WooCommerce vs WooCommerce Shipping
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| Feature | WooCommerce v11.2.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details | WooCommerce Shipping v2.4.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 2.0/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 7M+ | 70,000+ |
| Last updated | October 9, 2026 | October 14, 2026 |
| Editions | WooCommerce | WooCommerce Shipping |
| Pros | Simple and variable products, cart, checkout and coupons; Built-in payment, shipping zone, tax and email tools; REST API and WP-CLI commands for store management | Print labels without separate carrier accounts; Compare live label rates across carriers; Optional address verification at checkout |
| Cons | Payments, shipping and tax all need setup before selling; Many advanced features come from paid marketplace add-ons; Contacts Woo and WordPress services for some optional features | Store must ship from a supported US territory in USD; Needs a WooCommerce.com or WordPress.com connection |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Simple and variable products, Cart and checkout, Built-in offline payment methods and gateway API, Shipping zones and methods, Tax rates and calculation, Coupons, Order query API, REST API for products and orders, WP-CLI commands, Analytics reports | Purchase shipping labels from orders, Compare live label rates, Address normalisation and verification, Checkout shipping rates service, Store and update order shipment records, Shipment tracking numbers and carrier tracking URLs, Custom package definitions, Batch label purchase |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal | — |
| Analytics | WooCommerce usage tracking service | — |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | WooCommerce.com | — |
| Other | — | FedEx, USPS, UPS |
| Requires WordPress | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | Only if you agree |
| External services | public-api.wordpress.com, woocommerce.com, api.webflow.com, tracking.woocommerce.com, www.paypal.com, www.sandbox.paypal.com, api-3t.sandbox.paypal.com, api-3t.paypal.com, dzv365zjfbd8v.cloudfront.net, api.wordpress.org, plugins.svn.wordpress.org, translate.wordpress.com, api64.ipify.org, ipecho.net, ident.me, tnedi.me, ipinfo.io, api.country.is | api.woocommerce.com, public-api.wordpress.com, jetpack.wordpress.com |
| Blocks | 60 | — |
| Shortcodes | 7 | — |
| Custom tables | 31 | — |