WooCommerce AJAX Cart vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | WooCommerce AJAX Cart v1.3.28 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.4/5 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 | 5,000+ | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | October 20, 2026 | October 21, 2026 |
| Editions | WooCommerce AJAX Cart · WooCommerce AJAX Cart Premium ($) | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.0.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | 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 |