WooCommerce AJAX Cart vs WooPayments
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| Feature | WooCommerce AJAX Cart v1.3.28 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.4/5 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 | 5,000+ | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | October 20, 2026 | October 8, 2026 |
| Editions | WooCommerce AJAX Cart · WooCommerce AJAX Cart Premium ($) | WooPayments |
| Pros | Cart totals update when a quantity changes, without a page reload; Optional plus and minus buttons and dropdown quantity; Confirmation before a zero quantity removes an item | Card payments managed from the WordPress dashboard; Built-in fraud screening and duplicate payment detection; Multi-currency pricing with a currency switcher block |
| Cons | Free version covers the cart page only; AJAX add-to-cart and shop-page quantity sync are premium; Header says it was last tested up to WooCommerce 6.7.0 | 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 | Cart updates on quantity change without reload, Plus and minus quantity buttons, Quantity shown as a dropdown, Confirmation before removing an item by zero quantity, Adjustable AJAX refresh delay | 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 | — |
| Other | — | FedEx |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 6.0 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.0.1 | 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 |