ELEX Stamps.com WooCommerce Extension (USPS) vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | ELEX Stamps.com WooCommerce Extension (USPS) v3.1.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 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 | ELEX Stamps.com WooCommerce Extension (USPS) ($) | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Real-time USPS rates at checkout from a Stamps.com account; Bulk label printing from the orders list; Weight-based box packing and ParcelGuard insurance option | Official PayPal gateway with smart buttons on product and checkout pages; Pay Later, card fields and Apple Pay or Google Pay wallets; Subscriptions, saved payment methods and ShipStation order tracking |
| Cons | Requires a paid ELEX licence and a Stamps.com account; Refuses to activate beside the basic Stamps plugin; US postage only; labels depend on the Stamps.com service | Available payment methods depend on PayPal account and country eligibility; Many modules are switched on in settings, so the setup has several steps |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Real-time USPS rates at checkout via Stamps.com ($), Print USPS postage labels from single orders ($), Bulk label printing from the orders list ($), Weight-based packing into configured boxes ($), ParcelGuard insurance option and claims ($), Tracking info shown to customers on the order page and in emails, Test and live Stamps.com API modes ($) | PayPal smart buttons on product, mini-cart and checkout, Pay Later messages on product, cart and checkout blocks, Apple Pay gateway, Google Pay gateway, Card fields module, Pay upon invoice alternative payment method, PayPal subscriptions and renewals, Saved payment methods, Fraud protection module, Order tracking through the ShipStation plugin |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay |
| E-commerce | Stamps.com ($) | — |
| Plugins | ELEX licence server ($) | ShipStation |
| Other | USPS ($), Canada Post ($) | — |
| Requires WordPress | 3.0.1 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.7 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | production.shippingapis.com, soa-gw.canadapost.ca, swsim.stamps.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 |