AffStackDev AffiliPartnerCS / Compare
How AffiliPartnerCS compares
AffiliPartnerCS runs a partner program for a WooCommerce store: coupons, affiliate links and member pricing for communities, commissions with a hold, and payouts you review.
AffiliPartnerCS Price range: $299.00 through $2,499.00
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| Word | Means |
|---|---|
| Yes | Included. For a plugin with a free and a paid version: in the free version. For one sold in plans: in the plan whose price is shown. |
| Yes, paid | Only in the paid version, or with a paid add-on of the same maker. |
| Yes, higher plan | Only in a more expensive plan than the price shown; the note names it. |
| No | Not offered. For another plugin we write No only where its maker’s page says so. |
| Not listed | We did not find it on the maker’s pages. The plugin may still do it. |
Price
| AffiliPartnerCS | AffiliateWP | SliceWP | YITH Affiliates | Coupon Affiliates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free version | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Paid | $299 a year | Personal $299 (first year $149.50) | Pro $229 (first year $169) | Premium $179.99 | PRO $179.99 (on sale for $134.99) |
Partners and tracking
| AffiliPartnerCS | AffiliateWP | SliceWP | YITH Affiliates | Coupon Affiliates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application form, and you approve each partner | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Your own questions on the application form | Yes | Yes, higher plan (1) | Yes, paid | Yes, paid | Yes, paid |
| Affiliate links with a referral window | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Coupon codes that credit the partner | Yes | Yes | Yes, paid | Yes, paid | Yes |
| The partner’s discount applied by itself to referred shoppers | Yes (2) | Yes, higher plan (3) | Not listed | Not listed | Yes (4) |
| First click or last click wins | Yes | Not listed | Yes | Yes, paid (5) | Not listed |
| Links with campaign names | Yes | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Yes, paid |
| Banners and texts for partners | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not listed | Yes, paid |
| Landing pages that credit a partner without a link | Yes | Yes, higher plan (6) | Yes, paid | Not listed | Yes, paid |
| No commission on a partner’s own orders | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not listed |
| Warnings about unusual activity | Yes | Yes, higher plan (7) | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Member pricing for forum communities (Discourse, XenForo) | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Works outside WooCommerce (other shop, form or course plugins) | No (8) | Yes | Yes | Not listed | Yes |
- AffiliateWP: Plus plan, through Gravity Forms or Ninja Forms.
- AffiliPartnerCS: an optional setting: the partner’s coupon for shoppers from its links and landing pages; member pricing for verified community members.
- AffiliateWP: Pro plan.
- Coupon Affiliates: the referral link applies the affiliate’s coupon.
- YITH Affiliates: the later link replaces the earlier one.
- AffiliateWP: Pro plan.
- AffiliateWP: Pro plan.
- AffiliPartnerCS: WooCommerce only.
Commissions
| AffiliPartnerCS | AffiliateWP | SliceWP | YITH Affiliates | Coupon Affiliates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage or fixed commission | Yes | Not listed | Yes | Not listed | Yes |
| Different rates per partner | Yes | Yes | Yes, paid | Yes, paid | Yes, paid |
| Rates per product or category | Yes | Yes | Yes, paid (1) | Yes, paid | Yes, paid (2) |
| Refunds reduce the commission | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Yes | Not listed |
| A waiting period before a commission can be paid | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Yes, paid |
| Commissions on subscription renewals | Yes (3) | Yes, higher plan (4) | Yes, paid | Not listed | Yes (5) |
| Lifetime commissions on all later orders of a referred customer | Yes (6) | Yes, higher plan (7) | Yes, paid | Not listed | Yes, paid |
| Multi-tier: partners earn on the partners they bring in | Yes | Yes, higher plan (8) | Yes, paid | Not listed | Yes, paid |
| Performance bonuses | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Yes, paid |
| Better rates as a partner sells more (tiers) | Yes | Yes, higher plan (9) | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Credit an order to a partner by hand | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Yes, paid | Yes |
- SliceWP: per product.
- Coupon Affiliates: per product.
- AffiliPartnerCS: with WooCommerce Subscriptions.
- AffiliateWP: Pro plan.
- Coupon Affiliates: with WooCommerce Subscriptions; a renewal limit is in PRO.
- AffiliPartnerCS: optional, with an optional length in days; orders another partner’s coupon or link brings go to that partner.
- AffiliateWP: Pro plan.
- AffiliateWP: Pro plan.
- AffiliateWP: Pro plan.
