Paymattic vs WooCommerce
Updated 11 Oct 2026. 23 features compared side by side.
Payment and donation form builder from WPManageNinja. Free includes Stripe with no added fees; Pro adds 14 gateways, subscriptions, coupons and tax.
Free, open-source WordPress store plugin from Automattic for physical and digital products, extended with free and paid extensions from the Woo Marketplace.
Choose Paymattic if…
- You want the lower entry price ($119/yr vs $159/yr)
- You weigh user ratings (4.8 vs 4.5 on WordPress.org)
Choose WooCommerce if…
- You need digital downloads and shipping rates
- You also want inventory management and software licensing
- You want the more complete feature set (98/100 vs 61/100)
- You prefer the more widely used option
WooCommerce has 6 that Paymattic lacks, including Digital downloads, Inventory management and Software licensing. Both include 17 of the 23 features we track.
At a glance
Feature comparison
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Paymattic WooCommerceProducts3/66/6
Payment forms can sell items, but there are no weights, shipping rates or stock control.
Core supports shippable products with weight, dimensions and stock.
No file delivery or download links after payment.
Downloadable products in core with optional download limits and link expiry.
Choose-one or multiple-item price lists with quantities; no true variants with their own stock.
Variable products with attribute-based variations, each with its own price, SKU and stock.
Recurring payments and donations via Stripe, PayPal, Square and Moneris.
Requires the paid WooCommerce Subscriptions extension ($279/year).
No stock tracking; only payment caps, entry limits and max quantities.
Core stock tracking per product or variation with low and out-of-stock notifications.
No licence-key generation.
Needs a paid Marketplace extension such as Software Add-on by Kestrel ($179/year).
Checkout & payments5/77/7
Free includes Stripe and offline payments; PayPal and 12 other gateways need Pro.
Free official WooPayments, Stripe and PayPal extensions; installed separately but no extra cost.
Apple Pay and Google Pay through Stripe in the free version.
Apple Pay and Google Pay through the free WooPayments (or Stripe) extension.
The payment form is the checkout: 20+ fields and conditional logic free; advanced fields in Pro.
Block-based checkout layout is editable; advanced field editors are paid extensions.
Coupons with expiry dates and minimum purchase amounts.
Core coupons with fixed or percentage discounts, usage limits and product restrictions.
No order bumps or post-purchase upsells.
Checkout order bumps and upsell funnels need a Marketplace extension such as Order Bump.
No recovery emails; the admin can only filter abandoned or pending entries.
Abandoned-cart reminder emails via the paid AutomateWoo extension ($159/year).
Currency switcher lets donors pay in their own currency with API exchange rates.
Core uses one store currency; WooPayments adds 135+ currencies in supported countries.
Tax, shipping & orders4/55/5
Custom tax percentage per form; no automated tax service.
Core tax rates and classes; automated US sales tax via the WooCommerce Tax service.
No shipping zones, rates or labels.
Core shipping zones, flat rate and free shipping; live carrier rates and labels via extensions.
Submissions and payments viewable, searchable and exportable; refunds supported for main gateways.
View, edit, refund and update order status in admin and the mobile app.
Customer and donor dashboard with transactions, subscriptions and cancellation.
My Account area with orders, downloads, addresses and saved payment methods.
Free has a basic report page; revenue, customer and donation dashboards need Pro.
Built-in analytics for revenue, orders, products, customers and coupons.
Platform5/55/5
Paymattic adds no transaction fee in free or Pro.
WooCommerce adds no platform fee; only the payment processor's fees apply.
Submissions, customers and payment records are stored in your WordPress database.
Products, orders and customers are stored in your own WordPress database and exportable.
About 14 built-in integrations (mostly Fluent products), but no add-on library.
Woo Marketplace lists hundreds of free and paid vetted extensions, plus many third-party plugins.
A Gutenberg block embeds payment forms; no product, cart or checkout blocks.
Product, collection, cart and checkout blocks for the block editor.
Documented REST API plus webhooks (Pro) and developer hooks.
REST API, webhooks, hooks/filters and a CLI are part of core.
Statuses: Yes Pro Add-on Partial 3rd-party No ?
Pricing compared
Paymattic Freemium
| Free | $0 |
|---|---|
| Free | Free per year, Unlimited |
| Annual 1 Site | $119 per year, 1 site |
| Annual 20 Sites | $239 per year, 20 sites |
| Annual Unlimited | $359 per year, Unlimited |
| Lifetime 1 Site | $349 lifetime, 1 site |
| Lifetime Unlimited | $899 lifetime, Unlimited |
WooCommerce Freemium
| Free | $0 |
|---|---|
| WooCommerce core | Free per year, Unlimited |
| WooCommerce Subscriptions (extension) | $279 per year, 1 site |
| AutomateWoo (extension) | $159 per year, 1 site |
| Software Add-on (extension) | $179 per year, 1 site |
Downloads trend
Paymattic
660 downloads last week
WooCommerce
751,551 downloads last week
Verdict
WooCommerce scores higher on our feature checklist (98/100 against 61/100) and includes digital downloads, shipping rates and inventory management that Paymattic does not. Paid plans start at $119/yr for Paymattic and $159/yr for WooCommerce. Check the features you rely on in the table below before deciding.
Biggest differences
Paymattic: not included. WooCommerce: included. Downloadable products in core with optional download limits and link expiry.
Paymattic: not included. WooCommerce: included. Core shipping zones, flat rate and free shipping; live carrier rates and labels via extensions.
Paymattic: not included. WooCommerce: included. Core stock tracking per product or variation with low and out-of-stock notifications.
Paymattic: not included. WooCommerce: via add-on. Needs a paid Marketplace extension such as Software Add-on by Kestrel ($179/year).
Paymattic: not included. WooCommerce: via add-on. Checkout order bumps and upsell funnels need a Marketplace extension such as Order Bump.
Paymattic: not included. WooCommerce: via add-on. Abandoned-cart reminder emails via the paid AutomateWoo extension ($159/year).
Written from the feature, pricing and install data on this page, not from hands-on testing. How we compare.
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FAQ
Which is better, Paymattic or WooCommerce?
WooCommerce scores higher on our feature checklist (98/100 against 61/100) and includes digital downloads, shipping rates and inventory management that Paymattic does not. Paid plans start at $119/yr for Paymattic and $159/yr for WooCommerce. Check the features you rely on in the table below before deciding.
Which has more features?
WooCommerce includes 23 of the 23 features we track, against 17 for Paymattic. Feature count is only part of the picture; check which of the differences matter to you.
Is Paymattic free?
Paymattic has a free version on WordPress.org. Paid plans start at $119/yr.
Is WooCommerce free?
WooCommerce has a free version on WordPress.org. Paid plans start at $159/yr.
Feature data last changed 11 Oct 2026. Spotted something wrong? Suggest an edit to Paymattic or WooCommerce. Some links are affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no cost to you; it never affects our data or rankings.