WooPayments vs WooCommerce Subscriptions Gifting
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| Feature | WooPayments v11.2.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.4/5 Visit Details | WooCommerce Subscriptions Gifting v2.9.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 800,000+ | — |
| Last updated | October 8, 2026 | — |
| Editions | WooPayments | WooCommerce Subscriptions Gifting ($) |
| Pros | Card payments managed from the WordPress dashboard; Built-in fraud screening and duplicate payment detection; Multi-currency pricing with a currency switcher block | Gift subscriptions at checkout; Recipient gets the gift emails and shipping details |
| Cons | Needs a WooPayments account before it can take payments; Only available in the countries WooPayments supports | Requires WooCommerce Subscriptions; Recipient details must be entered at checkout |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Card payment gateway for WooCommerce, Checkout integration and payment fields, Fraud screening service, Duplicate payment detection, Multi-currency pricing, Multi-currency switcher block, WooPay express checkout scheduling and session handling | Gift option in the checkout, Creates subscriptions for recipients, Ship to the recipient address, Gift notification emails |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | Stripe | — |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | — | WooCommerce Subscriptions ($) |
| Other | FedEx | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.0 | — |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 6.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | translate.wordpress.com, pay.woo.com, public-api.wordpress.com, jetpack.wordpress.com | — |
| Blocks | 1 | — |