WooCommerce PayPal Payments vs WooCommerce Twilio SMS Notifications
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| Feature | WooCommerce PayPal Payments v4.2.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 2.9/5 Visit Details | WooCommerce Twilio SMS Notifications v1.18.1 · 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 Twilio SMS Notifications ($) |
| 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 | Admin and customer SMS order notifications; Manual SMS to customers from the order 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 | Needs the store's own Twilio account and costs; Link shortening relies on Google URL services |
| 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 | SMS notifications to store admins, Automated SMS to customers, Manual SMS to a customer, Shorten links inside SMS messages |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay | — |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | ShipStation | — |
| Other | — | Twilio, Google URL Shortener |
| Requires WordPress | 6.5 | 5.6 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 6.4.1 |
| 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 | www.googleapis.com, firebasedynamiclinks.googleapis.com, api.twilio.com |
| Blocks | 6 | — |