Post Affiliate Pro vs ThirstyAffiliates
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| Feature | Post Affiliate Pro v1.29.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details | ThirstyAffiliates v3.12.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 400+ | 30,000+ |
| Last updated | October 6, 2026 | October 14, 2026 |
| Editions | Post Affiliate Pro | ThirstyAffiliates · ThirstyAffiliates Pro ($) |
| Pros | Sends clicks, sign-ups and sales to the affiliate account; Affiliate shortcodes for links; Settings for WooCommerce and Easy Digital Downloads | Short redirect URLs on your own domain for affiliate links; Editor button and shortcode for inserting links; Click reporting in the plugin's reports screen |
| Cons | Needs a paid Post Affiliate Pro account; Many integration pages to configure; Depends on an external affiliate server | Some features need the paid Pro licence; Redirects depend on rewrite rules and can 404 after permalink changes; ThirstyPay Stripe options add a second payment setup to manage |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Affiliate click tracking, Sign-up tracking on registration, Affiliate shortcode, WooCommerce sale tracking settings | Affiliate links as a custom post type, Short redirect URLs on your own domain, Editor link picker, Shortcode to insert a link, Link click reports, ThirstyPay Stripe links ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | WP Simple Pay (Stripe) | Stripe |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads | — |
| Plugins | Contact Form 7, MemberPress | — |
| Other | Post Affiliate Pro account server | — |
| Requires WordPress | 3.0.0 | 6.0 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.2 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| Blocks | 1 | — |
| Shortcodes | 2 | 1 |