myCred vs WooCommerce Points and Rewards
Updated 5 Oct 2026. 25 features compared side by side.
Free points, ranks and badges engine for WordPress that adds WooCommerce purchase rewards and pay-with-points, extended by paid add-ons.
Official Woo extension that awards points on purchases, sign-ups and reviews and lets logged-in customers redeem them as a checkout discount.
Choose myCred if…
- You need referral rewards and VIP tiers / levels
- You also want convert points to coupons and rewards catalogue
- You want the more complete feature set (75/100 vs 60/100)
- You want to start with a free version
Choose WooCommerce Points and Rewards if…
- Stores that want a simple, officially supported spend-and-earn points scheme with discount redemption at checkout
myCred includes 9 features that WooCommerce Points and Rewards lacks, including Birthday rewards, Social actions and Referral rewards. Both include 13 of the 25 features we track. 3 features are not yet verified for one or both plugins.
At a glance
Feature comparison
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myCred WooCommerce Points and RewardsEarning points7/85/8
Free WooCommerce hooks reward each order, first order, order value ranges and order counts.
Global points-per-currency ratio with rounding options.
Free per-product reward values; no documented category or user-role earning rates.
Category and product/variation overrides as fixed points or a percentage; no role-based rates.
Built-in registration hook awards points when an account is created.
Configurable points for creating an account.
Free core can reward WooCommerce product reviews.
Points for a customer's first review of each product.
Birthday add-on is now built in; a paid Birthday Plus add-on adds extras.
No birthday earning action in the settings.
Social sharing rewards come from the paid myCred Social Share add-on.
No social sharing or follow actions.
Free referral hook rewards visits and sign-ups; purchase-based product referrals need paid WooCommerce Plus.
No referral programme.
No double-points or time-limited earning boost found in official docs.
Coupons get a Points Modifier field (e.g. 200%), but no scheduled double-points events.
Redeeming5/53/5
Free gateway lets customers pay the full order with points; partial payments need paid WooCommerce Plus.
Redeem points in the cart or checkout as a discount on the order.
WooCommerce Plus (paid) converts points into fixed-amount coupons; free Coupons module only grants points.
Points apply directly as a discount; customers do not generate their own coupon codes.
No dedicated rewards catalogue; products can be bought outright with points via the gateway.
Redemption is discount-only; no free products or reward catalogue.
WooCommerce Plus (paid) sets minimum points and maximum percentage of cart payable with points.
Minimum balance, max cart discount and per-product/category maximums.
Paid Expiration add-on sets expiry dates or durations with reminder emails.
Points can expire after a set period; no expiry reminder emails documented.
Programme & customer experience5/52/5
Free Ranks module creates levels by points; rank-based coupons and product access need WooCommerce Plus.
No customer levels or tiers.
WooCommerce Plus (paid) adds a points history tab in My Account; free core offers shortcodes.
Balance and recent history shown on the My Account page.
WooCommerce Plus (paid) displays earnable rewards on product, cart and checkout pages.
Editable earn messages on product, cart, checkout and thank-you pages.
Built-in Email Notifications module sends emails on points activity; expiry reminders need paid Expiration.
Docs describe no points-earned or expiry emails.
Free floating Loyalty Widget shows rewards, points activity and profile stats.
No floating widget or programme panel.
Admin & compatibility5/75/7
Admins can edit user balances and log entries from the dashboard.
Manage Points screen to adjust balances, with a points log.
Built-in tools import and export balances, logs and JSON configuration.
No built-in import/export; docs suggest a separate exporter plugin for CSV.
Built-in Statistics add-on shows points distribution and activity metrics.
Points log and balance list only; no analytics dashboard.
WooCommerce Plus (paid) adds WooCommerce Subscriptions support, including paying renewals with points.
Renewals of WooCommerce Subscriptions earn points; renewal rate adjustable per category.
Readme mentions multiple currencies for cashCred withdrawals, not WooCommerce currency switchers.
Multi-currency compatibility is not documented.
No HPOS declaration found in the readme or changelog.
Listed as compatible with High-Performance Order Storage.
Docs confirm the pay-with-points gateway on block cart/checkout; Plus features not covered.
Listed as compatible with the Cart and Checkout blocks.
Statuses: Yes Pro Add-on Partial 3rd-party No ?
Pricing compared
myCred Freemium
| Free | $0 |
|---|---|
| Basic | $99 per year, 1 site |
| Professional | $149 per year, 1 site |
| Business | $299 per year, 1 site |
WooCommerce Points and Rewards Premium
| Single site | $179 per year, 1 site |
|---|
Downloads trend
myCred
6,909 downloads last week
WooCommerce Points and Rewards
No WordPress.org download data (premium-only plugin).
Verdict
myCred scores higher on our feature checklist (75/100 against 60/100) and includes referral rewards, VIP tiers / levels and convert points to coupons that WooCommerce Points and Rewards does not. Only myCred has a free version. Check the features you rely on in the table below before deciding.
Biggest differences
myCred: partial. WooCommerce Points and Rewards: not included. Free referral hook rewards visits and sign-ups; purchase-based product referrals need paid WooCommerce Plus.
myCred: partial. WooCommerce Points and Rewards: not included. Free Ranks module creates levels by points; rank-based coupons and product access need WooCommerce Plus.
myCred: via add-on. WooCommerce Points and Rewards: not included. WooCommerce Plus (paid) converts points into fixed-amount coupons; free Coupons module only grants points.
myCred: partial. WooCommerce Points and Rewards: not included. No dedicated rewards catalogue; products can be bought outright with points via the gateway.
myCred: included. WooCommerce Points and Rewards: not included. Built-in Email Notifications module sends emails on points activity; expiry reminders need paid Expiration.
myCred: included. WooCommerce Points and Rewards: not included. Birthday add-on is now built in; a paid Birthday Plus add-on adds extras.
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FAQ
Which is better, myCred or WooCommerce Points and Rewards?
myCred scores higher on our feature checklist (75/100 against 60/100) and includes referral rewards, VIP tiers / levels and convert points to coupons that WooCommerce Points and Rewards does not. Only myCred has a free version. Check the features you rely on in the table below before deciding.
Which has more features?
myCred includes 22 of the 25 features we track, against 15 for WooCommerce Points and Rewards. Feature count is only part of the picture; check which of the differences matter to you.
Is myCred free?
myCred has a free version on WordPress.org. Paid plans start at $99/yr.
Is WooCommerce Points and Rewards free?
WooCommerce Points and Rewards is premium only. Paid plans start at $179/yr.
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