WooPayments vs WooCommerce Shipping
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| Feature | WooPayments v11.2.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.4/5 Visit Details | WooCommerce Shipping v2.4.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 2.0/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 800,000+ | 70,000+ |
| Last updated | October 8, 2026 | October 14, 2026 |
| Editions | WooPayments | WooCommerce Shipping |
| Pros | Card payments managed from the WordPress dashboard; Built-in fraud screening and duplicate payment detection; Multi-currency pricing with a currency switcher block | Print labels without separate carrier accounts; Compare live label rates across carriers; Optional address verification at checkout |
| Cons | Needs a WooPayments account before it can take payments; Only available in the countries WooPayments supports | Store must ship from a supported US territory in USD; Needs a WooCommerce.com or WordPress.com connection |
| 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 | Purchase shipping labels from orders, Compare live label rates, Address normalisation and verification, Checkout shipping rates service, Store and update order shipment records, Shipment tracking numbers and carrier tracking URLs, Custom package definitions, Batch label purchase |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | Stripe | — |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Other | FedEx | FedEx, USPS, UPS |
| 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, public-api.wordpress.com, jetpack.wordpress.com |
| Blocks | 1 | — |