WooCommerce PayPal Payments vs Invoices for WooCommerce
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| Feature | WooCommerce PayPal Payments v4.2.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 2.9/5 Visit Details | Invoices for WooCommerce v3.2.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 800,000+ | 10,000+ |
| Last updated | October 21, 2026 | February 8, 2025 |
| Editions | WooCommerce PayPal Payments | Invoices for WooCommerce · Invoices for WooCommerce Premium ($) |
| Pros | Official PayPal gateway with smart buttons on product and checkout pages; Pay Later, card fields and Apple Pay or Google Pay wallets; Subscriptions, saved payment methods and ShipStation order tracking | Attaches invoices to chosen WooCommerce emails; Manual invoice creation and download from the order screen; Customers can download invoices from My Account |
| Cons | Available payment methods depend on PayPal account and country eligibility; Many modules are switched on in settings, so the setup has several steps | Bulk actions, credit notes and reminders are Premium-only; Cloud storage needs a sign-up with a third-party service |
| More features | ||
| Other features | PayPal smart buttons on product, mini-cart and checkout, Pay Later messages on product, cart and checkout blocks, Apple Pay gateway, Google Pay gateway, Card fields module, Pay upon invoice alternative payment method, PayPal subscriptions and renewals, Saved payment methods, Fraud protection module, Order tracking through the ShipStation plugin | Invoice PDF attached to chosen WooCommerce emails, Invoice meta box on the order screen, Manually create or delete an invoice from the order list, Admin download of invoice PDFs, bewpi-download-invoice shortcode for a download link, Packing slip view, Premium upgrade links and feature list ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay | — |
| Storage | — | Email It In (cloud storage) |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | ShipStation | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.5 | — |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | api-m.paypal.com, www.paypal.com, api-m.sandbox.paypal.com, www.sandbox.paypal.com, api.woocommerce.com, www.paypal.ai, d.joinhoney.com, www.google.com | — |
| Blocks | 6 | — |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |