WooCommerce PayPal Payments vs ShipStation for WooCommerce
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| Feature | WooCommerce PayPal Payments v4.2.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 2.9/5 Visit Details | ShipStation for WooCommerce v5.4.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.3/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 800,000+ | 40,000+ |
| Last updated | October 21, 2026 | October 14, 2026 |
| Editions | WooCommerce PayPal Payments | ShipStation for WooCommerce |
| 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 | Orders exported to ShipStation for labels; Inventory data exposed through a REST endpoint |
| 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 a ShipStation account to be useful; Requires ShipStation connection setup on both sides |
| 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 | Export orders to ShipStation, Inventory REST endpoint, Authentication controller for the ShipStation connection, Keep the customer's chosen shipping rate |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay | PayPal Payments |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | ShipStation | — |
| Other | — | ShipStation |
| Requires WordPress | 6.5 | 7.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 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 | public-api.wordpress.com, jetpack.wordpress.com |
| Blocks | 6 | — |