Solid Affiliate vs UpPromote (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, UpPromote grades higher than Solid Affiliate: 2.6 against 1.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
UpPromote grades higher on the free plan, features and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Solid Affiliate
WooCommerce affiliate plugin with payouts and fraud checks
UpPromote
Affiliate, influencer and referral programs for Shopify stores
Which one is for you
Pick Solid Affiliate if
- Fits if you run a WooCommerce store and want your own affiliate program
- Works for agencies that manage several stores and can take the Pro plan
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you are not on WooCommerce, since the vendor says other platforms need a different tool
- Skip it if you want to try it first, because there is no free plan or trial
- Pricey if you are one store, at $374 a year after the first year for 1 site
- Watch out: Starter and Expert lock features, and only Pro has the fraud suite, lifetime commissions and white-label area
- Watch out: the lower first-year prices are described as limited, and renewals are at the regular price
Pick UpPromote if
- Fits if you run a Shopify store and want to start an affiliate program for $0
- Works for stores that pay affiliates in store credit rather than cash
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if referral sales grow, as paid plans take 2% to 1% of them on top of the monthly price
- Skip it if your store isn't on Shopify, as other pages need extra tracking
- Tight if you're on Growth and busy, as it reviews 300 referral orders a month
- Watch out: PayPal auto-payouts, anti-leak codes, 1099 forms and the API start on Professional at $74.99 a month yearly
- Watch out: Creator Discovery is a separate add-on from $39 a month, and the free plan pays affiliates by hand
How we grade them
| 1.6GPASolid AffiliateWeak | 2.6GPAUpPromoteGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CStarter is $374 a year for 1 site at renewal, about $31 a month, right at the edge of the cheaper quarter of affiliate tools. The first year is $149.60, and it is called limited. | CFree stops at $3,000 of referral sales a month, so a store at $5,000 needs Growth: $24.99 a month on yearly billing plus 2% of sales ($100), $124.99 a month in all. That's on the dear side of this category, where several tools take no cut at all. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan and no trial, only a 30-day money-back guarantee, which does not count as free. | BA free plan with link and coupon tracking, analytics, fraud detection and manual payouts, and no fee on sales, up to $3,000 of referral sales a month. A new store could live on it a good while; one at $5,000 a month is past it. |
| Features | CTracking, flexible commissions, PayPal and manual payouts, and data export. It is built around WooCommerce, and lifetime commissions, the fraud suite and the white-label area are Pro only. | BLink and coupon tracking, commissions by product, collection or order value, lifetime and multi-level rates, customer referrals, a marketplace, payouts in store credit, PayPal or Wise, and 1099 forms. Anti-leak codes come on Professional. The whole job. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. It is a plugin you install and configure on a WordPress site, then set up commission rules and an affiliate area. | CNo rating on record. It installs on Shopify and the free plan gets you going, but there are programs, commission rules and payouts to set up. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, inside WordPress. The listing shows two integrations, WooCommerce and PayPal, and no API. | BWeb, built for Shopify, with PayPal, Wise, Klaviyo, Mailchimp, Omnisend, Recharge and Appstle. The API and MCP start on Professional. No desktop or phone app, so B is the ceiling. |
| Best for | affiliate programs on WooCommerce stores | Shopify affiliate programs that start free |
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: Solid Affiliate and UpPromote. How we grade
Price against what you get
Solid Affiliate starts at $31.17 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. UpPromote starts at $24.99 a month and scores 2.7.
UpPromote scores higher and starts $6.18 a month lower. Of the other affiliate and referral tools on the chart, 11 score higher than Solid Affiliate for less, and none scores higher than UpPromote for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Solid Affiliate also covers reports.
At a glance
| Solid Affiliate | UpPromote | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free plan |
| Starts at | $374 per year for 1 site at renewal, after a first year for $149.60 | $24.99 per month, billed annually ($29.99 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | One affiliate program with link and coupon tracking, analytics, fraud detection and manual payouts, reviewing up to $3,000 of referral sales a month. No performance fee. |
| Free trial | None listed | 14-day free trial on Growth, Professional and Enterprise |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Solid Plugins, LLC | UpPromote |
| Price read from | solidaffiliate.com | uppromote.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Solid Affiliate
- Runs only on WordPress and integrates primarily with WooCommerce; the FAQ says other platforms need a different tool.
