AffiliateWP - Lifetime Commissions vs Astra
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| Feature | AffiliateWP - Lifetime Commissions v1.6.4 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details | Astra v4.14.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | — | 1M+ |
| Last updated | — | October 15, 2026 |
| Editions | AffiliateWP - Lifetime Commissions ($) | Astra · Astra Pro ($) |
| Pros | Separate lifetime referral rate, rate type and lifetime length; Can be enabled globally or per affiliate; Affiliates can see their lifetime customers in the affiliate area; Option to hide customer emails from affiliates | Header and footer builder with schema markup; Compatibility layers for WooCommerce, Elementor, LearnDash and Yoast SEO; Lightweight front end and RTL and translation support |
| Cons | Requires the paid AffiliateWP core plugin; Only works through integrations AffiliateWP itself has enabled; Adds its own database table | Astra Pro add-on and premium modules are sold separately; Free theme shows Pro upgrade notices in the admin; Optional usage tracking asks for consent first |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Links customers to their referring affiliate for future orders ($), Separate lifetime referral rate and rate type ($), Lifetime length in days (0 for unlimited) ($), Enable and override settings per affiliate ($), Lifetime Customers tab in the affiliate area ($), [affiliate_lifetime_customers] shortcode ($), Hide lifetime customer emails from affiliates ($), Link customers to affiliates on user registration ($) | Header and footer builder, Schema.org markup, WooCommerce compatibility layer, Elementor compatibility layer, LearnDash compatibility layer, Google Fonts in the typography options, Pro upgrade notices |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal ($) | — |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce ($), Easy Digital Downloads ($), iThemes Exchange ($) | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | AffiliateWP ($), MemberPress ($), Restrict Content Pro ($), Paid Memberships Pro ($), Gravity Forms ($), Ninja Forms ($) | Elementor, LearnDash, Yoast SEO |
| Other | — | Google Fonts |
| Requires WordPress | — | 5.3 |
| Requires PHP | — | 5.3 |
| Tested up to | — | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | — | fonts.googleapis.com, api.ipify.org |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |
| Custom tables | 1 | — |