WooCommerce Elavon Converge Gateway vs WooPayments
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| Feature | WooCommerce Elavon Converge Gateway v2.14.9 · 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 Elavon Converge Gateway ($) | WooPayments |
| Pros | Credit card and electronic check payments; Saved payment methods and end-of-day settlement; Block checkout support for cards and electronic checks | Card payments managed from the WordPress dashboard; Built-in fraud screening and duplicate payment detection; Multi-currency pricing with a currency switcher block |
| Cons | Paid WooCommerce.com extension, not free; Needs Elavon Converge account credentials and an SSL certificate; Requires PHP 7.4 or newer | Needs a WooPayments account before it can take payments; Only available in the countries WooPayments supports |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Credit card payments ($), Electronic check payments ($), Saved payment methods ($), Capture of authorised charges ($), End-of-day settlement request ($), Nonce check on payment forms ($), Rate limiting for requests ($), Credit card block checkout ($), Electronic check block checkout ($) | 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 | Elavon Converge ($) | Stripe |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce ($) | — |
| Other | — | FedEx |
| Requires WordPress | 5.6 | 6.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.0.4 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | www.convergepay.com, api.wordpress.org | translate.wordpress.com, pay.woo.com, public-api.wordpress.com, jetpack.wordpress.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |