Royal Affiliate Pro vs Refersion

PRICING

Pricing Breakdown

Transparent, side-by-side pricing. No additional platform fees on top of your license.

By Jameson · Founder & Lead Developer

Royal Affiliate Pro Recommended

Pro

1 site

$99/yr

Business

5 sites

$199/yr

Agency

100 sites

$299/yr

0% additional platform fees — pay only your payment processor's standard fees.

Refersion

Professional

130 conversions/mo

$119/mo

Business

350 conversions/mo

$249/mo

Enterprise

custom volume

Custom

Professional caps at just 130 conversions/mo. Blow through it and you upgrade to $249/mo — or lose tracking on additional conversions.

FEATURES

Feature-by-Feature Comparison

Every feature, every tier. See exactly what you get with each plugin.

Feature	From $99/yrRoyal Affiliate Pro	From $119/moRefersion
Hosting & Data Ownership
Where your data lives	Your WordPress database	Refersion cloud servers
Self-hosted
Runs if license lapses	Plugin keeps working	Tracking stops
Conversion volume cap	Unlimited	130–350/mo by tier
Tracking
Cookie-based tracking
First/last click attribution
Cross-subdomain tracking
Excluded pages (regex)
Forced landing pages
Commissions
Flat & percentage
Product-specific rates	Pro
Category-specific rates	Business
Tiered commissions	Business
Recurring / lifetime commissions	Business
Campaign commissions	Business
Multi-tier MLM commissions	Business
Up to 5 MLM levels	Agency
Payouts
PayPal
Stripe Connect	Business, built-in
Wise (international) payouts
Auto payouts (threshold)	Business, built-in
Store credit	Business
Multi-currency commissions
Fraud Prevention
Self-referral blocking
IP rate limiting	Business	Basic
Proxy-header detection	Business
Bot detection	Business
Fraud log	Business	Basic
Integrations
WooCommerce	Native	JS snippet only
WooCommerce Subscriptions	Business, native
Easy Digital Downloads	Agency
MemberPress	Agency
Shopify + ecommerce integrations		Shopify-first, 30+ integrations
Tags & Coupons
Affiliate tags	Pro
Coupon tracking	Pro
Tag-based bulk coupons	Pro
Affiliate Tools & Communication
QR codes for affiliate links	Pro
Link cloaker (masked URLs)	Pro
Merchant ↔ affiliate messaging	Business
Monthly performance reports	Business, built-in
Challenges & Gamification
Goal-based challenges	Business
5 reward types	Business
Progress bars & leaderboard	Business
Email Marketing & Forms
Form lead tracking	Pro
Mailchimp / Kit / ActiveCampaign	Business, native	Via Zapier
Affiliate landing pages / portal	Business	Custom subdomain
One-click bulk sync (existing affiliates)	Business
AI, Migration & Onboarding
AI-agent tools (Royal MCP Pro)	7 tools, built-in
Migration wizard (AffiliateWP + SliceWP + YITH)	3 importers, built-in
Custom registration fields	Business
Enterprise
REST API	Agency
White-label (custom subdomain)	Agency	Pro+ tier
Bulk emails	Agency
Activity logging	Agency	Basic
Webhooks (HMAC-signed)	Agency, 13 events
Multi-language affiliate portal

WHY SWITCH

Key Advantages

Tight Volume Caps

Refersion's Professional tier caps you at just 130 conversions per month. Business raises it to 350. Blow through the cap and you're forced onto a higher tier or lose tracking on additional conversions. Royal Affiliate Pro tracks unlimited conversions at a flat $99/yr — no metering, no surprise upgrade emails.

Own Your Data

Your affiliates, referrals, payouts, and clicks live inside your own WordPress database — not on someone else's SaaS servers. Cancel your license and the plugin keeps running, forever. Refersion is a hosted service; when your subscription ends, tracking stops and your data comes with you only if you export it first.

