WooCommerce Menu Cart vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | WooCommerce Menu Cart v3.2.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.6/5 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 | 70,000+ | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | October 19, 2026 | October 21, 2026 |
| Editions | Menu Cart for WooCommerce · Menu Cart Pro ($) | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Cart icon, item count and total in the menu bar; Works with WooCommerce and Easy Digital Downloads; Quick setup with a navigation block and a settings page | Official PayPal gateway with smart buttons on product and checkout pages; Pay Later, card fields and Apple Pay or Google Pay wallets; Subscriptions, saved payment methods and ShipStation order tracking |
| Cons | Advanced cart modes and icons are Pro-only; Hides the Divi header cart when Divi is active | Available payment methods depend on PayPal account and country eligibility; Many modules are switched on in settings, so the setup has several steps |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Cart item added to a navigation menu, wpo/wpmenucart-navigation block, Settings page under WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads cart support, WPML string translation for the cart label, Display modes locked behind Menu Cart Pro ($) | 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 | — | PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay |
| E-commerce | Easy Digital Downloads | — |
| Plugins | WPML, Divi | ShipStation |
| Requires WordPress | 3.4 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | 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 | 1 | 6 |