Coupon Creator vs Retainful
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| Feature | Coupon Creator v3.6.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid Visit Details | Retainful v2.6.45 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | — | 1,000+ |
| Last updated | — | October 5, 2026 |
| Editions | Coupon Creator · Coupon Creator Pro ($) · Coupon Creator Add-ons ($) | Retainful · Retainful Premium plan ($) |
| Pros | Designed printable coupons with built-in templates; Shortcode placement and optional image upload; Expiry dates on coupons | Abandoned cart recovery and signup popups for WooCommerce; Next-order and referral coupons created automatically; Works with WPML, Polylang and WooCommerce Multi-Currency |
| Cons | Does not create or apply discount codes in store checkout; Email delivery, email gates and multiprint need a Pro or add-on licence | Plugin is being deprecated in favour of a newer Retainful plugin; Needs a Retainful account and sends store and visitor data to it; Premium features need a paid Retainful plan |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Printable designed coupons, coupon shortcode, Email delivery of coupons (Add-ons) ($), Email gate before viewing a coupon (Add-ons) ($), Multiprint of several coupons (Add-ons) ($), Pro and add-on licence setup | Abandoned cart tracking script, Next-order coupon generation, Referral coupons in the coupon list, Signup popup with coupon, Product view tracking, REST endpoints for store sync, WooCommerce Multi-Currency support, Polylang and WPML support, AfterPay quote capture, Upgrade to premium link in the admin, Admin notice about the plugin being replaced |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | AfterPay, PayPal (WooCommerce IPN) |
| — | Retainful API | |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | — | Polylang, WPML, WooCommerce Multi-Currency |
| Other | Artifex store and updater (Easy Digital Downloads API) | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.5 | 6.0.0 |
| Requires PHP | 8.2 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.3 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | artifexrouting.com, telemetry.artifexrouting.com | api.retainful.com, webhooks.retainful.net, js.retainful.com, feedback.retainful.com |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |