WooCommerce PayPal Payments vs WooCommerce Restrict Shipping
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| Feature | WooCommerce PayPal Payments v4.2.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 2.9/5 Visit Details | WooCommerce Restrict Shipping v2.4.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 800,000+ | — |
| Last updated | October 21, 2026 | — |
| Editions | WooCommerce PayPal Payments | WooCommerce Restrict Shipping ($) |
| Pros | Official PayPal gateway with smart buttons on product and checkout pages; Pay Later, card fields and Apple Pay or Google Pay wallets; Subscriptions, saved payment methods and ShipStation order tracking | Restricts shipping by country and state per product; Checks restrictions at checkout and on the cart shipping step; Settings screen inside WooCommerce integrations |
| Cons | Available payment methods depend on PayPal account and country eligibility; Many modules are switched on in settings, so the setup has several steps | Commercial plugin with a licence key and updater; Readme in the package is minimal, so setup depends on the settings screen; Updater calls ignitewoo.com for downloads |
| More features | ||
| Other features | PayPal smart buttons on product, mini-cart and checkout, Pay Later messages on product, cart and checkout blocks, Apple Pay gateway, Google Pay gateway, Card fields module, Pay upon invoice alternative payment method, PayPal subscriptions and renewals, Saved payment methods, Fraud protection module, Order tracking through the ShipStation plugin | Restrict shipping by country and state ($), Checkout validation of restricted states ($), Cart shipping address check ($), Per-product shipping restriction tab ($), Settings screen as a WooCommerce integration ($), Licence key and updater ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay | — |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce ($) |
| Plugins | ShipStation | — |
| Other | — | IgniteWoo Updater ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 6.5 | — |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | — |
| 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 | ignitewoo.com |
| Blocks | 6 | — |