Yoco Payments

79 Quality Score

Active Installs

18/30

With 10,000 active installs it has a modest but real user base, well behind the 100,000+ install leaders in this category.

Update Freshness

25/25

Last updated 2026-04-13 and tested against WordPress 6.9.4, so the codebase is clearly current and actively maintained.

User Rating

13/15

An 88/100 rating from 43 reviewers is solid, though the small sample size means the score carries less weight than higher-rated alternatives with hundreds of reviews.

Support Health

8/15

A support health score of 50/15 (0 resolved threads out of 0 total) means there is no public track record to evaluate, which is a real gap for a payment plugin.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Tested with WordPress 6.9.4 and requiring PHP 7.4.0 plus WooCommerce, the compatibility profile is modern and healthy.

Scores higher than 69% of indexed plugins

About

The Yoco Payments plugin lets you easily accept payments via Yoco Payments on your WooCommerce WordPress site.

Active Installs 10k+

Rating ★★★★ 4.4/5

Last Updated 2026-04-13 12:50pm GMT

Requires WordPress 6.4.0+

Tested Up To 6.9.7

Requires PHP 7.4.0+

Security History

1 known vulnerability, all patched

1 High

Most recent: January 6, 2026

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What It Does

The Yoco Payments plugin adds Yoco as a payment gateway inside WooCommerce, letting South African merchants accept card payments through Yoco's checkout flow on their existing WordPress store. It integrates directly with WooCommerce's standard payment settings, so customers see Yoco as an option at checkout without leaving the site.

Who It's For

This plugin is built for South African small businesses, freelancers, and retailers who already use (or plan to use) WooCommerce and want a local card processing option through Yoco. It suits shops serving primarily ZAR customers who prefer Yoco's per-transaction pricing over international gateways.

Who Should Skip It

Anyone outside South Africa, or stores that need a gateway with broad international card support, subscriptions through WooCommerce Subscriptions, or multi-currency handling should look at Stripe or Mercado Pago instead.

The Bottom Line

Yoco Payments earns a 78.61/100 overall score and is a focused, well-maintained solution for South African WooCommerce merchants who specifically want Yoco at checkout. The lack of any trackable public support threads is a concern for a payment-critical plugin, so test it on a staging site and confirm WooCommerce Subscriptions compatibility before relying on it for recurring billing.

Pick Stripe if you need international cards, subscriptions, Apple Pay, or strong developer documentation over a South African-first gateway.

Mercado Pago payments for WooCommerce 88/100

Pick Mercado Pago if your customers are in Latin America, since it is built around that market in the same way Yoco is built around South Africa.

Germanized for WooCommerce 91/100

Pick Germanized if you sell into Germany and need invoicing, legal text, and EU tax compliance bundled with payment options.

PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce 90/100

Pick this if your real gap is invoicing and packing slips rather than the payment processor itself.

Customer Reviews for WooCommerce

Pick this if you actually need review collection, since it solves a different problem and is not a payment gateway alternative.