WooCommerce PayPal Payments vs WP Social Proof
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| Feature | WooCommerce PayPal Payments v4.2.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 2.9/5 Visit Details | WP Social Proof v2.0.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 800,000+ | — |
| Last updated | October 21, 2026 | — |
| Editions | WooCommerce PayPal Payments | WP Social Proof · WP Social Proof Pro ($) |
| Pros | Official PayPal gateway with smart buttons on product and checkout pages; Pay Later, card fields and Apple Pay or Google Pay wallets; Subscriptions, saved payment methods and ShipStation order tracking | Shows recent WooCommerce purchases and new products as pop-ups; Registration notifications without WooCommerce; Settings are managed in the WP Social Proof screen |
| Cons | Available payment methods depend on PayPal account and country eligibility; Many modules are switched on in settings, so the setup has several steps | Extra triggers such as Easy Digital Downloads need the Pro version; Shows customer activity to visitors, so check privacy requirements |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | PayPal smart buttons on product, mini-cart and checkout, Pay Later messages on product, cart and checkout blocks, Apple Pay gateway, Google Pay gateway, Card fields module, Pay upon invoice alternative payment method, PayPal subscriptions and renewals, Saved payment methods, Fraud protection module, Order tracking through the ShipStation plugin | WooCommerce purchase and product notifications, New user registration notifications, REST endpoint that feeds notification data, String editor for notification text, Easy Digital Downloads trigger group (Pro) ($), Pro features load only when the Pro plugin is present ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay | — |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads ($) |
| Plugins | ShipStation | — |
| Other | — | Google Fonts |
| Requires WordPress | 6.5 | 3.8 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.6 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 6.9 |
| 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 | fonts.googleapis.com |
| Blocks | 6 | — |