Difference between the Pro and free versions #
Most of what store owners look for in a VAT plugin is in the free version of the EU/UK VAT Manager for WooCommerce, including real-time VIES validation and VAT exemption. Pro adds a focused set of targeting and advanced-check features. This article lists exactly which features belong to which version, verified against the plugin code.
Included in the free version #
- The EU VAT checkout field, with label, placeholder, description, priority and CSS options.
- Requirement rules: optional, required, required in or except certain countries, required if the company field is filled.
- Real-time VIES validation using SOAP, cURL or Simple methods (the plugin falls back between them automatically).
- VAT exemption for validated numbers.
- Preserve-VAT rules: keep VAT for different shipping country, store base country, or selected countries, and keep shipping VAT.
- Progress and validation messages, all fully editable.
- Add the VAT field to the sign-up form, and validate at sign-up and in My account.
- Let customer decide (individual vs business) and the “valid VAT but not exempted” option.
- Always exempt (or never exempt) VAT for selected user roles.
- Order edit meta box, orders-list column, admin new-order email, and the EU VAT tax report.
- VATSense fallback for UK, Australia, Norway and Switzerland, block-based checkout support, debug logging and manual validation.
Pro-only features #
| Feature | Option ID |
|---|---|
| Show field for selected countries only | alg_wc_eu_vat_show_in_countries |
| Show field for selected user roles only | alg_wc_eu_vat_show_for_user_roles |
| Restrict payment methods to valid-VAT customers | alg_wc_eu_vat_allow_specific_payment |
| Allow checkout on unregistered VAT numbers | alg_wc_eu_vat_field_allow_unregistered_vat_no |
| Check country by IP | alg_wc_eu_vat_check_ip_location_country |
| Check company name against VIES | alg_wc_eu_vat_check_company_name |
Note: earlier versions of this article listed validation methods, VAT exemption, preserve-VAT rules, progress messages and the admin meta box or column as Pro. Those are all in the free version. The Pro line is the six targeting and advanced-check features above.
Ready to upgrade? #
If you need country or user-role targeting, payment-method control, or the IP and company-name checks, upgrade to EU/UK VAT Manager Pro. Get EU/UK VAT Manager Pro.
