Affiliate & Referral Programs
18 profiles, last reviewed 27 September 2026. This category is queued for its next full check; see the schedule.
Affiliate and referral software tracks who sent a customer, attributes the resulting revenue, and pays the referrer, turning word of mouth into a measurable acquisition channel.
Every startup gets referrals; few can tell you which ones converted or pay for them reliably. This category wires a billing system to a partner ledger: unique links, cookie and coupon attribution, commission rules, and payouts. The tools split cleanly between lightweight products built for a Stripe-billed SaaS and full partner-ecosystem platforms priced for companies with a partnerships team.
Typical stack. Teams running referrals usually pair it with Subscription Billing, Email Service Providers, Landing Page Builders, GTM Analytics, Testimonials & Social Proof and Influencer & Creator Marketing.
Price movement. Entry prices are tracked for 3 of the 18 tools here, and none has moved since tracking began. See every recorded change.
FirstPromoter
Category LeaderThe configurable veteran: five billing integrations, three commission levels, 18 report types
Rewardful
The Stripe-native default for SaaS affiliate programs, priced on the revenue it tracks
Tolt
MomentumAffiliate software that will run the payouts and file the 1099s for you, for 2%
Affonso
Ease of UseThe cheapest credible way to find out whether affiliates will work for your SaaS
Reditus
Affiliate software with a B2B SaaS partner marketplace attached, for companies whose problem is recruitment
GoAffPro
A free affiliate platform for ecommerce stores that never takes a cut of your sales
LeadDyno
Affiliate software priced on active partners, with the US tax paperwork built in
Post Affiliate Pro
Twenty years of affiliate program plumbing, priced on tracking requests rather than your revenue
Refersion
An ecommerce affiliate platform with a real marketplace attached, paid for with a slice of every referred sale
Tapfiliate
Platform-agnostic affiliate tracking that meters clicks and conversions instead of your revenue
UpPromote
The most-reviewed Shopify affiliate app, with a performance fee that falls as you pay more
GrowSurf
InnovationCustomer-to-customer referral programs for SaaS, with tax filing and an MCP server built in
PromoteKit
Best ValueThe cheapest serious Stripe affiliate tool, at $29 flat for unlimited referrals
ReferralCandy
Customer referral software that charges a success fee on the first three orders and nothing after
Trackdesk
A managed affiliate platform with automated payouts on four rails, priced for programs that already work
Partnero
Affiliate, referral and newsletter referral programs on one flat fee, with no partner or revenue caps
Referral Factory
No-code customer, affiliate and partner referral programs with unlimited campaigns and 200+ reward options
Referral Rock
One-plan customer referral software with a dedicated program advisor and frontline recruiter portals
Profiles are listed in editorial order. Placement cannot be purchased; see our methodology.