Honest Comparison
AffiliateWP starts at $299/year. Afflyr starts at $149/year with monthly billing available. Here's an honest look at what each plugin actually gives you.
Pricing
AffiliateWP's prices went up in 2025. Here's what each plugin costs in 2026 — no hidden fees, no addon math.
The math: AffiliateWP Personal (1 site) = $299/yr. Afflyr Starter (1 site) = $149/yr.
You save $150/year with Afflyr. That's 50% less.
And Afflyr includes features AffiliateWP charges extra for — like coupon tracking and fraud prevention.
Features
Every feature that matters, compared honestly. Green means included in that plan tier.
| Feature | AffiliateWP | Afflyr |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing & Business Model | ||
| Cheapest plan (1 site) | $299/yr | $149/yr or $25/mo |
| Monthly billing option | No — annual only | Yes — all plans |
| Free trial | No (14-day refund) | 3-day free trial + 7-day guarantee |
| Time to first cancel-friendly checkpoint | Full year committed upfront | Cancel monthly or refund within 7 days |
| Unlimited affiliates | ✓ All plans | ✓ All plans |
| Unlimited referrals | ✓ All plans | ✓ All plans |
| Tracking & Attribution | ||
| Referral link tracking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Coupon-to-affiliate tracking | Requires paid addon | Built-in, all plans |
| Direct link tracking (no ?ref= needed) | Plus+ ($399/yr) | Pro plan — with exact-host matching & safe defaults |
| Server-side / AdBlock-proof tracking | Partial (JS-dependent) | Full server-side attribution |
| Vanity coupon codes | No | Yes — affiliates choose their slug |
| Configurable cookie window (30/60/90 days) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Auto-reverse referrals on refund / cancel | Partial | Automatic — on all three WC statuses |
| Commission Rules | ||
| Flat + percentage commissions | ✓ | ✓ |
| Per-product commission rates | ✓ | ✓ |
| Per-category commission rates | ✓ | ✓ |
| Per-affiliate per-product overrides | No — requires custom development | Yes — searchable UI on every affiliate |
| Lifetime commissions | Paid addon | Built-in, all plans |
| Recurring / subscription commissions | Paid addon | Built-in, all plans |
| Multi-tier (MLM-style) commissions | Paid addon (Plus+ $399/yr) | Pro: 5 tiers · Business: unlimited |
| Pre-discount vs post-discount base | Setting | Setting |
| Excluded products / categories | Paid addon | Built-in, all plans |
| First-purchase-only mode | No | Yes — blocks repeat commissions per customer |
| Application & Onboarding (NEW) | ||
| Full public affiliate application form | Basic form only | Contact + audience + links + promotion plan |
| Unified Pending Approvals inbox | No — split across two screens | One inbox with sidebar count badge |
| One-click approve auto-creates account + coupon | No — multi-step manual | Yes — account, coupon, welcome email in one click |
| Bulk approve pending referrals | No | Yes — approve all in one click |
| Welcome email with set-password magic link | wp-login.php default | In-store branded set-password → direct dashboard |
| Same login = customer + affiliate account | Manual | Automatic — one WP user powers both |
| In-store password reset (no wp-login redirects) | No — sends to wp-login.php | Full branded reset flow on the store |
| Affiliate Management | ||
| Edit affiliate name, email, referral code | ✓ | ✓ |
| Preferred payout method dropdown (9 options) | No — email field only | PayPal, Venmo, Cash App, Zelle, Stripe, Bank, Check, Crypto, Other |
| Contextual payout credentials field | No | Re-labels based on method (e.g. Venmo → @handle) |
| Bulk actions on affiliates | Limited | Approve, reject, activate, deactivate, delete |
| Application history preserved on affiliate profile | No | Yes — full audit trail on every affiliate |
| Payouts | ||
| PayPal mass payout | ✓ | ✓ |
| Stripe payouts | No native support | Yes, built-in |
| Store credit payouts | Paid addon | Built-in |
| Mark as Paid (manual, with notes) | Limited | Full audit trail |
| Void / reverse payout | No | Yes — restores referrals if paid in error |
| "Pay All Eligible" batch action | No | Yes — one click pays every eligible affiliate |
| CSV export of payout history | ✓ | ✓ |
| Transactional Emails | ||
| Welcome, approval, rejection, new-referral, payout emails | Basic templates | Full lifecycle — 6 event types |
| Editable templates with merge tags | ✓ | ✓ |
| Domain-aligned From address (SPF/DMARC friendly) | Uses site admin_email | [email protected] — fixes deliverability |
| Failed-send diagnostic log | No | Surfaces exact wp_mail errors in admin |
| Manual "Send Welcome Email Again" button | No | On every affiliate edit page |
