WPML Multilingual & Multicurrency for WooCommerce vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | WPML Multilingual & Multicurrency for WooCommerce v5.6.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.2/5 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 | 100,000+ | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | October 7, 2026 | October 21, 2026 |
| Editions | WPML Multilingual & Multicurrency for WooCommerce · WPML Multilingual CMS ($) | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Free multi-currency with switcher, widget and per-currency prices; Automatic or manual exchange rates; Payment gateway handling for PayPal and Stripe currencies | Official PayPal gateway with smart buttons on product and checkout pages; Pay Later, card fields and Apple Pay or Google Pay wallets; Subscriptions, saved payment methods and ShipStation order tracking |
| Cons | Full multilingual features need a paid WPML plan; Exchange rate and price setup takes manual work per currency | Available payment methods depend on PayPal account and country eligibility; Many modules are switched on in settings, so the setup has several steps |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Currency switcher shortcode, Currency switcher widget, Per-currency product prices, Scheduled exchange rate updates, MaxMind geolocation for currency by location, PayPal and Stripe currency handling, Translation product data sync ($) | 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 | PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay |
| Plugins | WPML ($), Yoast SEO, Gravity Forms | ShipStation |
| Requires WordPress | 6.0 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | api-3t.sandbox.paypal.com, api-3t.paypal.com, cdt.wpml.org | 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 |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |