# WP Affiliate Manager review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Free WordPress affiliate plugin with paid support editions Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. WP Affiliate Manager, also called Affiliates Manager, is a WordPress plugin for recruiting, tracking and paying affiliates from the site's own admin. The core plugin is free and has no affiliate limit. Paid single-site and developer editions add premium technical support, and paid add-ons extend it. - **Category:** Affiliate & Referral Software - **Made by:** WordPress Affiliate Manager - **Website:** https://wpaffiliatemanager.com - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Not for you if you are not on WordPress, as there is no hosted version. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, WP Affiliate Manager has a free plan, and paid plans start at $39 for a single site, billing period not shown. - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** The core plugin is free from WordPress.org, with unlimited affiliates and creatives, community support and free updates. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free | $0 | Core plugin with detailed tutorials and community support. | | Single Site | $39 for 1 site, billing period not shown | Adds support forum access and premium technical support for one WordPress install. | | Developer License | $97 for unlimited sites, billing period not shown | Same support as Single Site, usable on unlimited WordPress installations. | Read from https://wpaffiliatemanager.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with WP Affiliate Manager before buying. ## Key features - **Affiliate portal:** Affiliates sign up, log in, collect ad code and check referrals in their own account, with registration and login shortcodes. - **Real-time tracking:** Referral clicks and sales are tracked in real time, with a cookie lasting 30 days by default and optional IP address tracking. - **Flat or percentage rewards:** Pay affiliates a flat rate or a share of each sale, with rates set per affiliate and manual adjustments and payouts. - **Creatives and registration:** Unlimited banners and text links, plus registration fields marked optional or required and editable email templates. - **E-commerce and membership integrations:** Works with WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads, MemberPress, Paid Memberships Pro and LifterLMS, among others. - **Add-ons:** Free add-ons cover integrations such as Mailchimp and reCAPTCHA; premium add-ons include WooCommerce coupon tracking and product-specific commission. ## Good for - WordPress site owners who want a no-cost affiliate program - Membership and course sites on MemberPress or LifterLMS - Agencies that need one license for many client sites ## Worth knowing - Runs only inside WordPress; there is no hosted version. - The pricing page does not say whether $39 and $97 are one-time or yearly. - Some integrations and features, such as WooCommerce coupon tracking, are premium add-ons priced separately. - Free-edition support is community-only; premium technical support needs a paid edition. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.6 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. WP Affiliate Manager is a WordPress plugin whose free core has no affiliate limit, with paid editions that add support rather than features. It only runs inside WordPress, some integrations such as WooCommerce coupon tracking are paid add-ons, and the page does not say whether $39 or $97 is a one-off or a yearly charge. - **Value for money: C.** The plugin is free but needs your own WordPress hosting, which makes it a C. Paid support is $39 for 1 site or $97 for unlimited sites, and the page does not say if that is yearly or once. - **Free plan and trial: A.** The core plugin is free from WordPress.org with unlimited affiliates and creatives, community support and free updates. - **Features: C.** Affiliate portal, tracking, flat or percentage rewards and creatives. The listing shows premium add-ons for WooCommerce coupon tracking and product-specific commission, so a gap in the core job is paid for separately. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. You install it on a WordPress site and set up registration, rates and your e-commerce or membership plugin. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web only, inside WordPress, but it lists WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads, MemberPress, Paid Memberships Pro, LifterLMS, Stripe, Mailchimp and Gravity Forms. No API is listed. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from WP Affiliate Manager's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among affiliate and referral tools - WP Affiliate Manager's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 81 of the 89 other affiliate and referral tools we grade, and level with 6. - It stands best on free plan and trial (A, above 88 of 89) and worst on features (C, above 0). The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/affiliate-software ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace WP Affiliate Manager you would be making payouts to partners in many countries, with their tax forms. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.6 is higher than 81 of the 89 other affiliate and referral tools we grade. - You could make: Reports: an app builder makes this well. - You could not: Payouts to partners in many countries, with their tax forms. - You could not: Every click and sale traced back to the right partner. - You could not: It plugs into other products, WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads and MemberPress among them. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads, MemberPress, Paid Memberships Pro, LifterLMS, Stripe Payments, Mailchimp, Gravity Forms **Tags:** Affiliate tracking, Partner payouts, Reports ## Alternatives - [AffiliateWP](https://toolgpa.com/tools/affiliatewp): WordPress plugin for running your own affiliate program. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/affiliatewp-vs-wp-affiliate-manager) - [SliceWP](https://toolgpa.com/tools/slicewp): WordPress affiliate plugin with a free edition and paid add-ons. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/slicewp-vs-wp-affiliate-manager) - [Easy Affiliate](https://toolgpa.com/tools/easy-affiliate): Self-hosted affiliate program plugin for WordPress stores. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/easy-affiliate-vs-wp-affiliate-manager) - [Solid Affiliate](https://toolgpa.com/tools/solid-affiliate): WooCommerce affiliate plugin with payouts and fraud checks. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/solid-affiliate-vs-wp-affiliate-manager) - [Post Affiliate Pro](https://toolgpa.com/tools/post-affiliate-pro): Affiliate program and network software priced by tracking volume. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/post-affiliate-pro-vs-wp-affiliate-manager) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://wpaffiliatemanager.com - https://wpaffiliatemanager.com/download/ - https://wpaffiliatemanager.com/addons-extensions/ Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/wp-affiliate-manager Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).