| Affiliate Portal (what your affiliates see) | ||
| Frontend dashboard | Basic, unstyled | 4-tab layout — Overview, Referrals, Payouts, Profile |
| Mobile-friendly | Partial | Fully responsive |
| Real-time stats + graphs | No | Yes |
| Affiliate leaderboard | No | Yes |
| Self-service profile edits (payment method, website, notes) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Self-service payout request (above threshold) | No | Yes — one-click Request Payout |
| CSV earnings export from portal | No | Yes |
| Admin UI & UX | ||
| Admin dashboard design | Legacy design (pre-2020) | Modern, built in 2026 |
| Setup wizard | Includes mid-setup upsells | Clean — zero upsells, ever |
| In-line contextual help | Docs page only | 60+ tutorials searchable from Help menu |
| Sidebar badge for items awaiting review | No | Yes — count updates live |
| Product metabox for per-product commission | Setting page | On every product edit screen |
| Order metabox showing referring affiliate | No | Yes — on every WC order |
| Security & Fraud Prevention | ||
| Fraud detection suite | Professional only ($599/yr) | Pro plan ($55/mo or $399/yr) |
| Self-referral blocking | ✓ | ✓ |
| IP collision detection | Plus+ only | Pro plan |
| Honeypot spam protection on register form | No | Yes — silent bot rejection |
| Cycle protection on multi-tier chains | N/A | Yes — validated on every save |
| Reporting & Data | ||
| Filter referrals by date range, method, amount | Basic | Full filter UI |
| Filter payouts by date, method, affiliate | Basic | Full filter UI |
| Edit & adjust individual referrals | Partial | Yes — adjust commission on refund scenarios |
| CSV export (referrals + payouts) | Basic | Filtered exports from admin |
| Admin dashboard with charts + top affiliates | Basic | Live charts, leaderboard, activity feed |
| Support | ||
| Average response time | 3+ days (widely reported) | Same day |
| Published SLA | No | 24hr (Pro) / 1hr (Business) |
| Feature request channel | Community forum | In-plugin Request Feature button — Business gets prioritized dev |
| WooCommerce Integration | ||
| WooCommerce native | ✓ | ✓ |
| HPOS compatible (High-Performance Order Storage) | ✓ | ✓ |
| WooCommerce Subscriptions support | Paid addon required | Built-in, all plans |
| Variable product support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Auto-create WC coupon per affiliate | Paid addon | Built-in — auto-generated on affiliate create |
| Developer & Extensibility | ||
| REST API | Paid addon (Plus+) | Pro plan |
| Webhooks | Paid addon | Pro plan |
| Zapier / Make integration | Via webhooks addon | Pro plan — native webhooks |
| Action / filter hooks for customization | ✓ | ✓ |
| Auto DB migrations on plugin update | Manual | Automatic — no deactivate/reactivate needed |
Pricing Flexibility
AffiliateWP requires a full annual commitment upfront. Afflyr lets you start small and scale.
AffiliateWP
$299
upfront, annual only
No monthly option
No free trial
You commit $299 before testing it on your store.
Afflyr
$25/mo
or $149/yr (save 50%)
Monthly billing — cancel anytime
3-day free trial included
Test it on your store first. Pay monthly. No annual lock-in.
Your first month with Afflyr costs $25. Your first month with AffiliateWP costs $299.
Same features. Different commitment. You choose.
The Verdict
FAQ
Yes. You can export your affiliate data from AffiliateWP and import it into Afflyr. We have a step-by-step migration guide that walks you through the process in about 15 minutes. An automated one-click migration wizard is coming soon.
Only that their dashboard looks significantly better. Afflyr's affiliate portal is modern, mobile-friendly, and shows real-time stats, leaderboards, and payout history — all things AffiliateWP's portal lacks.
Yes — out of the box, on every plan. AffiliateWP requires a separate paid addon for recurring commission tracking. With Afflyr, when a subscriber renews, the affiliate earns commission on every renewal automatically.
Most of AffiliateWP's paid addons — coupon tracking, lifetime commissions, recurring referrals, direct link tracking — are features Afflyr includes by default. You're paying extra for functionality we consider standard.
Not currently. Instead, we offer a 3-day free trial with full feature access, plus a 7-day risk-free guarantee on every plan. This lets you test everything — tracking, payouts, affiliate portal — before committing long-term.
Every plan comes with a 3-day free trial and a 7-day risk-free, no-questions-asked refund guarantee. We're not interested in keeping customers who aren't happy.
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