WooPayments vs Square for WooCommerce
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| Feature | WooPayments v11.2.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.4/5 Visit Details | Square for WooCommerce v5.5.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 2.1/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 800,000+ | 80,000+ |
| Last updated | October 8, 2026 | October 15, 2026 |
| Editions | WooPayments | WooCommerce Square |
| Pros | Card payments managed from the WordPress dashboard; Built-in fraud screening and duplicate payment detection; Multi-currency pricing with a currency switcher block | Card and digital wallet payments through Square; Product and inventory sync with Square POS |
| Cons | Needs a WooPayments account before it can take payments; Only available in the countries WooPayments supports | Requires a Square account and connection; Background sync can lag behind live stock changes |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 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 | Square payment gateway, Product and inventory sync with Square, Order handling for Square payments, Digital wallet payments, Import products from Square |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | Stripe | Square |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Other | FedEx | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.0 | 6.9 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | translate.wordpress.com, pay.woo.com, public-api.wordpress.com, jetpack.wordpress.com | api.woocommerce.com, connect.squareup.com, connect.squareupsandbox.com |
| Blocks | 1 | — |
| Custom tables | — | 1 |