WordPress plugin comparison

Affiliate Area Shortcodes by AffiliateWP vs Affiliate Program Suite

Affiliate Area Shortcodes by AffiliateWP

by Syed Balkhi

2K+ installs4.0

Affiliate Program Suite

by iova.mihai

10K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Affiliate Program Suite has more active installs: 10K+, against 2K+ for Affiliate Area Shortcodes by AffiliateWP.
On a typical day, Affiliate Program Suite is downloaded about 421 times, Affiliate Area Shortcodes by AffiliateWP about 24.
Affiliate Program Suite is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 112 reviews, against 4.0 from 5 reviews.
Affiliate Program Suite was updated more recently: Nov 5, 2026, against Oct 27, 2026 for Affiliate Area Shortcodes by AffiliateWP.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Affiliate Area Shortcodes by AffiliateWP has been around longer: since 2015, against 2020 for Affiliate Program Suite.

Affiliate Program Suite leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Affiliate Area Shortcodes by AffiliateWP	Affiliate Program Suite
Popular rank	#4,694	#1,894
Active installs	2K+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.4K	17K
Rating	4.0(5)	4.9(112)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.63	×1.95
Last release	14 days ago	5 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.3

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