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| Decision criteria | ReferralCandy | Affonso |
|---|---|---|
| Consider for | Ecommerce companies whose main objective is new customer referral growth and who can budget platform success fees. | Micro SaaS or subscription startups using supported modern billing providers, especially those comparing Paddle Billing or Polar alongside Stripe. |
| Paid entry / monthly | $9/month | $19/month |
| Billing detail | Basic $9/month plus 10.5% success fee; Grow $79/month +3.5%; Scale $249/month +1.5%; Enterprise $799/month +0.25%. Vendor describes month-to-month contracts. | Launch: $19/month month-to-month, or $15/month when billed annually; monthly affiliate-attributed revenue cap is $1,000. |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Free plan detail | No permanent free subscription; a seven-day trial is available. Vendor says referrals from the trial do not incur success fees. | No permanent free plan. A 14-day trial is advertised on paid plans. |
| Commissions | ReferralCandy's own success fee is NOT the same as rewards paid to advocates. Merchants choose coupon, store-credit or cash rewards and separately budget platform fees. | Supports fixed and percentage commissions, one-time and recurring rewards, partner groups, link and coupon tracking, and configurable commission rules. Payout funds are separate from the tracking integration. |
| Tracking method | Customer referral links and coupon-based attribution for net-new ecommerce purchasers with configurable rewards and referral campaigns. | Affiliate links, coupon codes, product-aware commission rules, fraud checks and refund handling are documented. The vendor lists native Stripe, Paddle Billing, Polar, Creem and Dodo Payments integrations. |
| Payouts | Merchant options include PayPal, Venmo, bank transfer, Tremendous gift/debit cards and store credit. Vendor describes processing fees as pass-through, not an extra ReferralCandy transaction markup. | Manual payout exports support PayPal, Wise and bank transfers, with the merchant making the actual payment. Managed payouts require Growth or higher: official help documents a $25 per managed invoice service fee, a possible payment-method surcharge, and $0.50 per affiliate after the first 25. Check current terms and provider fees. |
| Integrations | Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento, BigCommerce and custom ecommerce, with integrations including Klaviyo and reward providers. Standalone Paddle Billing subscriptions are not native in the reviewed docs. | Native integrations listed for Stripe, Paddle Billing, Polar.sh, Creem and Dodo Payments. API, webhooks and SDK are documented; test your exact checkout and subscription event flow before switching. |
| API available | Yes | Yes |
| Consider the limitation | SaaS merchants requiring subscription renewal commission ledgers or retailers assuming the $9 subscription is their total cost. | Businesses requiring a no-cost permanent plan, predictable uncapped affiliate-attributed revenue at Launch pricing, or fully managed payouts without extra fees. |
| Sources checked | 2026-10-21 | 2026-10-21 |
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| Next step | Visit ReferralCandy ↗ | Visit Affonso ↗ |
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