WooCommerce Gift Cards vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | WooCommerce Gift Cards v2.7.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free 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 Gift Cards | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| 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 | 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 | Digital gift cards only; Requires WooCommerce 8.2 or newer; Card data lives in three custom database tables | 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 | 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 | 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 | Stripe, PayPal Payments | PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay |
| Plugins | Elementor | ShipStation |
| Other | WooCommerce AvaTax | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.2 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.9 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | 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 | 3 | — |