Ultimate Gift Cards For WooCommerce vs WooCommerce
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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 v11.2.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 7,000+ | 7M+ |
| Last updated | September 15, 2026 | October 9, 2026 |
| Editions | Ultimate Gift Cards For WooCommerce · Gift Cards for WooCommerce Pro ($) | WooCommerce |
| Pros | Gift cards sold as regular WooCommerce products; Balance check by shortcode; REST endpoints to look up, redeem and recharge gift cards | Simple and variable products, cart, checkout and coupons; Built-in payment, shipping zone, tax and email tools; REST API and WP-CLI commands for store management |
| Cons | REST requests are capped at 20 a day in the free version; Customisable, scheduled, group and QR or barcode cards need Pro; Some options send data to the vendor or third-party APIs | Payments, shipping and tax all need setup before selling; Many advanced features come from paid marketplace add-ons; Contacts Woo and WordPress services for some optional features |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 2 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Gift card settings under the giftcard post type, Gift card balance check shortcode, REST endpoints to redeem and look up gift cards, Daily cap of 20 REST requests in the free version, AI suggested gift card messages, Offline redeem link generator, Premium card templates locked behind Pro ($) | 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 |
| CRM | HubSpot | — |
| Analytics | — | WooCommerce usage tracking service |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | — | WooCommerce.com |
| Other | Anthropic Claude API, WP Swings gifting service | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.7 | 7.0 |
| 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 | 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 | 1 | 60 |
| Shortcodes | 1 | 7 |
| Custom tables | — | 31 |