Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Increase customer satisfaction and revenues when you reward customers for referrals with the Refer a Friend extension for WooCommerce.
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Promote your products and services across Google — from Search to YouTube and beyond — supported by AI features that help you create ads and optimize budgets so you can reach the right customers.
| Metric | Refer a Friend | Google for WooCommerce |
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| Rating | — | 4.3 ★ |
| Total reviews | 0 | 182 |
| Free plan | — | ★ Yes |
| Pricing | $49/year | ★ Free |
Based on the data on this page, Google for WooCommerce is the stronger choice for most WooCommerce Marketplace store owners — 4.3★ vs Refer a Friend's 0.0★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base.
On pricing, Google for WooCommerce offers a free tier (Free) while Refer a Friend starts at $49/year. The free option meaningfully reduces evaluation cost, particularly at low usage volumes where the entry-paid tier can outpace the value delivered.
Google for WooCommerce has the larger user base (182 reviews vs 0), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Refer a Friend's smaller cohort can be an advantage for niche workflows where the bigger app has accumulated bloat.
Recommended by size: small/early-stage store owners who need fast install and low risk should default to Google for WooCommerce; mid-market and enterprise store owners with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Refer a Friend's 0-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than Google for WooCommerce's broader-but-shallower coverage.
This verdict is generated from the live marketplace data on this page — rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position all refresh from the canonical WooCommerce Marketplace listing every 24 hours. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparison outcomes; the methodology is documented on the About page and applies identically to every pair on the site.
Read each app's audit: Refer a Friend audit • Google for WooCommerce audit
| Keyword | Refer a Friend | Google for WooCommerce |
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| form | #479 | #8 |
| payment | #479 | #8 |
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Google for WooCommerce is the cheaper option — it offers a free plan (Free). Refer a Friend starts at $49/year. Both publish their pricing on the WooCommerce Marketplace; AppRanks mirrors what's listed on each refresh cycle.
AppRanks cannot separate these two on rating, because neither publishes one. Google for WooCommerce does carry the larger published review base (182 vs 0). Read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the WooCommerce Marketplace. Google for WooCommerce has the deeper published review base (182 vs 0), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.
Refer a Friend typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (0 reviews). Google for WooCommerce typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (182 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.
Migration support varies by app and category. Refer a Friend and Google for WooCommerce both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Refer a Friend" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
