Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
The official, all-in-one checkout solution that allows you to offer PayPal, Venmo (US), Pay Later, credit and debit cards, country-specific payment options, and more.
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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 | PayPal Payments | Affiliate |
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| Rating | 3.5 ★ | ★ 4.5 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 338 | 123 |
| Free plan | ★ Yes | — |
| Pricing | ★ Free | $179/year |
Based on the data on this page, Affiliate is the stronger choice for most WooCommerce Marketplace store owners — 4.5★ vs PayPal Payments's 3.5★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base.
On pricing, PayPal Payments offers a free tier (Free) while Affiliate starts at $179/year. For early-stage teams validating fit, the free-tier path lets you run the app on real workloads before committing budget.
PayPal Payments has the larger user base (338 reviews vs 123), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Affiliate'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 Payments's 338-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: PayPal Payments audit • Affiliate audit
| Keyword | PayPal Payments | Affiliate |
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| form | #116106 | #10106 |
| payment | #116106 | #10106 |
PayPal Payments 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 has the higher average rating (4.5★ from 123 reviews) compared to PayPal Payments (3.5★ from 338 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
Affiliate holds the higher average rating (4.5★ vs 3.5★). 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. PayPal Payments has the deeper published review base (338 vs 123), 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.
PayPal Payments typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (338 reviews). Affiliate typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (123 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. PayPal Payments and Affiliate 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 Affiliate" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
