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| Decision criteria | Prefinery | AffiliateWP |
|---|---|---|
| Consider for | SaaS founders planning prelaunch access, referral waitlists, beta invitations or post-launch customer referral campaigns where participants, not recurring affiliate commissions, are the main metric. | WordPress stores that want to run an affiliate program within their own installation and need WooCommerce product attribution. |
| Paid entry / monthly | $39/month | Not verified |
| Billing detail | Lite is advertised from $39 USD/month with the visible semiannual billing option (charged every six months), not necessarily $39 for monthly billing. Check the billing selector before committing. | The live pricing page lists introductory first-year ANNUAL licenses: Personal $149.50 (normal $299/year), Plus $199.50 (normal $399/year), Pro $299.50 (normal $599/year). Do not interpret these as monthly rates; promotions and renewal prices differ. |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Free plan detail | No permanent free plan confirmed. All plans offer a 14-day trial; the pricing FAQ says the selected subscription is charged at the end unless cancelled. | No free version and no free trial; vendor lists a 14-day refund guarantee for new purchases. |
| Commissions | Rewards primarily recognize participant referrals, signup goals, incentives or milestones. It is a viral campaign tool; don't assume Stripe-synchronized recurring revenue share or affiliate payout calculations without a custom automation. | Percentage or fixed commissions for eligible WordPress checkouts; recurring, lifetime and tiered/multi-tier commission workflows are Pro-level features. Validate plugin-level support for refunds and renewals. |
| Tracking method | Provides a unique referral link per participant, waitlist ranking, viral sharing, goal tracking and conversion-related events. Post-launch campaigns can reward participants for actions such as newsletter signups or purchases. | WordPress referral links, coupon codes, WooCommerce order attribution and site-owned affiliate dashboard; not a direct integration with Paddle Billing subscriptions. |
| Payouts | Rewards can be triggered through campaign rules and external fulfillment. Direct built-in commission payout fees, Stripe Connect mass payout support and affiliate payroll mechanisms were not independently verified from the reviewed official sources. | Vendor documents international payouts, Stripe, PayPal and store-credit options with zero platform transaction fees; external processing charges and regional eligibility may still apply. |
| Integrations | Prefinery lists integrations through Zapier, Make, Integrately, Pabbly Connect, REST API and webhooks. The official Stripe integration page describes creating Stripe customers from new Prefinery participants; it does not demonstrate native Stripe recurring-commission tracking. | WordPress and WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads and supported membership/course/form plugins. Other hosted ecommerce platforms require a different tool. |
| API available | Yes | No |
| Consider the limitation | Subscription software needing automatic revenue-share commissions tied to Stripe/Paddle renewals, or teams expecting API integrations on the cheapest Lite plan. | Shopify-only merchants and buyers expecting the advanced Pro commission options on the cheapest annual license. |
| Sources checked | 2026-10-21 | 2026-10-21 |
| Check the source | ||
| Next step | Visit Prefinery ↗ | Visit AffiliateWP ↗ |
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