- Listed prices are the regular renewal prices. The vendor calls the lower introductory prices limited.
- Starter and Expert lock some features; only Pro has everything.
- There is no free trial, only a 30-day money-back guarantee.
UpPromote
- Paid plans add a fee of 2%, 1.5% or 1% of successful referral sales to the monthly price, charged monthly.
- It is built for Shopify; pages off Shopify need the third-party tracking integration.
- PayPal auto-payouts, anti-leak discounts, 1099 forms and the API start on Professional; unlimited staff accounts need Enterprise.
- Creator Discovery is a separate add-on starting at $39 a month on any plan.
Key features
Solid Affiliate
- Referral tracking
- Tracks referral visits with first-party cookies and WooCommerce coupons, with real-time reporting for the store owner.
- Flexible commissions
- Commission rates can be set flexibly, with affiliate groups; Pro adds lifetime commissions and product revenue sharing.
- Payouts
- One-click PayPal payouts, manual payouts and store credit, with a historical log of payouts.
- Fraud Prevention Suite
- Included on the Pro plan, with a preview-as-affiliate tool and advanced payout filters.
- Affiliate area
- A dedicated portal for affiliates; Pro makes it white-label and adds custom registration forms, landing pages and email notifications.
- Data export
- Export affiliate data and show order details to affiliates, on every plan.
UpPromote
- Link and coupon tracking
- Credit affiliates by link or coupon, with auto-generated coupons, custom affiliate links and anti-leak discount links on higher plans, and third-party tracking for pages not on Shopify.
- Commission rules
- Rates by order value, product or collection, lifetime and subscription commissions, new-customer rates, automatic tiers between programs and multi-level marketing.
- Customer referrals and recruiting
- Turn customers into ambassadors, list your offer in the UpPromote marketplace, and find creators with the Creator Discovery add-on from $39 a month.
- Payouts and tax forms
- Pay as store credit, through PayPal or with Wise bank transfers, schedule automatic payouts, export invoices and generate 1099-NEC forms.
- Affiliate engagement
- A customizable affiliate account in 8 languages, in-app chat, bulk emails, a media gallery for brand assets, and gifts or bonuses.
Plans
Solid Affiliate
Starter$374
per year for 1 site, at renewal
Tracking, reporting, PayPal and manual payouts, store credit. Introductory first-year price $149.60.
Expert$499
per year for 3 sites, at renewal
Adds affiliate tags, quick search and monthly email reports. Introductory first-year price $174.65.
Pro$749
per year for 10 sites, at renewal
All features: lifetime commissions, revenue sharing, fraud suite, white-label area. First year $224.70.
UpPromote
Free$0
One program, one coupon per affiliate, up to $3,000 of referral sales reviewed a month, manual payouts and 24/7 live chat support.
Growth$24.99
per month, billed annually ($29.99 billed monthly)
Plus 2% of successful referral sales. Unlimited programs, 300 referral orders reviewed a month, customer referrals, marketplace listing and store credit.
Professional$74.99
per month, billed annually ($89.99 billed monthly)
Plus 1.5% of referral sales. 600 referrals a month, anti-leak discounts, PayPal auto-payouts, multi-level commissions, 1099 forms, API and MCP.
Enterprise$166.66
per month, billed annually ($199.99 billed monthly)
Plus 1% of referral sales. Unlimited referral reviews and staff accounts, multi-store sync and coupon code commissions. Shopify Plus pricing is custom.
Ways to pay less
Solid Affiliate
- Other savings
Introductory first-year pricing
The pricing page shows $149.60, $174.65 and $224.70 for Starter, Expert and Pro, described as limited, with renewals at the regular price.
UpPromote
- Annual discount
Save 17% with yearly billing
Yearly billing saves 17%: Growth is $299.90 a year, Professional $899.90 and Enterprise $1,999.90, against $29.99, $89.99 and $199.99 a month.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Solid Affiliate or UpPromote?
As of Nov 13, 2026, UpPromote is cheaper to start with: $24.99 a month, against $31.17 a month when paid by the year for Solid Affiliate. Solid Affiliate starts at $374 per year for 1 site at renewal, after a first year for $149.60, and UpPromote starts at $24.99 per month, billed annually ($29.99 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Solid Affiliate or UpPromote?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only UpPromote has a free plan. Solid Affiliate does not.
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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.