AffiliateWP - Affiliate Portal vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | AffiliateWP - Affiliate Portal v1.5.3 · 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 - Affiliate Portal ($) | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Richer dashboard with reports, controls and sections; Optional views for order details, lifetime and multi-tier commissions; Works with WooCommerce and Easy Digital Downloads order data | Official PayPal gateway with smart buttons on product and checkout pages; Pay Later, card fields and Apple Pay or Google Pay wallets; Subscriptions, saved payment methods and ShipStation order tracking |
| Cons | Requires the AffiliateWP core plugin and a licence for updates; Large front-end build adds scripts to the affiliate pages | Available payment methods depend on PayPal account and country eligibility; Many modules are switched on in settings, so the setup has several steps |
| More features | ||
| Other features | REST routes for portal controls ($), 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 ($), Direct link tracking scripts ($) | 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, Apple Pay, Google Pay |
| E-commerce | Easy Digital Downloads ($), WooCommerce ($) | — |
| Plugins | AffiliateWP ($), Advanced Coupons ($) | ShipStation |
| Requires WordPress | — | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | — | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | 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 |