WooCommerce PayPal Payments vs Related Products for WooCommerce
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| Feature | WooCommerce PayPal Payments v4.2.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 2.9/5 Visit Details | Related Products for WooCommerce v1.8.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 800,000+ | 10,000+ |
| Last updated | October 21, 2026 | October 15, 2026 |
| Editions | WooCommerce PayPal Payments | Related Products 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 | Choose related products by category, tag, attribute or product; Shortcode for placing a related products block; Free with no paid edition in this code |
| 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 WooCommerce active; Recommendations are rule-based, not behaviour-based; Deactivation survey sends feedback to the vendor if submitted |
| 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 | Related products by category, tag, attribute or product, wt-related-products shortcode |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay | — |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | ShipStation | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.5 | 6.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.0 |
| 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 | feedback.webtoffee.com |
| Blocks | 6 | — |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |