WooCommerce.com Update Manager vs WooPayments
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| Feature | WooCommerce.com Update Manager v1.0.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid 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 | — | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | — | October 8, 2026 |
| Editions | WooCommerce.com Update Manager ($) | WooPayments |
| Pros | Delivers updates for Woo.com extensions from the subscription account; Withholds update packages when a subscription has expired; Clears WordPress update caches on activation and deactivation | Card payments managed from the WordPress dashboard; Built-in fraud screening and duplicate payment detection; Multi-currency pricing with a currency switcher block |
| Cons | Only useful with an active Woo.com subscription; Relies on the WooCommerce.com helper data for subscription checks; Its own code has no settings screen | Needs a WooPayments account before it can take payments; Only available in the countries WooPayments supports |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Updates for Woo.com subscription extensions ($), Withholds packages for expired subscriptions ($), Clears update transients on activation and deactivation | Card payment gateway for WooCommerce, Checkout integration and payment fields, Fraud screening service, Duplicate payment detection, Multi-currency pricing, Multi-currency switcher block, WooPay express checkout scheduling and session handling |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | Stripe |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | WooCommerce.com Helper (WC_Helper) ($) | — |
| Other | — | FedEx |
| Requires WordPress | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.3 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.5 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | — | translate.wordpress.com, pay.woo.com, public-api.wordpress.com, jetpack.wordpress.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |