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| Decision criteria | Kiflo | BixGrow |
|---|---|---|
| Consider for | B2B SaaS companies with established referral, reseller and co-selling partners using HubSpot or Salesforce and needing lead attribution across a shared pipeline. | Small Shopify merchants seeking inexpensive customer referral programs that can graduate from one affiliate to many. |
| Paid entry / monthly | $399/month | $0/month |
| Billing detail | Core is advertised at $399/month for 25 active partners, with partner-volume scaling up to 50 active partners. Annual billing is discounted by 10% as stated on the pricing page. | Free $0/month; Scale $19.99/month, Pro $29.99/month, Advanced $49.99/month on monthly billing. Annual plans are discounted separately. |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Free plan detail | No permanent free plan. The vendor offers guided product validation or proof-of-concept discussions; a fixed self-service trial length is not verified. | Free allows ONE affiliate, one affiliate program, and up to 50 referred orders per month. Paid plans advertise a 14-day trial. |
| Commissions | Commission calculations connect to registered leads, deals and transactions. Partner-sourced sales attribution uses CRM and partner workflow data rather than assuming anonymous subscription referral-cookie tracking. | Basic affiliate commission rules, with advanced product-specific commission flows on Scale and tier/multilevel incentives on Pro. |
| Tracking method | Account mapping, co-sell opportunity collaboration, partner lead/deal registration, CRM stage sync, partner portal and partner overlap workflows. Referral links are available, but the core product is B2B pipeline management. | Referral links, tracked coupon codes, post-purchase referral widget and email-based marketing automation for store customers. |
| Payouts | Core can manually trigger payouts; fully automated payout triggers are in higher-tier plans according to the official plan comparison. Confirm payment settlement methods and contract terms with sales. | PayPal automatic payouts are reserved for Advanced, while other tiers use supported manual or other methods. Payment provider fees are external. |
| Integrations | Native HubSpot and Salesforce CRM integrations support two-way lead, contact and deal synchronization. Kiflo also lists Stripe and Chargebee one-click connections for transactions/rewards, plus other CRMs, Zapier and REST API. Do not equate these to a native Paddle Billing integration. | Shopify affiliate and customer referral flows; Paddle Billing SaaS renewal attribution is not documented as native. |
| API available | Yes | Yes |
| Consider the limitation | Small Stripe-only affiliate programs seeking sub-$100/month tools, or teams needing automatic payouts and unlimited active partners at the base Core price. | Large programs needing unlimited referrals on Free, automated PayPal payouts without Advanced, or direct Stripe SaaS/Paddle subscription tracking. |
| Sources checked | 2026-10-21 | 2026-10-21 |
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| Next step | Visit Kiflo ↗ | Visit BixGrow ↗ |
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