AffiliateWP - Recurring Referrals vs Astra
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| Feature | AffiliateWP - Recurring Referrals v1.9.2 · 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 - Recurring Referrals ($) | Astra · Astra Pro ($) |
| Pros | Separate recurring rate, rate type and referral limit settings; Per-affiliate and per-product recurring rates for WooCommerce and EDD; Supports many subscription and membership plugins | 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 with the subscription plugins it has integrations for; Stripe support relies on WP Simple Pay webhooks | 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 | Global recurring referral rate and rate type ($), Limit on number of recurring referrals per subscription ($), Per-affiliate recurring rates and limits ($), Per-product recurring rates for WooCommerce and EDD ($), Optional use of Tiered Rates add-on for renewals ($), Batch migration of referral parent IDs ($) | 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 ($), WP Simple Pay (Stripe) ($) | — |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce Subscriptions ($), Easy Digital Downloads Recurring ($) | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | AffiliateWP ($), MemberPress ($), Restrict Content Pro ($), Paid Memberships Pro ($), Gravity Forms ($), LifterLMS ($), MemberMouse ($), Zippy Courses ($) | 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 | www.paypal.com, www.sandbox.paypal.com | fonts.googleapis.com, api.ipify.org |