WooPayments vs WordPress PayPal (WP PayPal)
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| Feature | WooPayments v11.2.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.4/5 Visit Details | WordPress PayPal (WP PayPal) v1.2.3.49 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 800,000+ | 4,000+ |
| Last updated | October 8, 2026 | October 13, 2026 |
| Editions | WooPayments | WP PayPal · Payment Button for PayPal add-ons ($) |
| Pros | Card payments managed from the WordPress dashboard; Built-in fraud screening and duplicate payment detection; Multi-currency pricing with a currency switcher block | PayPal Checkout with a sandbox mode for testing; Product and checkout shortcodes for buy-now buttons; Orders kept in the dashboard with a debug page |
| Cons | Needs a WooPayments account before it can take payments; Only available in the countries WooPayments supports | Many features are sold as separate paid add-ons; Needs PayPal API keys and sandbox setup before going live; Fewer store features than a full e-commerce plugin |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 2 |
| 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 | PayPal Checkout API payments, wp_paypal_product shortcode, wp_paypal_checkout shortcode, PayPal IPN listener, Orders stored as a custom post type, PayPal sandbox credentials, Configurable sender for order emails |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | Stripe | PayPal |
| Other | FedEx | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| Requires PHP | 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-m.paypal.com, api-m.sandbox.paypal.com |
| Blocks | 1 | — |
| Shortcodes | — | 2 |