WooCommerce Coupon Restrictions vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | WooCommerce Coupon Restrictions v2.4.0 · 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 Coupon Restrictions ($) | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Coupon rules for new customers, roles, countries, states and postcodes; Enhanced usage limits counted from earlier orders; Checks run at cart, classic checkout and block checkout | Official PayPal gateway with smart buttons on product and checkout pages; Pay Later, card fields and Apple Pay or Google Pay wallets; Subscriptions, saved payment methods and ShipStation order tracking |
| Cons | Paid WooCommerce.com extension, not free; Enhanced usage limits must be set when the coupon is first created; Usage records live in a separate database table | Available payment methods depend on PayPal account and country eligibility; Many modules are switched on in settings, so the setup has several steps |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Coupon limited to new customers ($), Coupon limited to user roles ($), Coupon limited to countries, states or postcodes ($), Enhanced usage limits across past orders ($), Usage record updated when an order is cancelled ($), Validation for block checkout orders ($), WP-CLI command to refresh enhanced usage data ($) | 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 ($) | — |
| Plugins | — | ShipStation |
| Other | WP-CLI ($) | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.3 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 8.0 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.9 | 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 |
| Custom tables | 1 | — |