateway with smart buttons on product and checkout pages; Pay Later, card fields and Apple Pay or Google Pay wallets; Subscriptions, saved payment methods and ShipStation order tracking |
| Cons | Add-ons need a paid SliceWP licence key; Premium features arrive as separate add-on plugins; Commission rules are set inside the plugin's admin screens | Available payment methods depend on PayPal account and country eligibility; Many modules are switched on in settings, so the setup has several steps |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Affiliate registration, login and account shortcodes, Affiliate ID and URL shortcodes and creatives, SliceWP admin menu page, WooCommerce order integration, Easy Digital Downloads payment integration, Opt-in usage tracking setting, Add-on activation from the admin ($), Licence key registration for the website ($) | PayPal smart buttons on product, mini-cart and checkout, Pay Later messages on product, cart and checkout blocks, Apple Pay gateway, Google Pay gateway, Card fields module, Pay upon invoice alternative payment method, PayPal subscriptions and renewals, Saved payment methods, Fraud protection module, Order tracking through the ShipStation plugin |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads | — |
| Plugins | — | ShipStation |
| Other | SliceWP licence server ($) | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.0 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.3 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.3 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | slicewp.com, license.slicewp.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 | 7 | — |