Affiliate For WooCommerce vs AffiliatePress
Updated 5 Oct 2026. 33 features compared side by side.
Premium WooCommerce-only affiliate extension by StoreApps with commission plans, multi-tier and lifetime commissions, coupons, and PayPal/Stripe payouts.
Freemium affiliate plugin by Repute InfoSystems for WooCommerce, EDD and 20+ platforms, with add-ons for MLM, tiers, recurring and Stripe payouts.
Choose Affiliate For WooCommerce if…
- You need auto-generated affiliate coupons and store credit payouts
- You want the more complete feature set (93/100 vs 81/100)
- You prefer the more widely used option
Choose AffiliatePress if…
- You need easy digital downloads
- You want to start with a free version
- You want the lower entry price ($79/yr vs $179/yr)
Affiliate For WooCommerce includes 2 features that AffiliatePress lacks, including Store credit payouts and Auto-generated affiliate coupons; AffiliatePress has 1 that Affiliate For WooCommerce lacks, including Easy Digital Downloads. Both include 26 of the 33 features we track. 4 features are not yet verified for one or both plugins.
At a glance
Feature comparison
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Affiliate For WooCommerce AffiliatePressTracking6/66/6
Referral links with optional pretty-link format and direct-link tracking.
Referral links with configurable parameter and ID formats.
WooCommerce coupons can be assigned to affiliates and track referrals.
Coupon Code add-on links existing coupons to affiliates.
Pages or products can be assigned as landing pages for specific affiliates.
Affiliate landing pages add-on.
Refund waiting period, self-referral toggle, manual approval and reCAPTCHA; no IP/conversion anomaly scoring.
Conversion-rate thresholds and IP blocking via Fraud Protection add-on.
Tracks visitors per affiliate with conversion rate in reports.
Visit/traffic details logged in the free version.
Admin can let affiliates personalise their identifier from My Account.
Links can use username or encoded ID with fancy URLs; affiliates can't set a free-form slug.
Commissions6/77/7
Global, per-affiliate and tag-based rates via commission plans.
Free has a sitewide rate; per-affiliate rates need Standard.
Plans can target products, categories, attributes, tags and shipping class.
Product-wise commission add-on.
Performance-based plans keyed to revenue, order count or customers.
Tiered rates unlock with performance.
Commissions on subscription renewals with WooCommerce Subscriptions.
Recurring add-on for subscriptions and memberships.
Multi-tier commissions with unlimited levels.
Multi-level commissions add-on.
Customers can be linked to an affiliate for lifetime commissions.
Lifetime commissions only in the top plan.
Performance bonus and sign-up bonus add-ons.
Payouts4/43/4
PayPal payouts manually or automatically.
PayPal automatic payouts; free has manual payouts only.
Stripe payouts manually or automatically.
Stripe payout add-on.
Needs paid Smart Coupons plus the free Affiliate Store Credit Payouts integration plugin.
Payout methods are manual, PayPal and Stripe only.
Pending Payouts dashboard and mass-payout CSV export.
Generate payouts for all eligible affiliates by date and export CSV.
Affiliate tools6/66/6
Self-service affiliate dashboard inside WooCommerce My Account.
Front-end affiliate panel included in Lite.
Built-in affiliate registration form with reCAPTCHA; Elementor/CF7 options.
Affiliate registration with approval; custom forms in paid plans.
Campaigns let you share banners, copy and HTML snippets.
Lite limited to a few creatives; unlimited in paid plans.
Notification emails to admin and affiliates plus monthly summaries.
Configurable email notifications in Lite.
Dashboard of visitors, conversions, orders, revenue and commissions with CSV export.
Basic dashboard stats free; advanced reports from Standard.
Imports from AffiliateWP and Ultimate Affiliate Pro.
Easy Migration Tool imports AffiliateWP, SliceWP, UAP and ARMember data.
Compatibility2/33/3
Built exclusively for WooCommerce.
WooCommerce integration included in the free version.
WooCommerce-only extension; no Easy Digital Downloads support.
Easy Digital Downloads integration supported.
Supports multi-currency stores via Aelia and WPML.
Multi-Currency add-on.
WooCommerce7/73/7
No auto-generation on approval; affiliates can create their own codes if allowed, or admin bulk-assigns.
Docs say coupons must already exist and are assigned to affiliates manually.
Parent orders and renewals can earn commission.
Recurring add-on works with WooCommerce Subscriptions.
Commission is revoked for refunded orders; refund period can delay eligibility.
Option rejects unpaid commissions on refunded, trashed or failed orders.
Affiliate area is a tab in WooCommerce My Account.
Assign or unassign an affiliate from the order edit screen.
Admins can add a commission manually with an optional order ID; no order-screen assignment.
Marked HPOS-compatible on WooCommerce.com.
Marked compatible with Cart & Checkout blocks on WooCommerce.com.
Statuses: Yes Pro Add-on Partial 3rd-party No ?
Pricing compared
Affiliate For WooCommerce Premium
| Single Site | $179 per year, 1 site |
|---|
AffiliatePress Freemium
| Free | $0 |
|---|---|
| Lite | Free lifetime, Unlimited |
| Standard | $79 per year, 1 site |
| Professional | $139 per year, 3 sites |
| Enterprise | $249 per year, 10 sites |
Verdict
Affiliate For WooCommerce scores higher on our feature checklist (93/100 against 81/100) and includes auto-generated affiliate coupons and store credit payouts that AffiliatePress does not. AffiliatePress still has the edge on easy digital downloads. Only AffiliatePress has a free version. Check the features you rely on in the table below before deciding.
Biggest differences
Affiliate For WooCommerce: partial. AffiliatePress: not included. No auto-generation on approval; affiliates can create their own codes if allowed, or admin bulk-assigns.
Affiliate For WooCommerce: via add-on. AffiliatePress: not included. Needs paid Smart Coupons plus the free Affiliate Store Credit Payouts integration plugin.
Affiliate For WooCommerce: not included. AffiliatePress: included. Easy Digital Downloads integration supported.
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FAQ
Which is better, Affiliate For WooCommerce or AffiliatePress?
Affiliate For WooCommerce scores higher on our feature checklist (93/100 against 81/100) and includes auto-generated affiliate coupons and store credit payouts that AffiliatePress does not. AffiliatePress still has the edge on easy digital downloads. Only AffiliatePress has a free version. Check the features you rely on in the table below before deciding.
Which has more features?
Affiliate For WooCommerce includes 31 of the 33 features we track, against 28 for AffiliatePress. Feature count is only part of the picture; check which of the differences matter to you.
Is Affiliate For WooCommerce free?
Affiliate For WooCommerce is premium only. Paid plans start at $179/yr.
Is AffiliatePress free?
AffiliatePress has a free version. Paid plans start at $79/yr.
Feature data last changed 5 Oct 2026. Spotted something wrong? Suggest an edit to Affiliate For WooCommerce or AffiliatePress. Some links are affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no cost to you; it never affects our data or rankings.