WooCommerce Order Status Manager vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | WooCommerce Order Status Manager v1.15.9 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid 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 Order Status Manager ($) | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Create custom statuses with icons and sort order; Custom emails tied to status changes; Statuses shown in customer order views | Official PayPal gateway with smart buttons on product and checkout pages; Pay Later, card fields and Apple Pay or Google Pay wallets; Subscriptions, saved payment methods and ShipStation order tracking |
| Cons | Paid extension sold separately from WooCommerce core; Custom statuses may not be handled by third-party reports or plugins | Available payment methods depend on PayPal account and country eligibility; Many modules are switched on in settings, so the setup has several steps |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Custom order statuses as a post type ($), Custom emails sent on status change ($), Custom order email classes registered with WooCommerce ($), Custom status emails available for manual resend ($), Status icon images ($), Drag-and-drop sort order for statuses ($), Import of custom order statuses ($), Custom statuses shown in customer order views ($) | 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 |
| Plugins | — | ShipStation |
| Requires WordPress | 5.6 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.0.4 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | api.wordpress.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 |