AffiliateWP - Store Credit vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | AffiliateWP - Store Credit v2.6.2 · 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 | 300+ | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | October 24, 2024 | October 21, 2026 |
| Editions | AffiliateWP - Store Credit | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Pays referrals as store credit rather than cash; Shows available credit in the affiliate dashboard; Applies credit at WooCommerce checkout | 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; Credit application at checkout is handled by the WooCommerce integration | 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 | Referral payouts as store credit, Available credit shown in the affiliate dashboard, Store credit shortcode, Credit applied as a virtual coupon at checkout | 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 | — |
| Plugins | AffiliateWP | ShipStation |
| Requires WordPress | 5.2 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.7 | 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 |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |