AffiliateWP - Affiliate Portal vs Astra
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| Feature | AffiliateWP - Affiliate Portal v1.5.3 · 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 - Affiliate Portal ($) | Astra · Astra Pro ($) |
| Pros | Richer dashboard with reports, controls and sections; Optional views for order details, lifetime and multi-tier commissions; Works with WooCommerce and Easy Digital Downloads order data | 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 AffiliateWP core plugin and a licence for updates; Large front-end build adds scripts to the affiliate pages | 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 | REST routes for portal controls ($), Portal views registry for custom views ($), Order details view for affiliates ($), Lifetime commissions view and columns ($), Multi-tier commissions view ($), Store credit payout option in the portal ($), Direct link tracking scripts ($) | Header and footer builder, Schema.org markup, WooCommerce compatibility layer, Elementor compatibility layer, LearnDash compatibility layer, Google Fonts in the typography options, Pro upgrade notices |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | Easy Digital Downloads ($), WooCommerce ($) | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | AffiliateWP ($), Advanced Coupons ($) | 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 |