WooCommerce PayPal Payments vs Store Toolkit for WooCommerce
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| Feature | WooCommerce PayPal Payments v4.2.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 2.9/5 Visit Details | Store Toolkit for WooCommerce v2.4.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 800,000+ | 8,000+ |
| Last updated | October 21, 2026 | July 6, 2026 |
| Editions | WooCommerce PayPal Payments | Store Toolkit 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 | Many small WooCommerce fixes in one plugin; Admin tools and settings in one screen |
| Cons | Available payment methods depend on PayPal account and country eligibility; Many modules are switched on in settings, so the setup has several steps | Broad feature set can be hard to audit; Some tools change store data when run |
| 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 | Store Toolkit admin menu, Quick enhancements tab, Install recommended plugins on request, Related orders meta box |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay | — |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | ShipStation | — |
| Other | — | WordPress.org plugin directory |
| Requires WordPress | 6.5 | 5.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 6.8.3 |
| 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 | 1 |