Affiliate software is getting expensive - what are you all doing?
I’ve been looking at affiliate tools recently for a couple of WooCommerce stores, and honestly, the pricing caught me off guard.
A lot of the well-known options are subscription-based now, and once you add everything up, it can get pretty pricey, especially if the store is still small or just experimenting with an affiliate program.
What surprised me is that most stores don’t seem to need anything super complex. Usually, it’s just tracking referrals properly, giving affiliates a simple dashboard, maybe coupon or link tracking, and a way to handle payouts.
However, many tools are designed for large SaaS companies rather than typical WooCommerce stores.
So I’m curious what people here are actually using.
Are you running your affiliate program with a plugin, a SaaS tool, or something custom? And are you paying monthly for it? (I came up with some of them, like WC Affiliate, SliceWP, Coupon Affiliates, etc.)
Would love to hear what tool you guys are using. Honest take only.
Thanks!