WooCommerce PayPal Payments vs YITH WooCommerce Brands Add-On
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| Feature | WooCommerce PayPal Payments v4.2.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 2.9/5 Visit Details | YITH WooCommerce Brands Add-On v2.45.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.0/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 800,000+ | 8,000+ |
| Last updated | October 21, 2026 | October 6, 2026 |
| Editions | WooCommerce PayPal Payments | YITH WooCommerce Brands Add-On · YITH WooCommerce Brands Add-On 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 | Free brand taxonomy for products; Brand shortcodes for pages and products; Elementor widget for product brands; Brand taxonomy is marked for WPML translation |
| 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; Deactivates itself when the premium version is active; Premium upgrade is promoted in the admin |
| 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 | Brand taxonomy for products, Brand shortcodes, Elementor product brand widget |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay | — |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | ShipStation | Elementor, WPML |
| Requires WordPress | 6.5 | 6.9 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 8.0 |
| 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 | — |
| Shortcodes | — | 2 |