AffiliateWP - PayPal Payouts vs Lasso Lite
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| Feature | AffiliateWP - PayPal Payouts v1.4.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details | Lasso Lite v161 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 3.1/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | — | 4,000+ |
| Last updated | — | October 21, 2026 |
| Editions | AffiliateWP - PayPal Payouts ($) | Lasso Lite · Lasso Pro ($) |
| Pros | Bulk and single PayPal payouts from the AffiliateWP screens; Sandbox test mode for checking payouts before going live; Adds a PayPal option to the AffiliateWP payout methods | Cloaked short links on your own domain; Product displays with a block or shortcode; Imports links from other link plugins |
| Cons | Requires the AffiliateWP core plugin; Licensed add-on with vendor-hosted updates | Auto-monetising Amazon links needs the paid Pro plan; Usage analytics are on by default in the admin; Amazon product details need your own Amazon credentials |
| More features | ||
| Other features | PayPal added as an AffiliateWP payout method ($), Bulk payouts from the payouts screen ($), Pay-now action on referrals ($), PayPal sandbox and test mode ($), Vendor updater for the add-on ($) | Cloaked short links on your own site, Basic click counts per link, Product display via [lasso] shortcode, Elementor widget for the Lasso shortcode, Import existing links from other plugins, Groups for organising links, Amazon product details via your own credentials, Upgrade to Pro prompts and licence check ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal ($) | — |
| Analytics | — | PostHog |
| E-commerce | — | Amazon Creators API |
| Plugins | AffiliateWP ($) | Elementor |
| Other | — | Sentry |
| Requires WordPress | — | 5.1 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.2 |
| Tested up to | — | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Yes |
| External services | — | creatorsapi.amazon, ph.getlasso.co, getlasso.co, app.getlasso.co, o51581.ingest.sentry.io, creatorsapi.auth.us-east-1.amazoncognito.com |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |