Affilimate vs ThirstyAffiliates (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Affilimate and ThirstyAffiliates share a 1.8 GPA, neither has a free plan and their prices can't be set side by side, so the choice depends on whether you care more about platforms, where Affilimate grades higher, or value for money, where ThirstyAffiliates does.
Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on the free plan, features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Affilimate
Affiliate revenue analytics and sponsorship tools for publishers
ThirstyAffiliates
WordPress plugin for cloaking and managing affiliate links
Which one is for you
Pick Affilimate if
- Fits if you publish content and earn from several affiliate networks at once
- Works for teams who want those numbers in one place or in a warehouse
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a price before a call, as quotes come after one
- Not for you if you run a program of your own, as it is aimed at publishers
- Watch out: the AI platform is early access and the creator plan is request early access
- Tight if you are small, as no free plan or entry price is shown
Pick ThirstyAffiliates if
- Fits if you run a WordPress blog full of affiliate links and want them tidy
- Works for site owners who want click counts on each link
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if your site is not on WordPress, as the plugin runs only there
- Pricey if you renew, as the page says annual renewals are at full price, higher than the first year
- Not for you if you want a free plan or trial, as none is listed
- Watch out: product displays are on the Advanced plan only, at $499 renewal for 10 sites
How we grade them
| 1.8GPAAffilimateWeak | 1.8GPAThirstyAffiliatesWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo prices are published: the FAQ says pricing follows platform volume and features and is quoted after a first call, so it sits in the middle by default. | B$249 a year for 1 site at renewal is about $21 a month, inside the cheapest quarter, which starts at $31. The first year is shown at $99.60. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan or trial is mentioned, so you pay before you can try it. | FNo free plan or trial is listed. The page sells paid licences only. |
| Features | CUnified data, page and link reporting, offsite tracking and sponsorship campaigns exist. The AI platform is early access and it is aimed at publishers only. | CCloaking, auto-linking, click tracking, geolocation redirects and a broken link checker do the link job. It is a smaller job than running a program. |
| Ease of use | CNetworks and accounts are yours to connect before the reports mean anything. No store rating is on record. | CA plugin to install on each site and configure. No store rating is on record. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, with 8 integrations, an API, an MCP server and warehouse sync. | CWordPress only, with Amazon API import and 2 integrations. |
| Best for | affiliate revenue reports for publishers | cloaking affiliate links on WordPress |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Affilimate and ThirstyAffiliates. How we grade
Where they differ
- Affilimate also covers dashboards.
- ThirstyAffiliates also covers internal linking.
At a glance
| Affilimate | ThirstyAffiliates | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | Not published | $249 per year for 1 site at renewal, after a first year for $99.60 |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Adaero Software | ThirstyAffiliates |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | thirstyaffiliates.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Affilimate
- No prices are published; the FAQ says pricing follows platform volume and features and is quoted after a first call.
- Aimed at content publishers, not at brands running their own affiliate program.
- The AI platform is marked as early access, and the creator plan as request early access.
ThirstyAffiliates
- It runs only inside WordPress.
- The page states annual renewals are at full price, higher than the introductory first-year price.
- Product displays are listed on the Advanced plan only.
- It is a link manager for publishers, not software for running your own affiliate program.
Key features
Affilimate
- Unify affiliate data
- Transactions, rates and payouts from 100+ affiliate networks and platforms are normalized into one record and updated as networks confirm and pay.
- Page and link reporting
- Article and link-level revenue, conversion heatmaps and traffic source and UTM reporting, with 25+ customizable attributes.
- Offsite tracking
- Follows revenue beyond a publisher's own site into mobile apps, syndication partners such as Apple News and MSN, and social channels.
- Sponsorship campaigns
- Campaign infrastructure for sponsored content and link swaps, from pitch to renewal, with yield optimization.
- API, MCP and warehouse sync
- Data is reachable through the dashboard, an API, an MCP server and sync to BigQuery, Snowflake and Redshift.
- Product data
- Reporting is enriched with prices, categories and availability from 70M+ tracked products matched to a publisher's links.
ThirstyAffiliates
- Link cloaking and branding
- Turns long affiliate URLs into short branded links on your own domain and sorts them into categories.
- Keyword autolinker
- Inserts affiliate links automatically wherever chosen keywords appear in past and future posts.
- Smart uncloaking
- Uncloaks Amazon links to stay within Amazon's rules without uncloaking the rest of the link library.
- Click tracking
- Shows click data for every affiliate URL inside the WordPress dashboard.
- Geolocation redirects
- Sends visitors from other countries to the right regional storefront.
- Broken link checker
- An automatic 404 checker flags dead affiliate links, and CSV import and export moves a link library in bulk.
Plans
Affilimate
Pricing could not be confirmed. See affilimate.com.
ThirstyAffiliates
Basic$249
per year for 1 site, at renewal
First year shown at $99.60. Keyword autolinking, Amazon API importing, geographic redirects, CSV import and export.
Plus$374
per year for 5 sites, at renewal
First year shown at $149.60. Same features as Basic across 5 sites.
Advanced$499
per year for 10 sites, at renewal
First year shown at $199.60. Adds product displays and covers 10 sites.
Ways to pay less
Affilimate
No public discounts listed.
ThirstyAffiliates
- Other savings
Introductory first-year prices
The pricing page shows $99.60 (Basic), $149.60 (Plus) and $199.60 (Advanced) as special introductory prices, with renewals at full price.
- Other savings
14-day money-back guarantee
The vendor offers a full refund within 14 days of purchase, no questions asked.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Affilimate or ThirstyAffiliates?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Affilimate has no price we could confirm, and ThirstyAffiliates starts at $249 per year for 1 site at renewal, after a first year for $99.60.
Which has a free plan, Affilimate or ThirstyAffiliates?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Affilimate nor ThirstyAffiliates has a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.