WooCommerce PayPal Payments vs YITH WooCommerce Ajax Search
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| Feature | WooCommerce PayPal Payments v4.2.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 2.9/5 Visit Details | YITH WooCommerce Ajax Search v2.29.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 3.0/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 800,000+ | 30,000+ |
| Last updated | October 21, 2026 | October 2, 2026 |
| Editions | WooCommerce PayPal Payments | YITH WooCommerce Ajax Search · YITH WooCommerce Ajax Search 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 | Live results as shoppers type; Placed with a block, widget or shortcode; Product index for faster searches; Search history and statistics in the admin |
| Cons | Available payment methods depend on PayPal account and country eligibility; Many modules are switched on in settings, so the setup has several steps | Requires WooCommerce; Premium tab and upgrade modal promote the paid version; Advanced search options are not in the free code |
| 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 | Live product search results, Product search index, Search history, Search statistics screen, REST endpoint for search, Search shortcode, Search widget, Gutenberg search blocks |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay | — |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | ShipStation | WPML, Elementor |
| Other | — | Porto theme |
| Requires WordPress | 6.5 | 6.8 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| 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 | support.yithemes.com, yithemes.com |
| Blocks | 6 | 4 |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |