WooCommerce PayPal Pro (Classic and PayFlow Editions) Gateway vs PayPal Buy Now Button
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| Feature | WooCommerce PayPal Pro (Classic and PayFlow Editions) Gateway v4.5.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details | PayPal Buy Now Button v2.0.6 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | — | 10,000+ |
| Last updated | — | September 23, 2026 |
| Editions | WooCommerce PayPal Pro (Classic and PayFlow Editions) Gateway ($) | Easy PayPal & Stripe Button · Easy PayPal & Stripe Button Pro ($) |
| 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 | Buy Now buttons placed anywhere with a shortcode; PayPal and Stripe checkout without a full store; Setup helpers for PayPal and Stripe accounts; Simple button manager in the admin |
| 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 | No catalogue, cart or stock management in the free edition; PayPal and Stripe connection goes through the vendor's wpplugin.org relay; Pro features are sold separately |
| 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 ($), Personal data export hooks ($) | Buy Now button shortcode, Button manager (custom post type), Insert button from the editor media toolbar, PayPal account connection (PPCP onboarding), Stripe Connect checkout session |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal Pro ($), PayPal Payflow ($), Cardinal Commerce ($) | PayPal, Stripe |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce ($) | — |
| Other | — | wpplugin.org connection relay |
| Requires WordPress | — | 4.7 |
| Requires PHP | — | 5.4 |
| Tested up to | 5.3 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| 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 | wpplugin.org, www.paypalobjects.com, js.stripe.com |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |