WooCommerce PayPal Payments vs Custom Product Tabs for WooCommerce
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| Feature | WooCommerce PayPal Payments v4.2.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 2.9/5 Visit Details | Custom Product Tabs for WooCommerce v1.8.6 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.4/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 800,000+ | 80,000+ |
| Last updated | October 21, 2026 | April 12, 2025 |
| Editions | WooCommerce PayPal Payments | Custom Product Tabs for WooCommerce · Custom Product Tabs 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; tabs are managed in the product editor; Saved tabs can be reused across products; Tab content supports shortcodes; Tabs are copied when a product is duplicated |
| Cons | Available payment methods depend on PayPal account and country eligibility; Many modules are switched on in settings, so the setup has several steps | Does nothing unless WooCommerce is active; Advanced features are only in the paid Pro version; Readme says WPML compatible; no WPML code found |
| 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 | Custom tabs added per product, Saved tabs reused across products, Shortcodes run in tab content, Tabs copied when a product is duplicated, Reorder and remove tabs with arrow buttons, WooCommerce HPOS compatibility declared |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay | — |
| Social | — | X (Twitter) tweet button |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | ShipStation | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.5 | 3.8 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 6.7 |
| 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 | platform.twitter.com |
| Blocks | 6 | — |