MakeCommerce for WooCommerce vs WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & T

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Health B82

WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & T

Health C67

Active-install trajectory

WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & T moved down one install band, 600K+ to 500K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	MakeCommerce for WooCommerce	WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & T
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	3K–4K	500K–600K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-17%
Overall health	B · 82 ✓	C · 67
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	69/100 ✓	28/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	68/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.8★ ✓	2.3★
Reviews	8	106 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	77/100	85/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1mo ago	7d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	1.1K	876.9K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	4.1% ✓	0.9%
Category	Payments	Payments

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

MakeCommerce for WooCommerceWooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & T

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.