Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
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.
| Affiliate | PayPal Enterprise Payments (formerly Braintree) | |
|---|---|---|
| Tagline | ||
| Description | ||
| Screenshots | — | — |
| Languages | ||
| Platforms | ||
| Developer | ||
| Listed | — | — |
| Last updated |
The official PayPal Enterprise Payments extension for WooCommerce. Accept credit cards, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Venmo, ACH Direct Debit, BNPL, local payment methods, and more — with Fastlane accelerated checkout built in.
| Metric | Affiliate | PayPal Enterprise Payments (formerly Braintree) |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.5 ★ | — |
| Total reviews | 123 | 0 |
| Free plan | — | ★ Yes |
| Pricing | $179/year | ★ Free |
Based on the data on this page, Affiliate is the stronger choice for most WooCommerce Marketplace store owners — 4.5★ vs PayPal Enterprise Payments (formerly Braintree)'s 0.0★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base.
On pricing, PayPal Enterprise Payments (formerly Braintree) 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 0), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. PayPal Enterprise Payments (formerly Braintree)'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 Affiliate; mid-market and enterprise store owners with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — PayPal Enterprise Payments (formerly Braintree)'s 0-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than Affiliate'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: Affiliate audit • PayPal Enterprise Payments (formerly Braintree) audit
| — |
| Keyword | Affiliate | PayPal Enterprise Payments (formerly Braintree) |
|---|---|---|
| form | #116 | #52 |
| payment | #116 | #52 |
No tracked changes.
PayPal Enterprise Payments (formerly Braintree) 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.
AppRanks cannot separate these two on rating, because neither publishes one. Affiliate does carry the larger published review base (123 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. Affiliate has the deeper published review base (123 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.
Affiliate typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (123 reviews). PayPal Enterprise Payments (formerly Braintree) typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (0 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 PayPal Enterprise Payments (formerly Braintree) 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 PayPal Enterprise Payments (formerly Braintree)" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.