AffiliateWP - Direct Link Tracking vs WooPayments
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| Feature | AffiliateWP - Direct Link Tracking v1.3.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details | WooPayments v11.2.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.4/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | — | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | — | October 8, 2026 |
| Editions | AffiliateWP - Direct Link Tracking ($) | WooPayments |
| Pros | Affiliates can link with plain URLs, no referral parameter needed; Approval workflow with optional emails to managers and affiliates; Global and per-affiliate domain limits plus a domain blacklist | Card payments managed from the WordPress dashboard; Built-in fraud screening and duplicate payment detection; Multi-currency pricing with a currency switcher block |
| Cons | Requires AffiliateWP and an AffiliateWP licence; Depends on the HTTP referrer, which is often missing or trimmed; Updates are tied to the AffiliateWP add-on updater | Needs a WooPayments account before it can take payments; Only available in the countries WooPayments supports |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Credits visits from approved affiliate domains via the referrer ($), Admin screen to approve or reject affiliate domains ($), Direct Links tab in the Affiliate Area ($), Shortcode to show the direct links form ($), Global and per-affiliate limit on domains ($), Domain blacklist, Facebook and Google blocked by default ($), Emails on submission, approval and rejection ($), Enable direct link tracking per affiliate ($) | Card payment gateway for WooCommerce, Checkout integration and payment fields, Fraud screening service, Duplicate payment detection, Multi-currency pricing, Multi-currency switcher block, WooPay express checkout scheduling and session handling |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | Stripe |
| Plugins | AffiliateWP ($) | — |
| Other | — | FedEx |
| Requires WordPress | — | 6.0 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | — | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | — | translate.wordpress.com, pay.woo.com, public-api.wordpress.com, jetpack.wordpress.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |
| Custom tables | 1 | — |