AffiliateWP vs Google for WooCommerce
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| Feature | AffiliateWP checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details | Google for WooCommerce v3.10.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 2.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | — | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | — | October 20, 2026 |
| Editions | — | Google for WooCommerce |
| 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 | Syncs the WooCommerce product feed to Google Merchant Center; Sets up Google Ads campaigns from the store admin; Syncs coupons and shipping rates to Google |
| 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 | Needs a Google account with Merchant Center and Ads access; Only works with WooCommerce; Connects to several Google services, so setup takes time |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | — | Product feed sync to Google Merchant Center, Google Ads account and campaign setup, Ads recommendations shown in the admin, Merchant Center policy compliance check, WooCommerce coupon sync to Google, Shipping rates sent to Google, Plugin event tracking through WooCommerce Tracks |
| Integrations | ||
| Marketing | — | Google Ads |
| E-commerce | — | Google Merchant Center, WooCommerce |
| Requires WordPress | — | 6.9 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | — | 7.1 |
| Phones home | — | Only if you agree |
| External services | — | ads-developers.googleblog.com, api.telegram.org, maker.ifttt.com, api.sendgrid.com, www.googleapis.com, www.gstatic.com, cloud.google.com, iamcredentials.googleapis.com, iamcredentials.universe, cloudresourcemanager.universe, api.pwnedpasswords.com |