Create, organize, redirect and track affiliate links.
ThirstyAffiliates + Affiliate Analytics
Manage the link. Understand the site.
ThirstyAffiliates helps you manage and track affiliate links in WordPress. Affiliate Analytics helps you understand what those clicks mean in the wider context of your site.
If ThirstyAffiliates is already part of your workflow, you do not need to replace it. Add an analytics layer when you want to connect affiliate activity with pages, visitors, traffic sources and revenue context.
Two tools. Different questions.
Connect affiliate activity with pages, visitors, traffic and revenue.
Different jobs
ThirstyAffiliates manages links. Affiliate Analytics analyzes what happens around them.
ThirstyAffiliates is designed around affiliate link management inside WordPress. Its feature set includes link organization, branded or cloaked links, click tracking, auto-linking and other workflows for working with affiliate URLs.
Affiliate Analytics starts from a different question: what is happening on the site around the affiliate activity? That means looking at pages, visitors, sessions, traffic sources and audience dimensions instead of stopping at the individual link.
For many affiliate sites, the two roles can fit together naturally.
At a glance
Which tool answers which question?
The useful distinction is the job each product is designed to do.
| Capability | ThirstyAffiliates | Affiliate Analytics | Best fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliate link creation & management | Core focusManage an affiliate link library in WordPress | —Not the primary purpose | Use ThirstyAffiliates for the link itself. |
| Branded / cloaked links & redirects | Core focusLink branding, cloaking and redirects | —Not the primary purpose | Keep link-management workflows where they belong. |
| Affiliate click tracking | YesTrack performance of affiliate URLs | YesAffiliate activity inside site analytics | Both can show that affiliate activity happened, from different perspectives. |
| Page-level performance | Link-focusedPerformance of the affiliate links | Core analytics dimensionConnect affiliate activity with pages | Use Affiliate Analytics when the page itself is part of the question. |
| Visitors & sessions | Click contextContext around link activity | Core analytics dimensionVisitors, sessions and site context | Understand the activity behind the clicks. |
| Traffic sources, countries & devices | Link-level reportingPerformance data around affiliate links | Site-level analyticsTraffic and audience dimensions | Investigate where valuable affiliate traffic comes from. |
| Auto-linking & link workflows | Strong fitBuilt around affiliate-link workflows | —Not a link-management plugin | Use the dedicated link tool for link operations. |
| Revenue analysis | Performance / conversion reportingAffiliate-link and earnings workflows | ProRevenue Analytics | Use Affiliate Analytics when revenue needs site-level context. |
| Insights & Opportunities | —Not the primary purpose | ProActionable analysis and discovery | Move from reporting toward finding what deserves attention. |
| Affiliate-focused site analysis | Link-focusedAffiliate link management and performance | Broader site-level viewConnect affiliate results to site activity | Use Affiliate Analytics for the bigger picture. |
Feature availability can vary by ThirstyAffiliates plan and configuration. This comparison focuses on product roles rather than claiming that every feature is identical across plans.
Disclosure: Affiliate Analytics is independent and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by ThirstyAffiliates or Caseproof, LLC.
When should you use what?
Choose the tool for the question you are trying to answer.
Use ThirstyAffiliates when
You need to manage affiliate links.
It is a strong fit when your main job is creating, organizing, redirecting, cloaking, auto-linking or tracking affiliate links inside WordPress.
Learn about ThirstyAffiliates →Use Affiliate Analytics when
You need the context around the click.
Use it when you want to connect affiliate activity with pages, visitors, sessions, traffic sources and other site-level dimensions.
Explore Affiliate Analytics →Use both when
You want the complete workflow.
Manage the affiliate links with ThirstyAffiliates, then use Affiliate Analytics to investigate the broader site activity and performance around them.
See Affiliate Analytics Pro →For deeper analysis
Start with the data. Use Pro when the questions get deeper.
The Free version gives you the core affiliate analytics layer. Pro adds deeper analysis, revenue context, Insights, Opportunities and other tools for investigating what deserves attention.
Explore Pro pricingAffiliate Analytics Pro
- Insights & Opportunities
- Revenue Analytics
- Visitor Activity
- Reports & Scheduled Reports
- Affiliate Link Health & Advanced Analytics
FAQ
ThirstyAffiliates and Affiliate Analytics questions.
Can I use ThirstyAffiliates with Affiliate Analytics?
Yes. The products can complement each other. ThirstyAffiliates can handle affiliate link management and link-level tracking, while Affiliate Analytics adds broader WordPress analytics context around affiliate activity.
Does Affiliate Analytics replace ThirstyAffiliates?
No. Affiliate Analytics is an analytics product rather than a dedicated affiliate link manager. If ThirstyAffiliates already handles your links, you can keep it and add Affiliate Analytics for site-level analysis.
What is ThirstyAffiliates best for?
ThirstyAffiliates is built around managing affiliate links in WordPress, including link organization, branded or cloaked links, click tracking, auto-linking and related affiliate-link workflows.
What does Affiliate Analytics add?
Affiliate Analytics connects affiliate activity with wider site context such as pages, visitors, sessions, traffic sources, countries and devices, with deeper revenue and discovery features available in Pro.
ThirstyAffiliates + Affiliate Analytics
Keep managing the links. Add the bigger picture.
Start with Affiliate Analytics Free or explore Pro when you need deeper analysis.