Discount Rules for WooCommerce vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | Discount Rules for WooCommerce v2.6.18 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 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 | 100,000+ | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | September 17, 2026 | October 21, 2026 |
| Editions | Discount Rules for WooCommerce · Discount Rules PRO 2.0 ($) | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Simple, bulk, cart and bundle discount recipes; Struck-through original price and sale badge; Statistics tab with discount charts | 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 | Several rule types and conditions are PRO only; Fixed-per-product cart discount is locked in the free version; Advanced conditions need the separate PRO package | 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 | Simple, cart, bulk, bundle and BOGO recipes, Original price struck through with discounted price, You saved message on cart and checkout, Sale badge in product loops, Sale items list shortcode, Statistics tab with chart data | 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 |
| Social | Facebook for WooCommerce | — |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | WPML, Aelia Currency Switcher, WooCommerce Product Add-Ons, WooCommerce Composite Products, Extra Product Options Pro by ThemeHigh | ShipStation |
| Requires WordPress | 6.2 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | cdn.jsdelivr.net, static.flycart.net | 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 |
| Shortcodes | 2 | — |