AffiliateWP vs Astra
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| Feature | AffiliateWP checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details | Astra v4.14.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | — | 1M+ |
| Last updated | — | October 15, 2026 |
| Editions | — | Astra · Astra Pro ($) |
| Pros | Tracks referrals and visits across many commerce and membership plugins; Affiliate area, creatives, custom links and coupons in one plugin; Built-in payout methods, including PayPal and Stripe | Header and footer builder with schema markup; Compatibility layers for WooCommerce, Elementor, LearnDash and Yoast SEO; Lightweight front end and RTL and translation support |
| Cons | Commercial licence required; add-ons use their own licence checks; Weekly usage check-in to a vendor server, with no opt-out in the code | Astra Pro add-on and premium modules are sold separately; Free theme shows Pro upgrade notices in the admin; Optional usage tracking asks for consent first |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | — | Header and footer builder, Schema.org markup, WooCommerce compatibility layer, Elementor compatibility layer, LearnDash compatibility layer, Google Fonts in the typography options, Pro upgrade notices |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | — | Elementor, LearnDash, Yoast SEO |
| Other | — | Google Fonts |
| Requires WordPress | — | 5.3 |
| Requires PHP | — | 5.3 |
| Tested up to | — | 7.1 |
| Phones home | — | Only if you agree |
| External services | — | fonts.googleapis.com, api.ipify.org |