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Head-to-head · Wordpress Plugins

WooCommerce vs Paid Memberships Pro

  • Updated Sep 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 1 check side by side
Higher score WooCommerce #2 in Wordpress Plugins 8.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 2 features Visit WooCommerce
Paid Memberships Pro #8 in Wordpress Plugins 6.5/10 Free plan · paid from $49/mo Free plan✓ 0 of 2 features Visit site

WooCommerce leads on 0 checks, Paid Memberships Pro on 0, and 1 is even. Who comes out ahead on the 1 yes/no, price and count check where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreWooCommerce · 8.2/10
  • Free planboth

WooCommerce scores higher on our rubric for wordpress plugins: 8.2 against 6.5 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #8.

WooCommerce is the better fit for wordPress stores selling physical and digital products. Paid Memberships Pro is the better fit for sites building paid memberships and gated content.

  • WooCommerce fits best

    WordPress stores selling physical and digital products

  • Paid Memberships Pro fits best

    Sites building paid memberships and gated content

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Side by side

Feature WooCommerce 8.2/10 Visit ↗ Paid Memberships Pro 6.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.2 6.5
Ranking #2 in Wordpress Plugins #8 in Wordpress Plugins
Best for WordPress stores selling physical and digital products Sites building paid memberships and gated content
Pricing model Free Free plan + paid
Starting price Not published Not published
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Money-back guarantee 30 days 100 days
Deployment Self-hosted, Mobile Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms Web, iOS, Android Web
Support Email, Live chat, Tickets, Community, Docs Email, Tickets, Community, Docs
Integrations 9 integrations 12 integrations
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features WooCommerce 0/2 · Paid Memberships Pro 0/2
WordPress multisite Not published Not published
Automatic updates Not published Not published
Specs
Site limit Not published Not published
License model Not published Not published
Support channel Not published Not published
Editor compatibility Not published Not published
Our review
Pros
  • Core supports unlimited products, orders, and APIs at no subscription cost
  • Works with major payment gateways, shipping, tax, and marketing tools
  • Adds mobile store management, REST and Store APIs, and an extension marketplace
  • Restrict content by membership level and drip-feed posts or pages.
  • Supports free, one-time, and recurring memberships with multiple payment options.
  • Includes member management, reporting, and directories.
Cons
  • Self-hosting means merchants choose and manage their hosting provider
  • Hosting, payment processing, and extensions can add separate costs
  • Abandoned-cart recovery is experimental in core or available through extensions
  • Standard starts at $49 per month for a 1-site license.
  • Managed WordPress hosting and all add-ons require a Max plan.
  • Payment gateway charges still apply.
Our verdict

WooCommerce turns a WordPress website into an ecommerce store for merchants selling physical or digital products. Its open-source core supports product catalogs, variations, subscriptions, bundles, orders, and fulfillment, making it suited…

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Paid Memberships Pro is an open-source WordPress membership platform for creators, publishers, businesses, and organizations that need paid memberships or gated content. It can restrict posts, categories, tags, and other site content by…

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  1. WooCommerceWordpress Plugins 8.2Free plan
  2. Paid Memberships ProWordpress Plugins 6.5Free plan · paid from $49/mo

Strengths and trade-offs

  • WooCommerce — where it wins

    • Core supports unlimited products, orders, and APIs at no subscription cost
    • Works with major payment gateways, shipping, tax, and marketing tools
    • Adds mobile store management, REST and Store APIs, and an extension marketplace

    Where it doesn't

    • Self-hosting means merchants choose and manage their hosting provider
    • Hosting, payment processing, and extensions can add separate costs
    • Abandoned-cart recovery is experimental in core or available through extensions

  • Paid Memberships Pro — where it wins

    • Restrict content by membership level and drip-feed posts or pages.
    • Supports free, one-time, and recurring memberships with multiple payment options.
    • Includes member management, reporting, and directories.

    Where it doesn't

    • Standard starts at $49 per month for a 1-site license.
    • Managed WordPress hosting and all add-ons require a Max plan.
    • Payment gateway charges still apply.
  • WooCommerce8.2/10 · Free plan

    A free store foundation with flexible payments, shipping, and extensions.

    Visit WooCommerceFull verdict →
  • Paid Memberships Pro6.5/10 · Free plan · paid from $49/mo

    Flexible membership and content controls, with plans from free to managed hosting.

    Visit siteFull verdict →

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