WooCommerce vs WP EasyCart
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| Feature | WooCommerce v11.2.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details | WP EasyCart v6.0.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 7M+ | 3,000+ |
| Last updated | October 9, 2026 | October 19, 2026 |
| Editions | WooCommerce | WP EasyCart · WP EasyCart Pro ($) · WP EasyCart Premium ($) |
| 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 | Complete store: products, cart, checkout, orders and accounts; Stripe, Square and PayPal take payments in the free edition; Checkout protection against bots, on by default; Elementor widgets and shortcodes for product display |
| 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 | Free plan takes a 2% fee on Stripe, Square and PayPal sales (per readme); One-page checkout, live shipping and more gateways are Pro only |
| 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 | Product and cart shortcodes, Orders admin screen, Checkout protection against bots, Elementor widgets for products, Pro and Premium feature gate ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal | Stripe, PayPal, Square |
| Analytics | WooCommerce usage tracking service | — |
| Plugins | WooCommerce.com | Elementor |
| Other | — | Google reCAPTCHA, Google Maps Geocoding |
| Requires WordPress | 7.0 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.3 |
| 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 | ws.netcash.co.za, maps.googleapis.com, api.stripe.com, connect.wpeasycart.com, www.google.com |
| Blocks | 60 | — |
| Shortcodes | 7 | 39 |
| Custom tables | 31 | — |