Ultimate Gift Cards For WooCommerce vs WooPayments
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| Feature | Ultimate Gift Cards For WooCommerce v3.2.12 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | WooPayments v11.2.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.4/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 7,000+ | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | September 15, 2026 | October 8, 2026 |
| Editions | Ultimate Gift Cards For WooCommerce · Gift Cards for WooCommerce Pro ($) | WooPayments |
| Pros | Gift cards sold as regular WooCommerce products; Balance check by shortcode; REST endpoints to look up, redeem and recharge gift cards | Card payments managed from the WordPress dashboard; Built-in fraud screening and duplicate payment detection; Multi-currency pricing with a currency switcher block |
| Cons | REST requests are capped at 20 a day in the free version; Customisable, scheduled, group and QR or barcode cards need Pro; Some options send data to the vendor or third-party APIs | Needs a WooPayments account before it can take payments; Only available in the countries WooPayments supports |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Gift card settings under the giftcard post type, Gift card balance check shortcode, REST endpoints to redeem and look up gift cards, Daily cap of 20 REST requests in the free version, AI suggested gift card messages, Offline redeem link generator, Premium card templates locked behind Pro ($) | Card payment gateway for WooCommerce, Checkout integration and payment fields, Fraud screening service, Duplicate payment detection, Multi-currency pricing, Multi-currency switcher block, WooPay express checkout scheduling and session handling |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | Stripe |
| CRM | HubSpot | — |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Other | Anthropic Claude API, WP Swings gifting service | FedEx |
| Requires WordPress | 6.7 | 6.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | Only if you agree |
| External services | api.anthropic.com, api.hsforms.com, gifting.wpswings.com | translate.wordpress.com, pay.woo.com, public-api.wordpress.com, jetpack.wordpress.com |
| Blocks | 1 | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |