ThirstyAffiliates vs YITH WooCommerce Affiliates
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| Feature | ThirstyAffiliates v3.12.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details | YITH WooCommerce Affiliates v3.31.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.2/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 30,000+ | 6,000+ |
| Last updated | October 14, 2026 | October 7, 2026 |
| Editions | ThirstyAffiliates · ThirstyAffiliates Pro ($) | YITH WooCommerce Affiliates · YITH WooCommerce Affiliates Premium ($) |
| Pros | 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 | Referral links with click tracking; Commissions per affiliate; Affiliate dashboard in My Account; PayPal payout gateway and privacy export |
| Cons | 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 | Requires WooCommerce; Premium version is referenced for extra features; Affiliate payouts need a payment setup by the store owner |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | 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 ($) | Affiliate profiles and registration, Referral click tracking, Commission tracking per affiliate, Affiliate payments, Affiliate pages in My Account, Affiliate dashboard shortcodes, Set referrer block, Scheduled affiliate tasks, Privacy data export and erase for affiliates |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | Stripe | PayPal |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | — | WPML |
| Requires WordPress | 6.0 | 6.9 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 8.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | support.yithemes.com, yithemes.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |