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| Decision criteria | GrowSurf | Affise |
|---|---|---|
| Consider for | SaaS or product teams that want a configurable referral/affiliate workflow and can model the percentage-of-sales success fee. | Performance agencies, affiliate networks and established ecommerce acquisition teams handling multiple traffic partners and offers. |
| Paid entry / monthly | $0/month | Not verified |
| Billing detail | Affiliate program: $0 monthly base plus 3% of affiliate referral revenue. Customer referral program: separate participant-based paid plans, starting at $179/month monthly billing or $125/month annual equivalent. | Affise lists Beginner from $499/month on commitment-based terms and another $625 monthly figure; Core and Expand cost more. Contract terms determine the applicable price. |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Free plan detail | The affiliate plan advertises a $0 monthly platform subscription but charges 3% of referred sales; that is not a zero-cost permanent program. The separate referral offering advertises a 14-day trial. | No permanent free plan verified for the performance product. The pricing page lists a 14-day trial on the introductory performance plans. |
| Commissions | Affiliate campaigns can pay for leads or customers and support flexible commission or reward structures. A 3% GrowSurf success fee applies to affiliate-attributed sales, separate from commissions owed to partners. | Supports partner commissions, affiliate network offer management and configurable campaign/payout rules. Network publisher settlements are separate from the platform subscription. |
| Tracking method | Documented referral links, conversion analytics, customer and partner attribution, program customization and anti-fraud features. Check exact cross-domain checkout flow, billing event support and attribution rules. | Performance offers, clicks, impressions and conversions with dashboards, fraud prevention and campaign-level statistics. The listed plans meter conversions and impressions. |
| Payouts | GrowSurf lists integrations including PayPal, Wise and reward vendors and advertises affiliate-payout capabilities. Verify whether payouts are merchant-funded, automated or subject to third-party processing and geography restrictions. | Affise Pay is listed on performance plans for publisher payouts. Confirm supported currencies, country coverage, withdrawal and funding fees under the contract. |
| Integrations | Official docs and pricing list Stripe, Chargebee, Recurly, Salesforce, HubSpot, Zapier and webhooks. Integration listing does not prove every subscription renewal event is configured. | Affise Performance, Affise Reach and the mobile measurement offering are separate product lines. Confirm integrations, postbacks, advertising network tracking and precise product purchased. |
| API available | Yes | Yes |
| Consider the limitation | Merchants seeking one $0 all-in affiliate price, or a flat referral subscription that never changes with usage. | A solo SaaS founder who only needs to pay a few Stripe referral partners. |
| Sources checked | 2026-11-03 | 2026-11-03 |
| Check the source | ||
| Next step | Visit GrowSurf ↗ | Visit Affise ↗ |
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