AffiliateWP - Recurring Referrals vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | AffiliateWP - Recurring Referrals v1.9.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details | WooCommerce PayPal Payments v4.2.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 2.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | — | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | — | October 21, 2026 |
| Editions | AffiliateWP - Recurring Referrals ($) | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Separate recurring rate, rate type and referral limit settings; Per-affiliate and per-product recurring rates for WooCommerce and EDD; Supports many subscription and membership plugins | Official PayPal gateway with smart buttons on product and checkout pages; Pay Later, card fields and Apple Pay or Google Pay wallets; Subscriptions, saved payment methods and ShipStation order tracking |
| Cons | Requires the paid AffiliateWP core plugin; Only works with the subscription plugins it has integrations for; Stripe support relies on WP Simple Pay webhooks | Available payment methods depend on PayPal account and country eligibility; Many modules are switched on in settings, so the setup has several steps |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Global recurring referral rate and rate type ($), 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 ($) | PayPal smart buttons on product, mini-cart and checkout, Pay Later messages on product, cart and checkout blocks, Apple Pay gateway, Google Pay gateway, Card fields module, Pay upon invoice alternative payment method, PayPal subscriptions and renewals, Saved payment methods, Fraud protection module, Order tracking through the ShipStation plugin |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal ($), WP Simple Pay (Stripe) ($) | PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce Subscriptions ($), Easy Digital Downloads Recurring ($) | — |
| Plugins | AffiliateWP ($), MemberPress ($), Restrict Content Pro ($), Paid Memberships Pro ($), Gravity Forms ($), LifterLMS ($), MemberMouse ($), Zippy Courses ($) | ShipStation |
| Requires WordPress | — | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | — | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | www.paypal.com, www.sandbox.paypal.com | api-m.paypal.com, www.paypal.com, api-m.sandbox.paypal.com, www.sandbox.paypal.com, api.woocommerce.com, www.paypal.ai, d.joinhoney.com, www.google.com |
| Blocks | — | 6 |