Multi-Carrier ShipStation Shipping for WooCommerce vs WooCommerce
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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 v11.2.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 800+ | 7M+ |
| Last updated | July 4, 2026 | October 9, 2026 |
| Editions | Multi-Carrier ShipStation Shipping for WooCommerce · Multi-Carrier ShipStation Shipping PRO ($) | WooCommerce |
| Pros | Live ShipStation carrier rates at checkout; Insurance and signature options from the rate request; Rates are cached per request to limit API calls | Simple and variable products, cart, checkout and coupons; Built-in payment, shipping zone, tax and email tools; REST API and WP-CLI commands for store management |
| Cons | Needs a ShipStation account and API key; Advanced box settings are in the PRO version; Checkout rates depend on the ShipStation API | Payments, shipping and tax all need setup before selling; Many advanced features come from paid marketplace add-ons; Contacts Woo and WordPress services for some optional features |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 2 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Live ShipStation carrier rates at cart and checkout, Insurance option in rate requests, Signature option in rate requests, Rate cache keyed on the request, Custom items for parcel content, Box max weight and outer dimension settings ($) | Simple and variable products, Cart and checkout, Built-in offline payment methods and gateway API, Shipping zones and methods, Tax rates and calculation, Coupons, Order query API, REST API for products and orders, WP-CLI commands, Analytics reports |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | PayPal |
| Analytics | — | WooCommerce usage tracking service |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | — | WooCommerce.com |
| Other | ShipStation, WordPress plugin directory API | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.6 | 7.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.3 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.0 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | ssapi.shipstation.com, api.wordpress.org | public-api.wordpress.com, woocommerce.com, api.webflow.com, tracking.woocommerce.com, www.paypal.com, www.sandbox.paypal.com, api-3t.sandbox.paypal.com, api-3t.paypal.com, dzv365zjfbd8v.cloudfront.net, api.wordpress.org, plugins.svn.wordpress.org, translate.wordpress.com, api64.ipify.org, ipecho.net, ident.me, tnedi.me, ipinfo.io, api.country.is |
| Blocks | — | 60 |
| Shortcodes | — | 7 |
| Custom tables | — | 31 |