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| Decision criteria | Referral Rock | Affonso |
|---|---|---|
| Consider for | Established service or B2B teams wanting an ongoing managed customer-referral experience and guided program launch. | Micro SaaS or subscription startups using supported modern billing providers, especially those comparing Paddle Billing or Polar alongside Stripe. |
| Paid entry / monthly | $250/month | $19/month |
| Billing detail | Operator Plan costs $250/month on a month-to-month contract, with 10% annual discount available. Enterprise is quoted and Multi-Org starts at $1,000/month for five partitioned programs. | 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 plan. Fourteen-day free trial is offered; no separate onboarding fee on Operator. | No permanent free plan. A 14-day trial is advertised on paid plans. |
| Commissions | Tracks referred customer progress and reward eligibility; rewards can include coupons, gift cards or merchant-fulfilled perks, not necessarily billing-based recurring commissions. | 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 | Shareable member URLs, codes and QR attribution, automated invitations and multi-step referral lifecycle tracking; member count and rolling source imports are important cost drivers. | 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 | Supports gift-card and custom merchant reward fulfillment. Do not promise worldwide automatic bank commission payouts without confirming the selected reward integration. | 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 | Ecommerce, marketing email, HubSpot/Salesforce-type connected-source workflows, Zapier and API are described. Billing integrations and CRM field mapping may require advisory setup. | 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 | Micro SaaS teams seeking <$100/month software or unlimited imported members for a flat fee. | 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 |
| Check the source | ||
| Next step | Visit Referral Rock ↗ | Visit Affonso ↗ |
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