WooCommerce PayPal Payments vs WCPOS - Point of Sale for WooCommerce
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| Feature | WooCommerce PayPal Payments v4.2.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 2.9/5 Visit Details | WCPOS - Point of Sale for WooCommerce v1.11.6 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 3.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 800,000+ | 5,000+ |
| Last updated | October 21, 2026 | October 21, 2026 |
| Editions | WooCommerce PayPal Payments | WCPOS - Point of Sale for WooCommerce · WCPOS Pro ($) |
| Pros | Official PayPal gateway with smart buttons on product and checkout pages; Pay Later, card fields and Apple Pay or Google Pay wallets; Subscriptions, saved payment methods and ShipStation order tracking | Same catalogue, stock and prices as the WooCommerce store; Receipt templates and cloud printing to PrintNode or Star printers; Free edition available; Pro adds more templates and features |
| Cons | Available payment methods depend on PayPal account and country eligibility; Many modules are switched on in settings, so the setup has several steps | Needs WooCommerce and a working sync to keep stock accurate; Cloud printer services need their own third-party accounts; Some templates and features are Pro-only |
| More features | ||
| Other features | PayPal smart buttons on product, mini-cart and checkout, Pay Later messages on product, cart and checkout blocks, Apple Pay gateway, Google Pay gateway, Card fields module, Pay upon invoice alternative payment method, PayPal subscriptions and renewals, Saved payment methods, Fraud protection module, Order tracking through the ShipStation plugin | Sync API with revision and idempotency headers for offline orders, Receipt and document templates stored as a custom post type, Pro-only templates unlocked by an active Pro licence ($), Receipt shortcode for the storefront, Printing through PrintNode, Printing through Star Micronics cloud printers, Cloud print relay for printers behind a firewall, Extension catalogue fetched from the WCPOS GitHub repository, Upgrade to Pro menu and links |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay | — |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | ShipStation | Yoast SEO |
| Other | — | TaxJar, PrintNode, Star Micronics cloud |
| Requires WordPress | 6.5 | 5.6 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| 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 | cdn.jsdelivr.net, downloads.wordpress.org, api.printnode.com, api.stario.online, updates.wcpos.com, raw.githubusercontent.com, cloudprint.wcpos.com, ph.wcpos.com, o159038.ingest.sentry.io |
| Blocks | 6 | — |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |