WooCommerce Bookings Availability vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | WooCommerce Bookings Availability v1.3.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid 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 | — | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | — | October 21, 2026 |
| Editions | WooCommerce Bookings Availability ($) | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Calendar and schedule blocks for pages; Shows only days that have open slots; Works on the front end and in the admin | Official PayPal gateway with smart buttons on product and checkout pages; Pay Later, card fields and Apple Pay or Google Pay wallets; Subscriptions, saved payment methods and ShipStation order tracking |
| Cons | Needs WooCommerce Bookings installed; Paid Woo.com add-on; the code has no free edition; Shows only the availability that Bookings already calculates | Available payment methods depend on PayPal account and country eligibility; Many modules are switched on in settings, so the setup has several steps |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Availability calendar block ($), Availability schedule block ($), Shows only days with open slots ($), Availability view in the admin ($) | PayPal smart buttons on product, mini-cart and checkout, Pay Later messages on product, cart and checkout blocks, Apple Pay gateway, Google Pay gateway, Card fields module, Pay upon invoice alternative payment method, PayPal subscriptions and renewals, Saved payment methods, Fraud protection module, Order tracking through the ShipStation plugin |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | WooCommerce Bookings ($) | ShipStation |
| Requires WordPress | 6.7 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.8 | 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 | 2 | 6 |