SMEPay: UPI Gateway for WooCommerce vs WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & T
Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.
SMEPay: UPI Gateway for WooCommerce is the safest pick: health A · 86 against 67 for WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & T, led by stronger rating quality.
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
SMEPay: UPI Gateway for WooCommerce
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & T
Active installsModeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.
100–200
500K–600K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 monthsCompares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.
Stable ✓
600K+ → 500K+
Overall health
A · 86 ✓
C · 67
MaintenanceHow recently the plugin was updated.
100/100
100/100
Rating qualityVolume-adjusted review quality.
80/100 ✓
28/100
SupportShare of forum threads marked resolved.
70/100 ✓
68/100
Rating (weighted for review count)
4.2★ ✓
2.3★
Reviews
4
106 ✓
Ranking optimizationHow well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.
89/100 ✓
85/100
Removal riskMaintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.
Low
Low
Last updated
2mo ago
2d ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d
239
1.1M ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30dDips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.
+20%
+33%
Install conversionActive installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.
3.8% ✓
0.9%
Category
Payments
Payments
✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.
Release activity
SMEPay: UPI Gateway 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.