Category · 20 tools · 4 comparisons
Affiliate software
Run your own affiliate, partner or referral program, compared on monthly fees, revenue caps, payouts and Stripe or Shopify fit.
At a glance
- Tools tracked
- 20
- Entry plans
- $20–$1,500/mo
- Typical entry plan
- $49/mo
- Free plan
- 7 of 20
- Cheapest paid
- JoyLink, $20/mo
- Best value score
- Digistore24, 8/10
Every tool we cover
Price tracker →| Tool | Score | From | Top listed plan | Free plan | Trial | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 RewardfulRewardful | 7.2 | $41/mo | $124/mo | No | 14 days | ReviewPricingAlternatives |
 RefersionRefersion | 7.2 | $29/mo | $159/mo | Yes | — | ReviewPricingAlternatives |
 UpPromoteUpPromote | 7.2 | $24.99/mo | $166.66/mo | Yes | — | ReviewPricing |
 Digistore24Digistore24 | 7.0 | Free | — | Yes | — | ReviewAlternatives |
 TapfiliateTapfiliate | 6.8 | $74/mo | $149/mo | No | 14 days | ReviewAlternatives |
 FirstPromoterFirstPromoter | 6.8 | $49/mo | $124.17/mo | No | 14 days | ReviewPricingAlternatives |
 Post Affiliate ProPost Affiliate Pro | 6.7 | $79/mo | $599/mo | No | — | ReviewAlternatives |
 JoyLinkJoyLink | 6.5 | $20/mo* | $20/mo | Yes | 14 days | ReviewPricing |
 EverflowEverflow | 6.4 | Custom* | — | No | — | ReviewAlternatives |
 CopeCartCopeCart | 6.4 | Free* | — | Yes | — | Review |
 PartnerStackPartnerStack | 6.3 | Custom* | — | No | — | ReviewAlternatives |
 TUNETUNE | 6.3 | $1,500/mo | $1,500/mo | No | — | ReviewPricing |
 LevantaLevanta | 6.3 | $350/mo* | $750/mo | No | — | ReviewPricingAlternatives |
 PartnerizePartnerize | 6.3 | Custom* | — | No | — | Review |
 ClickBankClickBank | 6.2 | Free* | — | Yes | — | ReviewAlternatives |
 AwinAwin | 6.2 | £99/mo | £199/mo | No | — | ReviewPricing |
 Social SnowballSocial Snowball | 6.2 | $249/mo* | $899/mo | No | — | ReviewPricing |
 ToltTolt | 6.0 | $99/mo | $165.83/mo | No | 14 days | Review |
| MavelyMavely | 6.0 | Free* | — | Yes | — | Review |
 impact.comimpact.com | 5.8 | $30/mo | $2,500/mo | No | 30 days | ReviewPricingAlternatives |
* Lower confidence: the vendor's pricing page couldn't be read directly or didn't list every price, so the figure was compiled from other public sources and may be incomplete. Check the vendor's page before you buy.
Head-to-head
Highest scored
RewardfulRewardful
A strong fit for Stripe SaaS with active affiliate sales—not a free way to test demand.
RefersionRefersion
Good ecommerce affiliate coverage; budget for the monthly fee and revenue share.
UpPromoteUpPromote
Good Shopify affiliate coverage, with plan caps, sales fees and an outreach caveat to check first.
Affiliate software: quick answers
How much does affiliate software cost?
Paid plans for the 20 affiliate tools we track start between $20 and $1,500 a month, and the typical entry plan is about $49 a month. 7 of them have a free plan. Everflow, PartnerStack and Partnerize don't publish a starting price. Prices are the vendors' own, checked Nov 7, 2026; most quote the per-month price when billed annually.
Which affiliate tool is the cheapest?
Which affiliate tools have a free plan?
Which affiliate tool scores highest in our reviews?
Rewardful scores highest at 7.2/10. A strong fit for Stripe SaaS with active affiliate sales—not a free way to test demand. On value for money alone, Digistore24 rates best (8/10).