WooCommerce PayPal Payments vs YITH WooCommerce Gift Cards
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| Feature | WooCommerce PayPal Payments v4.2.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 2.9/5 Visit Details | YITH WooCommerce Gift Cards v4.38.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 3.3/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 800,000+ | 10,000+ |
| Last updated | October 21, 2026 | October 1, 2026 |
| Editions | WooCommerce PayPal Payments | YITH WooCommerce Gift Cards · YITH WooCommerce Gift Cards 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 | Gift card product type with set amounts; Cards can be sent to a recipient by email; Gift this product module for regular products; Elementor form widget and TaxJar compatibility |
| 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 version adds further modules and is promoted in the admin |
| 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 | Gift card product type, Gift card admin list and editing, Gift card categories, Send a gift card to a recipient by email, Redeem gift cards at checkout, Gift card form and list shortcodes, Gift this product module, Elementor gift card form widget, Privacy data export and erase for gift cards |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay | — |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | ShipStation | Elementor |
| Other | — | TaxJar |
| 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 | yithemes.com, support.yithemes.com |
| Blocks | 6 | — |
| Shortcodes | — | 2 |