Affiliate For WooCommerce vs SliceWP
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 WordPress affiliate plugin with a free core for WooCommerce, EDD and membership plugins, plus one Pro licence that unlocks all add-ons.
Choose Affiliate For WooCommerce if…
- You need tiered commissions and import from other plugins
- You also want affiliate area in my account
- You want the more complete feature set (93/100 vs 84/100)
- You want the lower entry price ($179/yr vs $229/yr)
Choose SliceWP if…
- You need easy digital downloads
- You want to start with a free version
- You prefer the more widely used option
Affiliate For WooCommerce includes 3 features that SliceWP lacks, including Tiered commissions, Import from other plugins and Affiliate area in My Account; SliceWP has 1 that Affiliate For WooCommerce lacks, including Easy Digital Downloads. Both include 26 of the 33 features we track. 3 features are not yet verified for one or both plugins.
At a glance
Feature comparison
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Affiliate For WooCommerce SliceWPTracking6/66/6
Referral links with optional pretty-link format and direct-link tracking.
Referral links with customisable format and cookie duration.
WooCommerce coupons can be assigned to affiliates and track referrals.
Affiliate Coupons add-on ties coupon codes to affiliates.
Pages or products can be assigned as landing pages for specific affiliates.
Affiliate Landing Pages add-on links posts/pages to affiliates.
Refund waiting period, self-referral toggle, manual approval and reCAPTCHA; no IP/conversion anomaly scoring.
Can block commissions on affiliates' own purchases and add CAPTCHA to forms. No dedicated fraud suite.
Tracks visitors per affiliate with conversion rate in reports.
Referred visits are logged automatically.
Admin can let affiliates personalise their identifier from My Account.
Custom Affiliate Slug add-on sets custom or random slugs.
Commissions6/76/7
Global, per-affiliate and tag-based rates via commission plans.
Global percentage/fixed rates are free. Per-affiliate and group rates need Pro.
Plans can target products, categories, attributes, tags and shipping class.
Product Commission Rates add-on. The free version can only disable commissions per product.
Performance-based plans keyed to revenue, order count or customers.
No tiered rate tables listed; performance bonuses are offered instead.
Commissions on subscription renewals with WooCommerce Subscriptions.
Recurring Commissions add-on for subscription renewals.
Multi-tier commissions with unlimited levels.
Multi-level Affiliates add-on for sub-affiliate commissions.
Customers can be linked to an affiliate for lifetime commissions.
Lifetime Commissions add-on links customers to affiliates.
Performance Bonuses add-on rewards affiliates for hitting targets.
Payouts4/44/4
PayPal payouts manually or automatically.
PayPal Payouts add-on pays affiliates in bulk from the dashboard.
Stripe payouts manually or automatically.
Stripe Connect payouts. The free plugin includes only the manual payout method.
Needs paid Smart Coupons plus the free Affiliate Store Credit Payouts integration plugin.
Store Credit for WooCommerce add-on.
Pending Payouts dashboard and mass-payout CSV export.
Bulk payouts through PayPal Payouts or Stripe, processed in the background.
Affiliate tools6/65/6
Self-service affiliate dashboard inside WooCommerce My Account.
Auto-created affiliate account area with stats.
Built-in affiliate registration form with reCAPTCHA; Elementor/CF7 options.
Registration page with approval. Custom fields need Pro.
Campaigns let you share banners, copy and HTML snippets.
Unlimited banner and text creatives in the free version.
Notification emails to admin and affiliates plus monthly summaries.
Automatic commission email notifications.
Dashboard of visitors, conversions, orders, revenue and commissions with CSV export.
Free admin dashboard stats. The full Reports module is Pro.
Imports from AffiliateWP and Ultimate Affiliate Pro.
No importer from other affiliate plugins listed. Data Export (Pro) only exports CSV.
Compatibility2/33/3
Built exclusively for WooCommerce.
Native WooCommerce integration.
WooCommerce-only extension; no Easy Digital Downloads support.
Native Easy Digital Downloads integration.
Supports multi-currency stores via Aelia and WPML.
Multi-currency add-on converts sales into the programme currency.
WooCommerce7/74/7
No auto-generation on approval; affiliates can create their own codes if allowed, or admin bulk-assigns.
Affiliate Coupons exists, but we could not confirm automatic per-affiliate coupon generation.
Parent orders and renewals can earn commission.
Free credits only the first subscription payment. Renewals need Recurring Commissions.
Commission is revoked for refunded orders; refund period can delay eligibility.
Optional setting rejects commissions when orders are refunded, failed or cancelled.
Affiliate area is a tab in WooCommerce My Account.
Affiliate area lives on its own pages; no WooCommerce My Account tab.
Assign or unassign an affiliate from the order edit screen.
Commissions can be added manually in admin, but there's no affiliate field on the Woo order screen.
Marked HPOS-compatible on WooCommerce.com.
No explicit HPOS compatibility declaration found in the free plugin code or docs.
Marked compatible with Cart & Checkout blocks on WooCommerce.com.
WooCommerce checkout block compatibility added in v1.0.70.
Statuses: Yes Pro Add-on Partial 3rd-party No ?
Pricing compared
Affiliate For WooCommerce Premium
| Single Site | $179 per year, 1 site |
|---|
SliceWP Freemium
| Free | $0 |
|---|---|
| Pro | $229 per year, 1 site |
| Pro Plus | $349 per year, 10 sites |
| Pro (lifetime) | $589 lifetime, 1 site |
| Pro Plus (lifetime) | $899 lifetime, 10 sites |
Downloads trend
Affiliate For WooCommerce
No WordPress.org download data (premium-only plugin).
SliceWP
4,721 downloads last week
Verdict
Affiliate For WooCommerce scores higher on our feature checklist (93/100 against 84/100) and includes tiered commissions, import from other plugins and affiliate area in my account that SliceWP does not. SliceWP still has the edge on easy digital downloads. Only SliceWP has a free version. Check the features you rely on in the table below before deciding.
Biggest differences
Affiliate For WooCommerce: included. SliceWP: not included. Performance-based plans keyed to revenue, order count or customers.
Affiliate For WooCommerce: included. SliceWP: not included. Imports from AffiliateWP and Ultimate Affiliate Pro.
Affiliate For WooCommerce: not included. SliceWP: included. Native Easy Digital Downloads integration.
Affiliate For WooCommerce: included. SliceWP: not included. Affiliate area is a tab in WooCommerce My Account.
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FAQ
Which is better, Affiliate For WooCommerce or SliceWP?
Affiliate For WooCommerce scores higher on our feature checklist (93/100 against 84/100) and includes tiered commissions, import from other plugins and affiliate area in my account that SliceWP does not. SliceWP still has the edge on easy digital downloads. Only SliceWP 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 SliceWP. 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 SliceWP free?
SliceWP has a free version on WordPress.org. Paid plans start at $229/yr.
Feature data last changed 5 Oct 2026. Spotted something wrong? Suggest an edit to Affiliate For WooCommerce or SliceWP. Some links are affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no cost to you; it never affects our data or rankings.