WooCommerce vs WordPress Simple PayPal Shopping Cart
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| Feature | WooCommerce v11.2.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details | WordPress Simple PayPal Shopping Cart v5.3.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 7M+ | 10,000+ |
| Last updated | October 9, 2026 | October 13, 2026 |
| Editions | WooCommerce | Simple Shopping Cart |
| 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 | Add-to-cart buttons through shortcodes; PayPal and Stripe checkout in the free code; Coupon discounts and an orders list in the admin |
| 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 | Not a full store system; Extra features are separate add-ons; Payment gateways need your own PayPal or Stripe account |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | 1 |
| 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 | Add to cart button shortcode, PayPal checkout, Stripe checkout, Manual checkout, Coupon discounts, Orders list in the admin |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal | PayPal, Stripe |
| Analytics | WooCommerce usage tracking service | — |
| Plugins | WooCommerce.com | — |
| Requires WordPress | 7.0 | 6.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| 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 | www.paypal.com, www.sandbox.paypal.com, api.stripe.com |
| Blocks | 60 | — |
| Shortcodes | 7 | 13 |
| Custom tables | 31 | — |