Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce vs WC Hide Shipping Methods (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce
60K+ active installs
Free
WC Hide Shipping Methods
20K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce has a higher user rating (4.6/5 from 83 reviews) and leads in active installations (60K+ vs 20K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce has accumulated 2.6M+ total downloads while WC Hide Shipping Methods has 328K+. Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce has a higher support resolution rate (80% vs 0%).
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce | WC Hide Shipping Methods | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.6/5 | ◄ | 4.2/5 |
| Total Reviews | 83 | ◄ | 44 |
| Active Installs | 60K+ | ◄ | 20K+ |
| Total Downloads | 2.6M+ | ◄ | 328K+ |
| Support Resolution | 80% | ◄ | 0% |
| Last Updated | 1 week ago | ◄ | 4 months ago |
| First Released | 2013 | 2017 | |
| Age | 13 years | 9 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.8+ | 6.5+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.3+ | 7.4+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 6.15.1 | 2.0.5 |
Rating Breakdown
Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce
WC Hide Shipping Methods
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce averaged approximately 1,180 daily downloads while WC Hide Shipping Methods averaged 53.
Recent Reviews
Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce Reviews
This plugin is a quite brilliant
Works brilliantly, thank you Dan for making such an great plugin and supporting it.
Does exactly as needed – Perfect!
Great plugin, highly recommend, does exactly what it should do. Thank you devs!
Great Plugin, that saved me a lot of time
Great Plugin, that saved me a lot of time
WC Hide Shipping Methods Reviews
it doesn’t support Dokan plugin.
It doesn’t support the Dokan plugin.
Auto install on a couple customer sites…
The force me to use this plugin, today i see it installed on a couple of my customers sites, why? This topic was modified 10 months ago by simeon78.
Really needs more options
Customers want to choose an Express shipping option, but this plugin hides all the non-free options. We need to be able to select which shipping methods are hidden, and which are shown… not just Loca
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