Gift Cards for WooCommerce is a paid extension for selling digital gift cards that customers can redeem on the store. Store owners use it to sell prepaid cards, track balances and manage issued codes. If you only need part of it, you can get a focused plugin built for your own site and pay once.
Gift Cards for WooCommerce: $79 a year for one site (Single-site subscription, 1 year).
Your own plugin on Pluginora: from $9 once, with 5 free changes. Try it first for $1.
What Gift Cards for WooCommerce does
- Simple and variable gift card products
- Expiring gift card codes
- Customer-chosen delivery dates and multiple recipients
- Search and edit issued gift cards
- Account balances and code entry at checkout
- Issued, used and expired amount reports
- Import and export of gift card codes
Free version: No (paid WooCommerce.com extension only).
What you can build instead
A Pluginora plugin does one job for your site. For Gift Cards for WooCommerce, that could be:
- Create a single-use coupon of the purchase amount when a gift card product is bought
- Email the code to a recipient email entered at checkout
- Show a simple list of issued codes in the admin
A small custom plugin would not replace stored gift card balances with partial redemption, reporting and code management.
Related plugins you can build:
Cost over 3 years
| Gift Cards for WooCommerce | Your own plugin | |
|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | $79 | From $9 |
| Year 2 | $79 | $0 |
| Year 3 | $79 | $0 |
| 3-year total | $237 | From $9 |
When Gift Cards for WooCommerce is the better choice
- You need partial redemption with stored balances, expiry and reports
- You need scheduled delivery to several recipients
- You need to manage many issued cards and import or export codes
When your own plugin makes more sense
- You use one or two of its features, not the whole package.
- You would rather pay once than renew every year.
- You want it to work exactly the way your site needs, and to change it on request.
How to get your own
- Describe it. For example: “When someone buys my $50 gift card product, create a $50 coupon code and email it to the recipient address they entered.”
- See the plan and price. Ora replies with what it will build and a fixed price. Nothing is built until you approve.
- Try it for $1. Test it on a practice site for 7 days, then keep it and pay the rest once.
Questions
Is there a free alternative to Gift Cards for WooCommerce?
There is no free version of Gift Cards for WooCommerce. Free plugins from other makers may cover part of it. A Pluginora plugin costs from $9 once and does exactly the job you describe.
How much does Gift Cards for WooCommerce cost?
It costs $79 a year for one site (Single-site subscription, 1 year), as listed on woocommerce.com on 20 October 2026. 1-year plan, no discount shown; 2-year plan is $126.40 (20% off $158). 30-day money-back guarantee. Prices change, so check their pricing page.
Will my own plugin do everything Gift Cards for WooCommerce does?
No. A small custom plugin would not replace stored gift card balances with partial redemption, reporting and code management. It does the focused job you describe, built for your site.
Does Pluginora copy Gift Cards for WooCommerce?
No. Ora builds a new plugin from your description. It does not copy any code, text or design from Gift Cards for WooCommerce or any other product.
Can I try it before I pay the full price?
Yes. For $1, Ora builds your plugin and you test it on a private practice site for 7 days, with 2 changes. If you keep it, the $1 comes off the price.
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