WooCommerce Gift Cards vs WooPayments
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| Feature | WooCommerce Gift Cards v2.7.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free 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 Gift Cards | WooPayments |
| Pros | Unique code per gift card, emailed to the recipient automatically; Codes can be applied at checkout or stored in the customer account; Activity log, CSV import and refunds back to a gift card code | Card payments managed from the WordPress dashboard; Built-in fraud screening and duplicate payment detection; Multi-currency pricing with a currency switcher block |
| Cons | Digital gift cards only; Requires WooCommerce 8.2 or newer; Card data lives in three custom database tables | 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 | Gift card product type for simple and variable products, Apply gift card codes to the cart and checkout, Gift cards shown in the customer My Account area, Gift card emails sent to the recipient, CSV import of gift cards from the admin, Refunds credited back to a gift card code, Admin activity log of gift card use, Block cart and checkout support through the Store API | 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 | Stripe, PayPal Payments | Stripe |
| Plugins | Elementor | — |
| Other | WooCommerce AvaTax | FedEx |
| Requires WordPress | 6.2 | 6.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.9 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | Only if you agree |
| External services | — | translate.wordpress.com, pay.woo.com, public-api.wordpress.com, jetpack.wordpress.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Custom tables | 3 | — |