WooCommerce PayPal Payments vs Square for WooCommerce
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| Feature | WooCommerce PayPal Payments v4.2.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 2.9/5 Visit Details | Square for WooCommerce v5.5.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 2.1/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 800,000+ | 80,000+ |
| Last updated | October 21, 2026 | October 15, 2026 |
| Editions | WooCommerce PayPal Payments | WooCommerce Square |
| 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 | Card and digital wallet payments through Square; Product and inventory sync with Square POS |
| Cons | Available payment methods depend on PayPal account and country eligibility; Many modules are switched on in settings, so the setup has several steps | Requires a Square account and connection; Background sync can lag behind live stock changes |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| 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 | Square payment gateway, Product and inventory sync with Square, Order handling for Square payments, Digital wallet payments, Import products from Square |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay | Square |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | ShipStation | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.5 | 6.9 |
| 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 | api.woocommerce.com, connect.squareup.com, connect.squareupsandbox.com |
| Blocks | 6 | — |
| Custom tables | — | 1 |