Multi-Carrier Shippo Shipping Rates & Address Validation for WooCommerce vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | Multi-Carrier Shippo Shipping Rates & Address Validation for WooCommerce v1.5.18 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 3.8/5 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 | 3,000+ | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | April 22, 2026 | October 21, 2026 |
| Editions | Multi-Carrier Shippo Shipping Rates & Address Validation for WooCommerce · Multi-Carrier Shippo Shipping PRO ($) | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Live rates from several carriers through one Shippo account; Box and product packing for parcel size; Customs data for international orders | Official PayPal gateway with smart buttons on product and checkout pages; Pay Later, card fields and Apple Pay or Google Pay wallets; Subscriptions, saved payment methods and ShipStation order tracking |
| Cons | Needs a Shippo account and API token; Box weight and dimension limits need the PRO version; Rates depend on the Shippo API being reachable at checkout | Available payment methods depend on PayPal account and country eligibility; Many modules are switched on in settings, so the setup has several steps |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Live carrier rates at cart and checkout from Shippo, Address validation option in Shippo requests, Customs data for international parcels, Box max weight and outer dimension settings ($), Upgrade link to the PRO product page | 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 | — | ShipStation |
| Other | Shippo, WordPress plugin directory API | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.6 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.3 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.9.2 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | api.goshippo.com, api.wordpress.org | 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 |