Post Affiliate Pro vs WP Affiliate Manager
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| Feature | Post Affiliate Pro v1.29.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details | WP Affiliate Manager v2.9.56 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.1/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 400+ | 8,000+ |
| Last updated | October 6, 2026 | October 13, 2026 |
| Editions | Post Affiliate Pro | WP Affiliate Manager |
| Pros | Sends clicks, sign-ups and sales to the affiliate account; Affiliate shortcodes for links; Settings for WooCommerce and Easy Digital Downloads | Affiliate sign-up, login and dashboard pages via shortcodes; Tracks commissions from WooCommerce and Easy Digital Downloads orders; PayPal mass payment support for paying affiliates |
| Cons | Needs a paid Post Affiliate Pro account; Many integration pages to configure; Depends on an external affiliate server | Some integrations are only offered as separate add-ons; Mailchimp, GetResponse and AWeber are listed only as add-on links |
| 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 registration, login and home pages, Visit and click tracking with tracking tokens, Commission calculation on sales, PayPal mass payment for affiliate payouts, Custom affiliate input shortcode |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | WP Simple Pay (Stripe) | PayPal |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads | WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads |
| Plugins | Contact Form 7, MemberPress | — |
| Other | Post Affiliate Pro account server | — |
| Requires WordPress | 3.0.0 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.2 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| Blocks | 1 | — |
| Shortcodes | 2 | 4 |