WooCommerce PayPal Pro (Classic and PayFlow Editions) Gateway vs Square for WooCommerce
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| Feature | WooCommerce PayPal Pro (Classic and PayFlow Editions) Gateway v4.5.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details | Square for WooCommerce v5.5.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 2.1/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | — | 80,000+ |
| Last updated | — | October 15, 2026 |
| Editions | WooCommerce PayPal Pro (Classic and PayFlow Editions) Gateway ($) | WooCommerce Square |
| Pros | Card payments on the store page through PayPal Pro or Payflow; Optional 3D Secure through Cardinal Commerce; Capture and cancel driven by order status changes | Card and digital wallet payments through Square; Product and inventory sync with Square POS |
| Cons | Last tested with WooCommerce 4.0 and WordPress 5.3; Shows a Cardinal Commerce upgrade notice for 3D Secure; Needs a PayPal Pro or Payflow merchant account and SSL | Requires a Square account and connection; Background sync can lag behind live stock changes |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | PayPal Pro classic card payments ($), PayPal Payflow card payments ($), 3D Secure through Cardinal Commerce ($), Capture when an on-hold order is processed or completed ($), Cancel when an on-hold order is cancelled or refunded ($), Pay for order page support ($), SSL check notice ($), Personal data export hooks ($) | Square payment gateway, Product and inventory sync with Square, Order handling for Square payments, Digital wallet payments, Import products from Square |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal Pro ($), PayPal Payflow ($), Cardinal Commerce ($) | Square |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce ($) | WooCommerce |
| Requires WordPress | — | 6.9 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 5.3 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | api-3t.paypal.com, api-3t.sandbox.paypal.com, payflowpro.paypal.com, pilot-payflowpro.paypal.com, payflowlink.paypal.com, pilot-payflowlink.paypal.com, songbird.cardinalcommerce.com, songbirdstag.cardinalcommerce.com, paypal3dsregistration.cardinalcommerce.com | api.woocommerce.com, connect.squareup.com, connect.squareupsandbox.com |
| Custom tables | — | 1 |