WooCommerce PayPal Payments vs Woostify
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| Feature | WooCommerce PayPal Payments v4.2.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 2.9/5 Visit Details | Woostify v2.6.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 800,000+ | 30,000+ |
| Last updated | October 21, 2026 | October 20, 2026 |
| Editions | WooCommerce PayPal Payments | Woostify · Woostify Pro ($) |
| Pros | Official PayPal gateway with smart buttons on product and checkout pages; Pay Later, card fields and Apple Pay or Google Pay wallets; Subscriptions, saved payment methods and ShipStation order tracking | Free theme with WooCommerce shop and product layout options; Compatible with Elementor and Divi page builders; Product video gallery and previous or next product navigation included |
| Cons | Available payment methods depend on PayPal account and country eligibility; Many modules are switched on in settings, so the setup has several steps | Extra modules are sold separately as paid add-ons; Listed tested-up-to WordPress version (6.1) is several releases old |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | PayPal smart buttons on product, mini-cart and checkout, Pay Later messages on product, cart and checkout blocks, Apple Pay gateway, Google Pay gateway, Card fields module, Pay upon invoice alternative payment method, PayPal subscriptions and renewals, Saved payment methods, Fraud protection module, Order tracking through the ShipStation plugin | Products per row and per page settings for shop, Product video gallery, Previous and next product navigation, Customizer layout and colour sections, Google Fonts stylesheet cached locally, Recent posts thumbnail widget, Welcome dashboard with changelog, Paid add-ons (Woostify Pro) ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay | — |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | ShipStation | Elementor, Divi, Contact Form 7 |
| Other | — | Google Fonts |
| Requires WordPress | 6.5 | 4.7 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.3 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 5.2.3 |
| 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 | woostify.com, fonts.googleapis.com |
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