WooCommerce PayPal Payments vs WooCommerce Shipping
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| Feature | WooCommerce PayPal Payments v4.2.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 2.9/5 Visit Details | WooCommerce Shipping v2.4.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 2.0/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 800,000+ | 70,000+ |
| Last updated | October 21, 2026 | October 14, 2026 |
| Editions | WooCommerce PayPal Payments | WooCommerce 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 | Print labels without separate carrier accounts; Compare live label rates across carriers; Optional address verification at checkout |
| Cons | Available payment methods depend on PayPal account and country eligibility; Many modules are switched on in settings, so the setup has several steps | Store must ship from a supported US territory in USD; Needs a WooCommerce.com or WordPress.com connection |
| 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 | Purchase shipping labels from orders, Compare live label rates, Address normalisation and verification, Checkout shipping rates service, Store and update order shipment records, Shipment tracking numbers and carrier tracking URLs, Custom package definitions, Batch label purchase |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay | — |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | ShipStation | — |
| Other | — | FedEx, USPS, UPS |
| Requires WordPress | 6.5 | 7.0 |
| 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 | api.woocommerce.com, public-api.wordpress.com, jetpack.wordpress.com |
| Blocks | 6 | — |