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| Decision criteria | Viral Loops | BixGrow |
|---|---|---|
| Consider for | SaaS launches or marketing teams seeking viral waiting lists, newsletter referral challenges and customer milestone rewards. | Small Shopify merchants seeking inexpensive customer referral programs that can graduate from one affiliate to many. |
| Paid entry / monthly | $49/month | $0/month |
| Billing detail | Start-up $49/month billed monthly or $35/month equivalent billed annually. Plus $139 monthly or $99 equivalent annually; Growing $229 monthly or $159 annual equivalent; Power $399 monthly or $279 annual equivalent. | 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 | Vendor advertises a trial; a permanent free tier was not established on the current pricing page. | Free allows ONE affiliate, one affiliate program, and up to 50 referred orders per month. Paid plans advertise a 14-day trial. |
| Commissions | Milestone incentives, campaign points and rewards are more central than recurring affiliate commissions tied to billing invoices. | Basic affiliate commission rules, with advanced product-specific commission flows on Scale and tier/multilevel incentives on Pro. |
| Tracking method | Participant referrals, unique sharing links, signups and campaign milestones. Referral-revenue tracking appears on Growing, not base Start-up. | Referral links, tracked coupon codes, post-purchase referral widget and email-based marketing automation for store customers. |
| Payouts | Plus can automate fulfillment through integrations/API; Growing and above list native reward fulfillment connections for gift cards, Stripe and Tremendous. Verify geographic payout coverage. | PayPal automatic payouts are reserved for Advanced, while other tiers use supported manual or other methods. Payment provider fees are external. |
| Integrations | Campaign widgets plus HubSpot, webhook/API and reward integrations subject to plan. Stripe Rewarding is not equivalent to recurring Stripe affiliate commission tracking. | Shopify affiliate and customer referral flows; Paddle Billing SaaS renewal attribution is not documented as native. |
| API available | Yes | Yes |
| Consider the limitation | Affiliate program owners who mainly need recurring Stripe/Paddle subscription commission ledgers. | 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 Viral Loops ↗ | Visit BixGrow ↗ |
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