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| Decision criteria | ReferralHero | Affiliatly |
|---|---|---|
| Consider for | Brands needing gamified referral acquisition, viral waitlists, contest campaigns, customer advocacy or a flexible branded refer-a-friend funnel. | Budget-conscious online stores testing a trackable affiliate program and wanting simple coupon/link attribution. |
| Paid entry / monthly | Not verified | $0/month |
| Billing detail | Official pricing routes currently show conflicting versions. Newer /pricing route lists Basic $249/month and Pro $399/month, both with seven-day trials; an older rendering lists Pro $199 and a branded 25-subscriber free tier. Confirm latest account pricing directly. | Free plan $0 up to 50 tracked orders; Starter $16/month for up to 50 affiliates with unlimited tracked orders; Advanced $24/month for up to 200 affiliates. |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Free plan detail | A legacy pricing version advertises a free branded 25-subscriber tier. A more recent pricing version advertises paid Basic and Pro with seven-day trials and does not show the same permanent free tier. Do not assume free merchant access is currently available. | A permanent free tier is publicly listed, with a cap of 50 tracked orders. It should not be interpreted as unlimited affiliate transactions. |
| Commissions | One- or two-sided referral incentives may be issued as cash, gift cards, donations and promotions. Unlike SaaS commission software, the product's core focus includes referrals, waitlists, contests and customer advocacy rather than a fixed Stripe recurring-invoice commission system. | Merchants can set percentage or fixed-order commissions with configurable commission rules. The primary use case is ecommerce order attribution, not recurring SaaS billing. |
| Tracking method | Referral links, campaign signup and attribution, fraud algorithms, automated emails and audience/member limits. Recent pricing highlights AI insights and self-service campaign builder; mobile SDK access is indicated under Pro with annual-plan restrictions. | Affiliate links, email, coupon and QR attribution with affiliate dashboards, purchase reports, marketing assets and configurable program settings. |
| Payouts | The newer official offer advertises reward distribution with processing fees from 2.5% plus $0.50 and SMS charges separately. Budget the actual reward cost, payment provider fees and subscriber volume beyond base subscription. | Vendor lists gift cards and store rewards, and PayPal Mass Payout on Advanced. Actual transfer charges and affiliate-region support depend on payout providers. |
| Integrations | ReferralHero offers campaign sharing widgets, email/SMS marketing, integrations and APIs. A recent product page lists more than 500 integrations on Pro. Confirm exact ESP, CRM, ecommerce or SDK version required. | Official integrations list Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Squarespace, Ecwid and others; custom stores require implementation validation. |
| API available | Yes | No |
| Consider the limitation | Founders seeking unambiguous public pricing or a direct lifetime SaaS subscription affiliate payout ledger without campaign setup. | Subscription SaaS merchants requiring native recurring billing commission logic or enterprise channel deal registration. |
| Sources checked | 2026-11-04 | 2026-11-03 |
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| Next step | Visit ReferralHero ↗ | Visit Affiliatly ↗ |
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