AffiliateWP - Tiered Rates vs Easy Affiliate Links
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| Feature | AffiliateWP - Tiered Rates v1.3.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details | Easy Affiliate Links v3.9.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.2/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | — | 6,000+ |
| Last updated | — | August 19, 2026 |
| Editions | AffiliateWP - Tiered Rates ($) | Easy Affiliate Links · Easy Affiliate Links Premium ($) |
| Pros | Commission rates that step up with performance; Tiers set in the AffiliateWP settings screen; Disabled tiers are removed from calculations | Cloaked short links on your own domain; Click tracking and link manager; CSV and XML import and export of links |
| Cons | Requires the AffiliateWP core plugin and a licence for updates; Thresholds use monthly paid earnings or total referral counts | Statistics and other extras need the paid Premium add-on; Statistics moved to the separate Premium plugin |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Tier rate lookup per affiliate ($), Tier rate shown in the affiliate table ($), Disabled tiers removed from rate list ($), Rates settings tab ($) | Cloaked short links on your own domain, Click tracking, Link manager REST API, Affiliate link block, Link shortcode, Nofollow and sponsored link attributes, CSV and XML import and export, Premium add-on activation hook ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | AffiliateWP ($) | Yoast SEO |
| Requires WordPress | — | 3.5 |
| Tested up to | — | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |