Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Set up your payment methods and accept credit and debit cards, cash, bank transfers and Mercado Pago account money. Offer secure and protected payments with the leading processor in Latin America.
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Run referral, influencer, ambassador, and affiliate programs your way. Recruit partners, customize commissions , create marketing campaigns, track referrals and sales, and automate payouts — all from one place, on a single-screen dashboard. The affiliate marketing plugin trusted by 6,000+ stores.
| Metric | Affiliate | Mercado Pago |
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| Rating | ★ 4.5 ★ | 4.4 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 123 | 19 |
| Free plan | — | ★ Yes |
| Pricing | $179/year | ★ Free |
Affiliate and Mercado Pago are evenly matched on rating (4.5★ vs 4.4★) — the differentiator comes down to pricing fit, feature breadth, and which app's interaction pattern suits your team's workflow.
On pricing, Mercado Pago offers a free tier (Free) while Affiliate starts at $179/year. The free option meaningfully reduces evaluation cost, particularly at low usage volumes where the entry-paid tier can outpace the value delivered.
Affiliate has the larger user base (123 reviews vs 19), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Mercado Pago's smaller cohort can be an advantage for niche workflows where the bigger app has accumulated bloat.
Recommended evaluation path: install both apps' free tiers (where available) and run them in parallel on a small cohort for 7-14 days before committing. The data tables below show the per-feature breakdown — for most store owners the deciding factor will be a single integration or workflow detail that's hard to compare from listing pages alone.
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: Affiliate audit • Mercado Pago audit
| Keyword | Affiliate | Mercado Pago |
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| form | #116 | #66 |
| payment | #116 | #66 |
Mercado Pago is the cheaper option — it offers a free plan (Free). Affiliate starts at $179/year. Both publish their pricing on the WooCommerce Marketplace; AppRanks mirrors what's listed on each refresh cycle.
Affiliate (4.5★, 123 reviews) and Mercado Pago (4.4★, 19 reviews) are essentially tied on rating. Look at review velocity and individual reviewer quotes — both visible on each app's detail page — to differentiate.
Affiliate holds the higher average rating (4.5★ vs 4.4★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the WooCommerce Marketplace. Affiliate has the deeper published review base (123 vs 19), 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.
Affiliate typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (123 reviews). Mercado Pago typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (19 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. Affiliate and Mercado Pago 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 Mercado Pago" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
