TaxJar – Sales Tax Automation for WooCommerce
by Sean Voss · eCommerce
Also makes 2 other plugins · 5.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Trusted by more than 20,000 businesses, TaxJar’s award-winning solution makes it easy to automate sales tax reporting and filing, and determine econom …
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Health
B 75/100
no flags
Active installs
5K+
≈5.5K estimated
Momentum
+16%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “woocommerce” for “tax number”. “woocommerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “tax number” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
75 health vs 71 average across 9,744 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.1%
of downloads still active
At least 5K of 450.6K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,139 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other eCommerce plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 6 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 26 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
2.6★ over 28 reviews, smoothed to 3.56★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
34
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
8%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| taxjar your tag | #1 | #4 | 0 |
| econom | #1 | #1 | — |
| tax automation | #2 | #6 | 0 |
| taxes your tag | #3 | #10 | down 1 |
| sales tax holiday | #1 | #3 | 0 |
| sales tax your tag | #6 | #11 | down 1 |
| tax your tag | #8 | #17 | down 1 |
| tax id | #3 | #10 | up 2 |
| sales tax filing | #3 | #5 | 0 |
| state sales tax | #4 | #10 | 0 |
| sales tax compliance | #4 | #10 | 0 |
| tax number | #8 | #24 | 0 |
| tax compliance | #9 | #19 | down 1 |
| clothing | #13 | #17 | 0 |
| scheduled sales | #17 | #22 | down 1 |
| sales count | #18 | #21 | 0 |
| custom tax | #12 | #21 | up 1 |
| sales automation | #13 | #22 | 0 |
| woocommerce extra tax | #20 | #23 | 0 |
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
56 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 19 listed. 37 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “woocommerce” for “tax number”. “woocommerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “tax number” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 25.6K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
6
releases in the last 12 months
26d ago
latest release · v4.2.11 · 5 Oct 2026
100
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 93% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “5K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 52% of the way through.
Install history since 17 Oct 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ gymsfordogs1.6y ago
Probably one of the worst WP plug-ins in existence. For such a large company the should be ashamed. Does not calculate tax properly at all. Support is non-existent. I’d find a different soltution…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ savagemic1.8y ago
The lack of updates to this plugin is crazy. It’s literally printing novels of PHP Deprecated warnings in my debug log. Considering switching because of it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Rafael2.5y ago
We had a trial period which ended and instead of bypassing the taxjar, woocommerce would throw fatal error and users would not be able to finish payment. Very poor code plugin, not recommended
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hantunca3.0y ago
We are using the FunnelKit plugin for upsell functionality. Noticed that on all upsells, even though woo is calculating taxes, the credit cards/paypal are not being charged – we are thus reporting taxes we have not collected. We have a professional account with TaxJar and have been working on this for weeks with them as they don’t seem to understand the issue. This is really frustrating. If you are currently using TaxJar, double-check the credit card/paypal statements to make sure that taxes are actually being charged. This topic was modified 2 years, 8 months ago by hantunca.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ awaaxyb3.7y ago
easier to export sale csv and calculate tax myself / asking dev to create me a simple plugin to do that automaticaly for 100 bucks connecting to some simple API This topic was modified 3 years, 5 months ago by awaaxyb.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Bryan Jordin4.2y ago
You will be required for a TaxJar pro plan now to use this plugin which costs $99 per month.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ justforreviews6.4y ago
Just a waste of time! I’ve been dealing with this plugin for a while now, and I wanted to let you all about my experience. I’ve spent days trying to understand the pricing. It’s not clear what you get with each package, especially when it comes to WooCommerce integration. According to the comment posted by a Taxjar employee on the previous 1-star review, Taxjar should cost you $19/month if you sign up via Woocommerce interface. That is a HUGE LIE! I’ve tested 3 different techniques to get that offer. First, I went to the website without knowing that I had to signup via Woocommerce, and ending up with a warning that I need to upgrade to professional ($99/month) to connect Woocommerce. Second, I called the sales team and they gave me a Woocommerce partner link. I signed up with a new email, and it didn’t work either. Lastly, I thought it might be due to the caching, so I opened a new browser, went to Taxjar settings, clicked on the signup link, and signed up using another new email address. Then, I was greeted with the same warning. No matter how you try it, they try to get you to pay $99/month. It’s obvious that they want you to give up trying and pay $99/month. They want to punish you for using Woocommerce rather than Shopify where it would cost you $19/month if you did so. I’ve emailed the support team about this problem. It’s been hours and I still haven’t received any response. I suggest you find another provider who is cooperating and honest even if it costs slightly more.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jackson Whelan6.5y ago
Heads up – this plugin requires a minimum $99 a month account to use. Their marketing insinuates that there are “One click eCommerce integrations” – but this is not the case with WooCommerce. Don’t waste your time with this one unless you can handle paying $99 a month for your first 200 transactions. Their sales flow will lead you to create an account and pay $17 a month, and then you’ll realize you need a ‘Plus’ account to use real time rates. OK, how much does that cost, and how can I upgrade? Oh no, you need to schedule a sales call to just get the info.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- 2026-10-05 Version 4.2.11 WooCommerce tested up to 11.1.2 WordPress 7.1.2 tested 4.2.11
- 2026-09-04 Version 4.2.10 Fix phpcs errors surfaced from external Quality Insights Toolkit run 4.2.10
- 2026-09-02 Version 4.2.9 WooCommerce tested up to 11.0.1 WordPress 7.1 tested 4.2.9
- 2026-06-23 Version 4.2.8 WooCommerce tested up to 10.9.0 4.2.8
- 2026-01-13 Version 4.2.7 WooCommerce tested up to 10.4.3 WordPress 6.9 tested 4.2.7
- 2025-11-28 Version 4.2.6 WooCommerce tested up to 10.3.5 #276 Fix WooCommerce Checkout Block compatibility for tax calculation #277 Fix incorrect shipping tax on exempt products when using saved rates 4.2.6
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
6 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Trusted by more than 20,000 businesses, TaxJar’s award-winning solution makes it easy to automate sales tax..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 6 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you sell"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 5 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,651 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-07 6K+ → 5K+ down after 341 days in tier
- 2025-05-31 7K+ → 6K+ down after 10 days in tier
- 2025-05-21 6K+ → 7K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-05-20 7K+ → 6K+ down after 107 days in tier
- 2025-02-02 8K+ → 7K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-02-01 10K+ → 8K+ down after 1360 days in tier
- 2021-05-13 8K+ → 10K+ up after 514 days in tier
- 2019-12-16 1K+ → 8K+ up after 1445 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) 500K+ installs · 2.2★ · 2 shared tags B -
Google for WooCommerce 800K+ installs · 2.8★ · 1 shared tag C -
WooCommerce PayPal Payments 800K+ installs · 2.9★ · 1 shared tag B -
WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ installs · 3.1★ · 1 shared tag B -
WooCommerce Legacy REST API 400K+ installs · 2.2★ · 1 shared tag C -
PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce 300K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A
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