WordPress Native

WooCommerce, WooCommerce Subscriptions, Easy Digital Downloads, MemberPress — Royal Affiliate Pro integrates with them out of the box. Refersion is Shopify-first, and its WordPress plugin is a JavaScript tracking snippet layered on top; deep integration with WC Subscriptions, EDD, or MemberPress requires custom webhook wiring or Zapier.

Deeper Feature Set

Multi-tier MLM up to 5 levels, gamification challenges with 5 reward types, fraud detection depth (IP + proxy + bot + fraud log), merchant ↔ affiliate messaging, QR codes, link cloaker, and AI-agent management via Royal MCP Pro — none of which Refersion ships at any tier.

BEING HONEST

Where Refersion Wins

We believe in honest comparisons. Here is where Refersion has the edge.

Shopify-first ecosystem — if your store runs on Shopify (not WordPress), Refersion is purpose-built for that stack with deep native tracking. Royal Affiliate Pro is WordPress-native and does not support Shopify.
First-party domain tracking — Refersion ships cookieless first-party tracking and server-side postback as a baseline for their SaaS clients. Royal Affiliate Pro currently uses first-party cookies plus direct link tracking; S2S is on our roadmap for a future release.
Multi-currency commissions — Refersion supports paying affiliates in multiple currencies natively. Royal Affiliate Pro currently pays commissions in your store's base currency.
Established brand + longer track record — Refersion has been around since 2015 with a mature ecommerce customer base, published case studies, and a large affiliate discovery network. Royal Affiliate Pro is a newer plugin with a smaller (but faster-growing) footprint.
30+ pre-built ecommerce integrations — if you need drop-in support for platforms outside WordPress (BigCommerce, Magento, WooCommerce, Recurly, Chargebee), Refersion's integration library is broader than ours.

QUESTIONS

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I migrate from Refersion?

Yes. Royal Affiliate Pro imports your Refersion affiliates via CSV export from Refersion's admin. Once imported, your affiliate program lives entirely inside your WordPress database — no more SaaS lock-in and no conversion volume cap. If you need help with the migration, our support team can assist directly.

Why switch from Refersion?

Three main reasons: (1) Tight volume caps — Refersion's Professional tier limits you to 130 conversions per month; Business raises it to 350. Royal Affiliate Pro is unlimited. (2) Own your data — your affiliate program runs inside your WordPress database, not on someone else's servers. (3) Pay once per year at $99, not $119-$249 per month, and every WordPress revenue source (WooCommerce, WooCommerce Subscriptions, EDD, MemberPress) works out of the box without custom snippets or webhook wiring.

How does pricing compare?

Royal Affiliate Pro: $99/yr (Pro, 1 site), $199/yr (Business, 5 sites), $299/yr (Agency, 100 sites) — one-time annual license, unlimited conversions, zero additional platform fees. Refersion: $119/mo Professional (130 conversions/month, 1 team member), $249/mo Business (350 conversions/month, 3 team members), Enterprise custom quote. Refersion is $1,428-$2,988+/yr and scales with your conversion volume; Royal Affiliate Pro is a flat annual license.

Does Refersion have features Royal Affiliate Pro doesn't?

Refersion is genuinely strong at first-party domain tracking, coupon-based attribution, multi-currency commissions, and its Shopify-first ecosystem with 30+ ecommerce integrations. Royal Affiliate Pro covers the WordPress-native side deeply: WooCommerce, WooCommerce Subscriptions, EDD, MemberPress, gamification challenges, 5-level MLM, fraud detection depth, migration wizards, and AI-agent management via Royal MCP Pro — none of which Refersion ships.

What happens to my data if I cancel Refersion?

With Refersion you export your data on cancellation and the SaaS access ends — future tracking stops. With Royal Affiliate Pro your affiliate program lives in your WordPress database from day one. Your license grants updates and support; if you let it lapse, the plugin keeps running and your data stays yours. No cloud dependency, no lock-in.