Payouts
| AffiliPartnerCS | AffiliateWP | SliceWP | YITH Affiliates | Coupon Affiliates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payout batches on a schedule, with a minimum | Yes (1) | Yes, higher plan (2) | Not listed | Yes, paid | Yes, paid (3) |
| PayPal payouts from the plugin | Yes | Yes | Yes, paid | Yes, paid (4) | Yes, paid |
| Stripe payouts from the plugin | Yes | Yes | Not listed | Yes, paid (5) | Yes, paid |
| Payout as store credit | Yes (6) | Yes | Yes, paid | Yes, paid (7) | Yes, paid |
| Methods you pay outside the plugin (bank, check, Venmo, Zelle) | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Yes (8) | Not listed |
| Commissions in other currencies | Yes (9) | Yes, higher plan (10) | Not listed | Not listed | Yes |
| Yearly paid totals for tax reporting | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
- AffiliPartnerCS: you review and pay each batch.
- AffiliateWP: Pro plan, paid automatically on the day you choose.
- Coupon Affiliates: partners request payouts above your threshold.
- YITH Affiliates: with YITH PayPal Payouts for WooCommerce.
- YITH Affiliates: with YITH Stripe Connect for WooCommerce.
- AffiliPartnerCS: with AffStackDev Store Credit & Gift Cards.
- YITH Affiliates: with YITH WooCommerce Account Funds.
- YITH Affiliates: bank or wire transfer, paid by hand.
- AffiliPartnerCS: commissions stay in the order’s currency; conversion at rates you enter.
- AffiliateWP: Plus plan.
Partner area and your team
| AffiliPartnerCS | AffiliateWP | SliceWP | YITH Affiliates | Coupon Affiliates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A dashboard for partners | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Email to the partner for each new commission | Yes (1) | Not listed | Yes | Yes, paid | Yes |
| Messages and disputes with partners | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Several logins per partner (teams) | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Staff roles for your team | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| CSV exports | Yes | Not listed | Yes, paid | Yes, paid | Yes, paid |
| REST API for developers | Yes | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
- AffiliPartnerCS: optional.
Your own AI
| AffiliPartnerCS | AffiliateWP | SliceWP | YITH Affiliates | Coupon Affiliates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connect your own AI app (Claude, ChatGPT) through WordPress’s Abilities API and MCP | Yes | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Yes |
| Ask your AI about results, partners, applications, orders and payouts | Yes | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Yes |
| AI can change records: partners, applications, coupons, commissions | Yes | Yes (1) | Not listed | Not listed | Yes (2) |
| Each change made through AI waits for your approval, with the values before and after | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Undo a change made through AI | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| A list of what AI did | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Yes |
| Review applications with AI, with your own instructions | Yes | Yes (3) | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Partners connect their own AI to their own figures | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Yes |
- AffiliateWP: one switch allows changes for every AI connection; it cannot delete, change settings or send payments.
- Coupon Affiliates: a switch allows changes, with one switch per ability.
- AffiliateWP: a number of reviews comes with each plan; more with the AI Plan, $4.99 a month for 30 reviews.
The plugins in this comparison
We chose AffiliateWP (the best-known paid affiliate plugin for WordPress) and the affiliate plugins with the most active installations on WordPress.org that work with WooCommerce: SliceWP (about 10,000), YITH WooCommerce Affiliates (about 6,000) and Coupon Affiliates (about 5,000), each with its paid version.
- AffiliateWP, by Sandhills Development. Paid only, in plans: Personal (1 site), Plus ($399, 2 sites) and Pro ($599, 5 sites); prices of the first year are half. Works with WooCommerce and many other plugins. Sources: pricing and plans, features, using AffiliateWP with AI assistants, AI features.
- SliceWP, by SliceWP. Free version on WordPress.org; the paid plans add the add-ons marked paid. Sources: WordPress.org page, pricing.
- YITH WooCommerce Affiliates, by YITH. Free version on WordPress.org; the premium version adds the features marked paid. PayPal Payouts, Stripe and account funds need further YITH plugins. Sources: WordPress.org page, premium version page.
- Coupon Affiliates, by RelyWP. Built around affiliate coupons. Free version on WordPress.org; PRO adds the features marked paid. Sources: WordPress.org page, pricing, plugin source on WordPress.org (AI & MCP screen).
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Facts about other plugins as of October 2026, from their makers’ own pages and their WordPress.org pages. Their plugins change; their makers’ pages are the current word. Prices are regular yearly prices for one site, before tax, as shown then.