WooPayments vs WooCommerce Subscriptions
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| Feature | WooPayments v11.2.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.4/5 Visit Details | WooCommerce Subscriptions v9.3.0 · 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 ($) |
| Pros | Card payments managed from the WordPress dashboard; Built-in fraud screening and duplicate payment detection; Multi-currency pricing with a currency switcher block | Recurring products with renewals and payment tokens; Subscription management in WooCommerce admin |
| Cons | Needs a WooPayments account before it can take payments; Only available in the countries WooPayments supports | Commercial product with no free edition; Renewals depend on a working payment gateway |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Card payment gateway for WooCommerce, Checkout integration and payment fields, Fraud screening service, Duplicate payment detection, Multi-currency pricing, Multi-currency switcher block, WooPay express checkout scheduling and session handling | Subscription products ($), Renewal orders ($), Payment tokens for renewals ($), Stock handling for renewals ($), PayPal recurring payments ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | Stripe | PayPal ($) |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Other | FedEx | — |
| 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-3t.paypal.com, api-3t.sandbox.paypal.com |
| Blocks | 1 | — |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |
| Custom tables | — | 1 |