AffiliateWP - Affiliate Product Rates vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | AffiliateWP - Affiliate Product Rates v1.2.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.0/5 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 | 1,000+ | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | October 21, 2026 | October 21, 2026 |
| Editions | AffiliateWP - Affiliate Product Rates | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Per-affiliate rates for individual products; Works with WooCommerce and Easy Digital Downloads orders; Rates edited directly on the affiliate admin screen | 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; Only WooCommerce and Easy Digital Downloads orders are covered | 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 | Per-affiliate product referral rates, Referral amount recalculated per product, Rates table on the affiliate admin screen, Product list for choosing rates | 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 | WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads | — |
| Plugins | — | ShipStation |
| Requires WordPress | 5.2 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 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 |