AffiliateWP - Lifetime Commissions vs WooCommerce
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| Feature | AffiliateWP - Lifetime Commissions v1.6.4 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details | WooCommerce v11.2.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | — | 7M+ |
| Last updated | — | October 9, 2026 |
| Editions | AffiliateWP - Lifetime Commissions ($) | WooCommerce |
| Pros | Separate lifetime referral rate, rate type and lifetime length; Can be enabled globally or per affiliate; Affiliates can see their lifetime customers in the affiliate area; Option to hide customer emails from affiliates | Simple and variable products, cart, checkout and coupons; Built-in payment, shipping zone, tax and email tools; REST API and WP-CLI commands for store management |
| Cons | Requires the paid AffiliateWP core plugin; Only works through integrations AffiliateWP itself has enabled; Adds its own database table | Payments, shipping and tax all need setup before selling; Many advanced features come from paid marketplace add-ons; Contacts Woo and WordPress services for some optional features |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 2 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Links customers to their referring affiliate for future orders ($), 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 ($) | Simple and variable products, Cart and checkout, Built-in offline payment methods and gateway API, Shipping zones and methods, Tax rates and calculation, Coupons, Order query API, REST API for products and orders, WP-CLI commands, Analytics reports |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal ($) | PayPal |
| Analytics | — | WooCommerce usage tracking service |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce ($), Easy Digital Downloads ($), iThemes Exchange ($) | — |
| Plugins | AffiliateWP ($), MemberPress ($), Restrict Content Pro ($), Paid Memberships Pro ($), Gravity Forms ($), Ninja Forms ($) | WooCommerce.com |
| Requires WordPress | — | 7.0 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | — | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | — | public-api.wordpress.com, woocommerce.com, api.webflow.com, tracking.woocommerce.com, www.paypal.com, www.sandbox.paypal.com, api-3t.sandbox.paypal.com, api-3t.paypal.com, dzv365zjfbd8v.cloudfront.net, api.wordpress.org, plugins.svn.wordpress.org, translate.wordpress.com, api64.ipify.org, ipecho.net, ident.me, tnedi.me, ipinfo.io, api.country.is |
| Blocks | — | 60 |
| Shortcodes | 1 | 7 |
| Custom tables | 1 | 31 |