Square for WooCommerce vs WP Simple Pay
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| Feature | Square for WooCommerce v5.5.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 2.1/5 Visit Details | WP Simple Pay v4.17.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.4/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 80,000+ | 8,000+ |
| Last updated | October 15, 2026 | October 19, 2026 |
| Editions | WooCommerce Square | WP Simple Pay Lite · WP Simple Pay Pro ($) |
| Pros | Card and digital wallet payments through Square; Product and inventory sync with Square POS | Payment form block and shortcode for Stripe card payments; Subscriptions available in the free version; Optional hCaptcha or Cloudflare Turnstile on payment forms |
| Cons | Requires a Square account and connection; Background sync can lag behind live stock changes | Lite adds a 3% application fee to each transaction; Custom fields, coupons and on-site overlay forms need Pro; Sends usage data only if the site opts in, and loads Stripe and captcha scripts |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 2 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Square payment gateway, Product and inventory sync with Square, Order handling for Square payments, Digital wallet payments, Import products from Square | Payment form block for the block editor, Payment form shortcode, Stripe.js loaded on payment pages, hCaptcha or Cloudflare Turnstile on payment forms, Recurring subscriptions in Lite, 3% application fee on Lite transactions, Custom fields on payment forms ($), No application fee ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | Square | Stripe |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Other | — | hCaptcha, Cloudflare Turnstile |
| Requires WordPress | 6.9 | 5.9 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | api.woocommerce.com, connect.squareup.com, connect.squareupsandbox.com | wpsimplepay.com, api.stripe.com, translations.wpsimplepay.com, connect.wpsimplepay.com, telemetry.wpsimplepay.com, www.google.com, hcaptcha.com, challenges.cloudflare.com, requests.wpsimplepay.com, plugins.svn.wordpress.org, js.stripe.com, js.hcaptcha.com |
| Blocks | — | 2 |
| Shortcodes | — | 5 |
| Custom tables | 1 | — |