Discount Rules vs Discount Rules
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Discount Rules leads on maintenance; Discount Rules leads on adoption. Both are tracked in our tiered and dynamic pricing ranking, updated 2 Nov 2026.
Side by side
| Measure | Discount Rules | Discount Rules |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 72.6 | 79.1 ▲ higher |
| Rank in tiered and dynamic pricing | #4 | #1 ▲ higher |
| Active installs | 4,000+ | 100,000+ ▲ higher |
| Rating | 4.2/5 (9 ratings) | 4.9/5 (1398 ratings) |
| Last updated | 2 Nov 2026 | 17 Sept 2026 |
| Free version | Yes, on WordPress.org | Yes, on WordPress.org |
| Paid from | No verified price | $85 per year |
| Added JS + CSS, product page (lab) | 0.5 KB ▲ lighter | 13.6 KB |
| Adoption | 55 | 94 ▲ higher |
| Maintenance | 77 ▲ higher | 51 |
| Momentum | 43 ▲ higher | 40 |
| Performance | 83 ▲ higher | 67 |
| Satisfaction | 79 | 93 ▲ higher |
| Security | 100 ▲ higher | 94 |
| Published vulnerabilities (36 months) | 0 | 4 |
| Current WooCommerce | Yes | Partial |
| HPOS (order tables) | Yes | Yes |
| Cart & Checkout Blocks | Not declared | Not declared |
Discount Rules vs Discount Rules: features
| Feature | Discount Rules | Discount Rules |
|---|---|---|
| Quantity tiers per product (core) | ✓ Free version Documented“Create product discounts, cart discounts, bulk discounts” | ✓ Free version Documented“Use quantity breaks to offer higher discounts on bulk purchases.” |
| Tier table on product page (core) | · Not documented | ✓ Free version Documented“Show bulk discount table on product pages” |
| Tiers per user role | · Not documented | ✓ Paid version Documented“User role based discounts” |
| Rules across categories/store | ✓ Free version Documented“or your complete catalog.” | · Not documented |
| Discount based on cart total | ✓ Free version Documented“Cart discounts apply to the entire shopping cart based on conditions like” | · Not documented |
| Quantity counted across variations/category | · Not documented | ✓ Free version Documented“Cart based discounts using the line items” |
From each plugin's WordPress.org readme or marketplace listing (quoted). “Not documented” means the vendor does not list it — the feature may still exist. Features we test in the lab are labelled Tested.
Discount Rules or Discount Rules: which should you choose?
- Discount Rules documents 2 features that Discount Rules does not: rules across categories/store and discount based on cart total (from each vendor's own listing).
- Discount Rules documents 3 features that Discount Rules does not: tiers per user role, tier table on product page and quantity counted across variations/category (from each vendor's own listing).
- Discount Rules' at $85 per year; Discount Rules has no verified price (vendor pricing page, checked 2 November 2026).
- In our lab, Discount Rules added 1 KB of JavaScript and CSS to a product page versus 14 KB for Discount Rules (tested 24 October 2026).
- Discount Rules is more widely used: 100,000+ active installs versus 4,000+ for Discount Rules on WordPress.org (as of 8 November 2026).
- Discount Rules has the higher WordPress.org rating: 4.86/5 from 1398 ratings, versus 4.22/5 from 9 for Discount Rules.
- Discount Rules was updated more recently (2 November 2026) than Discount Rules (17 September 2026).
- Discount Rules has fewer published vulnerabilities in the last 36 months (0 versus 4 for Discount Rules).
- Overall, Discount Rules ranks higher in PluginGauge's WooCommerce tiered pricing ranking: #1 (79.1/100) versus #4 (72.6/100) for Discount Rules, as of 2 November 2026.
Read the full profiles for features and security details: Discount Rules · Discount Rules.
FAQ
Which is better, Discount Rules or Discount Rules?
Overall, Discount Rules ranks higher in PluginGauge's WooCommerce tiered pricing ranking: #1 (79.1/100) versus #4 (72.6/100) for Discount Rules, as of 2 November 2026.
Do Discount Rules and Discount Rules support HPOS and Checkout Blocks?
Discount Rules: HPOS declared, Checkout Blocks no data; Discount Rules: HPOS declared, Checkout Blocks no data (read from each plugin's code or listing, as of 2 November 2026).
What are the alternatives to Discount Rules and Discount Rules?
The next-ranked WooCommerce tiered pricing plugins in our ranking are Tiered Pricing Table (#2), Advanced Dynamic Pricing and Discount Rules (#3), Pricepep (#5), as of 2 November 2026.
Other options
- #2 Tiered Pricing Table for WooCommerce — 78.0/100
- #3 Advanced Dynamic Pricing and Discount Rules for WooCommerce — 80.0/100
- #5 Pricepep - WooCommerce Dynamic Pricing, Discounts & Fees — 74.7/100
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