Multi-Carrier ShipStation Shipping for WooCommerce vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | Multi-Carrier ShipStation Shipping for WooCommerce v1.4.19 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 3.6/5 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 | 800+ | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | July 4, 2026 | October 21, 2026 |
| Editions | Multi-Carrier ShipStation Shipping for WooCommerce · Multi-Carrier ShipStation Shipping PRO ($) | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Live ShipStation carrier rates at checkout; Insurance and signature options from the rate request; Rates are cached per request to limit API calls | Official PayPal gateway with smart buttons on product and checkout pages; Pay Later, card fields and Apple Pay or Google Pay wallets; Subscriptions, saved payment methods and ShipStation order tracking |
| Cons | Needs a ShipStation account and API key; Advanced box settings are in the PRO version; Checkout rates depend on the ShipStation API | Available payment methods depend on PayPal account and country eligibility; Many modules are switched on in settings, so the setup has several steps |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Live ShipStation carrier rates at cart and checkout, Insurance option in rate requests, Signature option in rate requests, Rate cache keyed on the request, Custom items for parcel content, Box max weight and outer dimension settings ($) | 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 | ShipStation, WordPress plugin directory API | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.6 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.3 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.0 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | ssapi.shipstation.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 |