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WordPress MLM plugins evaluated on real production criteria.
| Feature | Business MLM Software (Headless via WP) 9.0/10, strong second for headless when broader plan support matters HeadlessMulti-region Visit Business MLM | ARM Multi-Level Marketing for WordPress 8.0/10, real plugin path for under $1M GMV Plugin Visit ARM MLM | CloudMLM (Headless via WP) 9.4/10, Editor's Pick for the headless path HeadlessEditor's Pick Visit CloudMLM | |
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| Property | Business MLM Software (Headless via WP) | ARM Multi-Level Marketing | MyCred Plus MLM Extensions | CloudMLM (Headless via WP) |
| Pricing band | $390 to $3,000/mo | $99 one-time plus tier add-ons | $99 to $300 stack across extensions | $290 to $2,500/mo |
| Plan support | Binary, matrix, unilevel, board, breakaway, stairstep, hybrid | Binary, matrix, unilevel | Binary, unilevel via separate extensions | Binary, matrix, unilevel, board, hybrid |
| WooCommerce integration | Webhook bridge, documented | Native, works through WC hooks | Yes, via separate extension | Webhook bridge, working reference repo |
| REST API | Full surface plus signed webhooks | Yes, but read-mostly | Limited | Full surface plus signed webhooks (HMAC-SHA256) |
| PHP SDK | Yes, Laravel-friendly | Plugin itself, no separate SDK | Plugin only | composer-installable, Laravel + plain-PHP examples |
| JavaScript SDK | ✓ | None | None | NPM package, TypeScript types included |
| Multisite support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| GMV ceiling | $50M+ | About $1M before performance walls hit | About $300K | $50M+ (limited by WP front, not the platform) |
| Time to working bridge | About a day | N/A | N/A | Half a day for a dev familiar with WP hooks |
| Time to setup | N/A | 90 minutes for binary plan, longer for hybrids | Depends on extension stack quality this quarter | N/A |