Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce

82 Quality Score

Active Installs

21/30

With 60,000 active installs and a popularity score of 71, the plugin has a solid user base but sits noticeably behind the top alternative Flexible Shipping at 100,000 installs.

Update Freshness

25/25

A maintenance score of 100 reflects very recent updates and active development, suggesting the developer is responsive to WooCommerce and WordPress changes.

User Rating

14/15

A user rating of 92 out of 100 across 83 reviews is excellent and indicates high satisfaction from those who have taken the time to rate it.

Support Health

8/15

Support health scores only 50 out of 15, meaning the available support data is thin; although all 4 support threads were resolved, the very low thread count makes it hard to judge responsiveness under real-world load.

WP Compatibility

15/15

A perfect 100 compatibility score indicates it is tested up to WordPress 7.0 and works cleanly with current WooCommerce versions, though requiring PHP 7.3 may exclude some legacy hosts.

Scores higher than 88% of indexed plugins

About

Table rate shipping by weight for WooCommerce: weight brackets, a price per kg or lb, free shipping over an amount, rates by country or order total.

Active Installs 50k+

Rating ★★★★½ 4.6/5

Last Updated 2026-09-23 7:57pm GMT

Requires WordPress 5.8+

Tested Up To 7.1.2

Requires PHP 7.3+

Security History

1 known vulnerability, all patched

1 Medium

Most recent: March 13, 2023

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What It Does

Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce calculates shipping costs for cart orders using configurable rules tied to total cart weight and order value. Store owners can set up tiered pricing, free shipping thresholds, and multiple rate tables to match their actual shipping expenses. It runs as a native WooCommerce shipping method, so configured rates appear alongside default options at checkout.

Who It's For

This plugin is a strong fit for WooCommerce stores that ship physical goods where weight is the primary cost driver, such as furniture, grocery delivery, wholesale suppliers, and craft or industrial materials. It also suits small operations without negotiated carrier rates who need a simple way to pass approximate shipping costs to customers based on weight brackets. Subscription boxes and bulk goods retailers shipping in consistent weight ranges will find the rule logic particularly useful.

Who Should Skip It

Stores that already use carriers with real-time API rate shopping (FedEx, UPS, Canada Post live rates) do not need this, since live rates are more accurate for small parcels. Sellers offering primarily digital goods, services, or local pickup-only fulfilment will get no value from a weight-based shipping calculator.

The Bottom Line

Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce delivers a focused, well-maintained solution for stores that need straightforward weight and value based shipping rates, scoring 82.7 out of 100 on PluginCheck. Its high rating and recent updates are strong positives, though the limited support thread history means larger stores may want to vet edge cases before relying on it at scale. For small to mid sized weight-driven shippers it is a dependable, low-risk choice.

Pick Flexible Shipping if you want a larger install base (100,000+) and broader shipping rule logic beyond just weight, including dimensional and per-product rules.

Table Rate Shipping for WooCommerce 81/100

Choose Table Rate Shipping for WooCommerce if you prefer a simpler, lighter plugin interface and need fewer advanced conditions.

WC Hide Shipping Methods 79/100

WC Hide Shipping Methods is the better pick if your real problem is hiding or reordering existing shipping options rather than creating new weight-based rates.

Conditional Shipping for WooCommerce 79/100

Conditional Shipping for WooCommerce is worth considering if your shipping rules depend more on cart contents, customer role, or time of day than on weight alone.

Custom Shipping Methods for WooCommerce 77/100

Custom Shipping Methods for WooCommerce suits stores that need weight, conditional, and table-rate logic in a single free plugin with deeper customization, despite its smaller user base.