WooCommerce PayPal Payments vs WP EasyCart
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| Feature | WooCommerce PayPal Payments v4.2.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 2.9/5 Visit Details | WP EasyCart v6.0.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 800,000+ | 3,000+ |
| Last updated | October 21, 2026 | October 19, 2026 |
| Editions | WooCommerce PayPal Payments | WP EasyCart · WP EasyCart Pro ($) · WP EasyCart Premium ($) |
| 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 | Complete store: products, cart, checkout, orders and accounts; Stripe, Square and PayPal take payments in the free edition; Checkout protection against bots, on by default; Elementor widgets and shortcodes for product display |
| Cons | Available payment methods depend on PayPal account and country eligibility; Many modules are switched on in settings, so the setup has several steps | Free plan takes a 2% fee on Stripe, Square and PayPal sales (per readme); One-page checkout, live shipping and more gateways are Pro only |
| 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 | Product and cart shortcodes, Orders admin screen, Checkout protection against bots, Elementor widgets for products, Pro and Premium feature gate ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay | Stripe, PayPal, Square |
| Plugins | ShipStation | Elementor |
| Other | — | Google reCAPTCHA, Google Maps Geocoding |
| Requires WordPress | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.3 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| 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 | ws.netcash.co.za, maps.googleapis.com, api.stripe.com, connect.wpeasycart.com, www.google.com |
| Blocks | 6 | — |
| Shortcodes | — | 39 |