{"id":1221,"date":"2026-09-02T08:27:44","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T08:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quickshipd.com\/blog\/?p=1221"},"modified":"2026-09-03T03:49:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T03:49:55","slug":"quickshipd-vs-pluginhive-estimated-delivery-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quickshipd.com\/blog\/quickshipd-vs-pluginhive-estimated-delivery-date\/","title":{"rendered":"PluginHive Estimated Delivery Date Alternatives: Free WooCommerce Options Compared (2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Estimated Delivery Date Plugin For WooCommerce, by PluginHive, is a premium extension. It shows delivery estimates at every stage of the buying journey \u2014 shop page, product page, cart, checkout, order confirmation emails, and the thank-you page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The estimate is calculated from processing time, transit days, shipping method, and cutoff times, with weekends and holidays excluded. It also integrates with WooCommerce shipping zones and shipping classes for zone-specific rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is not on WordPress.org. It’s sold directly from PluginHive’s own site<\/a>, license-only, at $69\/year for a single site<\/strong> \u2014 that’s the only tier PluginHive lists for this plugin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There’s no free tier, and no WordPress.org listing to check install counts or reviews against. The price itself is the only public number available, which is worth knowing before you compare it to anything on WordPress.org’s own review system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

People look for alternatives to it for one overwhelmingly common reason: price<\/strong>. $69 a year is a real, recurring cost for a feature that, for most single-store setups, is a date calculation and a line of text on a page. It’s justified if you need PluginHive’s specific depth \u2014 multi-touchpoint display plus shipping-zone-level rules, sold and supported as a packaged product. It’s a lot to pay if you don’t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PluginHive vs. the free alternatives, at a glance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Plugin<\/strong><\/td>Pricing model<\/strong><\/td>Distribution<\/strong><\/td>What it actually does<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
PluginHive Estimated Delivery Date<\/strong><\/td>$69\/year (single site), no free tier<\/td>Sold direct, not on WordPress.org<\/td>Multi-touchpoint estimate display with shipping-zone\/class rules<\/td><\/tr>
WPC Estimated Delivery Date<\/strong> (WPClever)<\/td>Free core, paid tier<\/td>WordPress.org, 7,000+ installs<\/td>Rule-based estimated delivery date display<\/td><\/tr>
QuickShipD<\/strong><\/td>Fully free, no paid tier<\/td>WordPress.org<\/td>Automatic delivery estimate plus a cutoff countdown<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The honest short version: PluginHive earns its price if you need shipping-zone-specific delivery logic at scale, sold and documented as a single supported product. Most stores don’t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your store is a typical single-warehouse setup, you can get the same customer-facing result \u2014 an accurate delivery estimate on the product and cart pages \u2014 from a free plugin instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

QuickShipD<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Full disclosure: this is our plugin. It’s free with no paid tier. It’s also the smallest option on this page \u2014 a handful of active installs against a paid product with years on the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If PluginHive’s shipping-zone rule depth is what you actually need, QuickShipD isn’t a replacement for it. It’s a much simpler tool aimed at a much simpler job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What it does cover: a delivery estimate on the product, cart and checkout pages, calculated from your processing time, order cutoff, and excluded weekends and holidays. There’s also a live cutoff countdown \u2014 a feature PluginHive’s listing doesn’t advertise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Configuration is three settings tabs, not a shipping-zone rule builder. Most stores don’t need a shipping-zone rule builder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n