WooCommerce PayPal Payments vs WP Affiliate Manager
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| Feature | WooCommerce PayPal Payments v4.2.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 2.9/5 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 | 800,000+ | 8,000+ |
| Last updated | October 21, 2026 | October 13, 2026 |
| Editions | WooCommerce PayPal Payments | WP Affiliate Manager |
| Pros | Official PayPal gateway with smart buttons on product and checkout pages; Pay Later, card fields and Apple Pay or Google Pay wallets; Subscriptions, saved payment methods and ShipStation order tracking | 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 | Available payment methods depend on PayPal account and country eligibility; Many modules are switched on in settings, so the setup has several steps | 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 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | PayPal smart buttons on product, mini-cart and checkout, Pay Later messages on product, cart and checkout blocks, Apple Pay gateway, Google Pay gateway, Card fields module, Pay upon invoice alternative payment method, PayPal subscriptions and renewals, Saved payment methods, Fraud protection module, Order tracking through the ShipStation plugin | 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 | PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay | PayPal |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads |
| Plugins | ShipStation | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | api-m.paypal.com, www.paypal.com, api-m.sandbox.paypal.com, www.sandbox.paypal.com, api.woocommerce.com, www.paypal.ai, d.joinhoney.com, www.google.com | — |
| Blocks | 6 | — |
| Shortcodes | — | 4 |