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| Decision criteria | Extole | Affise |
|---|---|---|
| Consider for | Large consumer brands, financial services, banks and merchants implementing sophisticated refer-a-friend and loyalty experiences. | Performance agencies, affiliate networks and established ecommerce acquisition teams handling multiple traffic partners and offers. |
| Paid entry / monthly | Not verified | Not verified |
| Billing detail | Custom enterprise pricing. No verified public flat monthly subscription or self-service starting price is listed on the official pages reviewed. | 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 | No permanent free plan established. Demo and sandbox access are available by vendor discussion; commercial terms are quote-based. | No permanent free plan verified for the performance product. The pricing page lists a 14-day trial on the introductory performance plans. |
| Commissions | The platform manages customer referral incentives, one- or two-sided rewards, influencer/ambassador campaigns and loyalty actions. These are not necessarily SaaS subscription commission contracts. | Supports partner commissions, affiliate network offer management and configurable campaign/payout rules. Network publisher settlements are separate from the platform subscription. |
| Tracking method | First-party events, audience targeting, flexible referral flow builder, multichannel creative, rewards bank, fraud prevention, real-time conversion analytics and customer outcomes. | Performance offers, clicks, impressions and conversions with dashboards, fraud prevention and campaign-level statistics. The listed plans meter conversions and impressions. |
| Payouts | Vendor advertises a Reward Bank with cash, gift cards, points, discounts and other incentives. Funding, country eligibility, tax treatment and reward distribution require plan-level confirmation. | Affise Pay is listed on performance plans for publisher payouts. Confirm supported currencies, country coverage, withdrawal and funding fees under the contract. |
| Integrations | Supports web and native-app event flows, APIs, webhooks, secure imports and third-party integrations. Vendor documents cross-channel retail, financial services, banking and travel use cases. | 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 | Solo SaaS founders seeking a cheap Stripe affiliate commission tracker or a free public pricing tier. | 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 Extole ↗ | Visit Affise ↗ |
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