SureCart vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | SureCart v4.10.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 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 | 80,000+ | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | October 20, 2026 | October 21, 2026 |
| Editions | SureCart · SureCart paid plans ($) | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Checkout, payments and subscriptions run on the hosted platform, keeping the WordPress database smaller; Free plan includes subscriptions, order bumps, upsells and coupons; Several payment processors: Stripe, PayPal, Mollie, Razorpay and Paystack | 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 | Store data and payments depend on the SureCart cloud platform; The Launch plan charges a 2.9 percent transaction fee; paid plans have none; Needs a SureCart account and platform connection before the store works | 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 | Subscriptions and recurring billing, Order bumps, Post-purchase upsell funnels, Affiliate program, Software license keys, Abandoned checkout tracking, Coupons, Product reviews | 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 | Stripe, PayPal, Razorpay, Paystack, Mollie | PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay |
| Analytics | Google Analytics, Meta Pixel | — |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Elementor, LearnDash, Beaver Builder, Divi, Yoast SEO | ShipStation |
| Other | Google reCAPTCHA, Google Maps Places, OttoKit webhook | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.8 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | app.surecart.com, api.surecart.com, webhook.ottokit.com, surecart.com, www.google.com, integrations-catalog.surecart.com, checkout.razorpay.com, places.googleapis.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 | 60 | 6 |
| Shortcodes | 3 | — |