WooCommerce ShipperHQ vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | WooCommerce ShipperHQ v1.9.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free 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 | 200+ | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | April 28, 2026 | October 21, 2026 |
| Editions | WooCommerce ShipperHQ | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Live multi-carrier rates shown at checkout; Per-product shipping data saved with the product; Carrier listings can be created from the order screen | 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 ShipperHQ account and credentials; Rates depend on an external cloud service; Bundles a large vendored library folder | 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 | Live carrier rates at checkout, ShipperHQ shipping method in WooCommerce, Sends order data to ShipperHQ post-order API, Carrier listings created from the order screen, Per-product shipping data, REST routes for listings | 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 |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | — | ShipStation |
| Other | ShipperHQ API, ShipperHQ OAuth token service | — |
| Requires WordPress | 4.4 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.8 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | shipperhq.com, api.shipperhq.com, postapi.shipperhq.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 |