Ultimate Gift Cards For WooCommerce vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | Ultimate Gift Cards For WooCommerce v3.2.12 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 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 | 7,000+ | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | September 15, 2026 | October 21, 2026 |
| Editions | Ultimate Gift Cards For WooCommerce · Gift Cards for WooCommerce Pro ($) | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Gift cards sold as regular WooCommerce products; Balance check by shortcode; REST endpoints to look up, redeem and recharge gift cards | Official PayPal gateway with smart buttons on product and checkout pages; Pay Later, card fields and Apple Pay or Google Pay wallets; Subscriptions, saved payment methods and ShipStation order tracking |
| Cons | REST requests are capped at 20 a day in the free version; Customisable, scheduled, group and QR or barcode cards need Pro; Some options send data to the vendor or third-party APIs | Available payment methods depend on PayPal account and country eligibility; Many modules are switched on in settings, so the setup has several steps |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Gift card settings under the giftcard post type, Gift card balance check shortcode, REST endpoints to redeem and look up gift cards, Daily cap of 20 REST requests in the free version, AI suggested gift card messages, Offline redeem link generator, Premium card templates locked behind Pro ($) | 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 |
| CRM | HubSpot | — |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | — | ShipStation |
| Other | Anthropic Claude API, WP Swings gifting service | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.7 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | api.anthropic.com, api.hsforms.com, gifting.wpswings.com | 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 | 1 | 6 |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |