AffiliateWP - Store Credit vs WooPayments
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| Feature | AffiliateWP - Store Credit v2.6.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.0/5 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 | 300+ | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | October 24, 2024 | October 8, 2026 |
| Editions | AffiliateWP - Store Credit | WooPayments |
| Pros | Pays referrals as store credit rather than cash; Shows available credit in the affiliate dashboard; Applies credit at WooCommerce checkout | 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 the AffiliateWP core plugin; Credit application at checkout is handled by the WooCommerce integration | 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 | Referral payouts as store credit, Available credit shown in the affiliate dashboard, Store credit shortcode, Credit applied as a virtual coupon at checkout | 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 |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | AffiliateWP | — |
| Other | — | FedEx |
| Requires WordPress | 5.2 | 6.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.7 | 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 | — |