WooPayments vs WooCommerce Tax
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| Feature | WooPayments v11.2.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.4/5 Visit Details | WooCommerce Tax v3.7.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 2.0/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 800,000+ | 500,000+ |
| Last updated | October 8, 2026 | October 14, 2026 |
| Editions | WooPayments | WooCommerce Tax |
| Pros | Card payments managed from the WordPress dashboard; Built-in fraud screening and duplicate payment detection; Multi-currency pricing with a currency switcher block | Automated sales tax at checkout by city, state and country; TaxJar-based tax calculation through WooCommerce's service; Free plugin from WooCommerce |
| Cons | Needs a WooPayments account before it can take payments; Only available in the countries WooPayments supports | Needs a WordPress.com connection through Jetpack; Shipping and label code is legacy, since shipping moved to WooCommerce Shipping; Sends usage statistics once the user accepts the terms |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | 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 | Automated sales tax calculation at checkout, WordPress.com connection through Jetpack, WooCommerce Store API extension, Legacy shipping label REST endpoints, PayPal Express Checkout support, Shipping logic handed to WooCommerce Shipping, Opt-in usage statistics |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | Stripe | PayPal |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | — | Jetpack |
| Other | FedEx | TaxJar |
| Requires WordPress | 6.0 | 7.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 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 | api.woocommerce.com, jetpack.com, public-api.wordpress.com, jetpack.wordpress.com |
| Blocks | 1 | — |