WooCommerce PayPal Payments vs WooCommerce Smart Coupons
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| Feature | WooCommerce PayPal Payments v4.2.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 2.9/5 Visit Details | WooCommerce Smart Coupons v9.83.0 · 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 Smart Coupons ($) |
| 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 | Gift certificates and store credit in one plugin; Bulk coupon import and rule-based coupons |
| Cons | Available payment methods depend on PayPal account and country eligibility; Many modules are switched on in settings, so the setup has several steps | Large rule set needs careful testing; Some features depend on other gateways or plugins |
| 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 | Customer store credit balance, Sell credit and gift cards, Bulk coupon import, Coupon rules by user role, location, quantity and more, Coupon and gift card Gutenberg blocks |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay | — |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | ShipStation | Polylang, WPML |
| Requires WordPress | 6.5 | 4.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.6 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1.3 |
| 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 | — |
| Blocks | 6 | 3 |
| Shortcodes | — | 5 |
| Custom tables | — | 2 |