MailerLite - WooCommerce integration vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | MailerLite - WooCommerce integration v3.1.28 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 2.8/5 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 | 30,000+ | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | October 22, 2026 | October 21, 2026 |
| Editions | MailerLite - WooCommerce integration | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Optional subscribe checkbox at checkout; Sends orders and customers to MailerLite groups; Cart tracking for abandoned-cart emails | 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 | Needs a MailerLite account and API key; Campaign ROI needs WooCommerce REST keys; Data is sent to MailerLite, so it must be covered by your privacy notice | 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 | Subscribe checkbox at checkout, Send order data to MailerLite, Cart tracking for abandoned-cart automations, Product sync and product ignore flags, Subscribe pop-up setting, Language detection through Polylang | 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 |
| MailerLite | — | |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Polylang | ShipStation |
| Requires WordPress | 3.0.1 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.2.5 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.8.2 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | connect.mailerlite.com, api.mailerlite.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 | — | 6 |
| Custom tables | 2 | — |