WooCommerce PayPal Payments vs Dreamfox Payment Gateway per Product for WooCommerce
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| Feature | WooCommerce PayPal Payments v4.2.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 2.9/5 Visit Details | Dreamfox Payment Gateway per Product for WooCommerce v3.8.15 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 3.4/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 800,000+ | 300+ |
| Last updated | October 21, 2026 | October 15, 2026 |
| Editions | WooCommerce PayPal Payments | Dreamfox Payment Gateway per Product for WooCommerce · Premium version ($) |
| Pros | Official PayPal gateway with smart buttons on product and checkout pages; Pay Later, card fields and Apple Pay or Google Pay wallets; Subscriptions, saved payment methods and ShipStation order tracking | Per-product payment method rules on classic and block checkout; Hides gateways that do not suit a product; Free version available; premium adds category and tag rules |
| Cons | Available payment methods depend on PayPal account and country eligibility; Many modules are switched on in settings, so the setup has several steps | Free version sets rules per product only; Per-category and per-tag rules need the premium version; Settings page embeds a third-party newsletter form |
| More features | ||
| Other features | PayPal smart buttons on product, mini-cart and checkout, Pay Later messages on product, cart and checkout blocks, Apple Pay gateway, Google Pay gateway, Card fields module, Pay upon invoice alternative payment method, PayPal subscriptions and renewals, Saved payment methods, Fraud protection module, Order tracking through the ShipStation plugin | Payment gateway rules per product, Block checkout compatibility, Payment gateway rules per category (premium) ($), Payment gateway rules per tag (premium) ($), Settings submenu in WooCommerce, Premium check through the Freemius SDK |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay | — |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | ShipStation | Freemius SDK |
| Requires WordPress | 6.5 | 5.8 |
| 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 | checkout.freemius.com |
| Blocks | 6 | — |