Affiliate software for SaaSViralPayouts vs Afficone
ViralPayouts has no monthly fee, pays your affiliates for you and pays recruiters on every program. You pay 10% of what you pay partners, falling to 3%, and nothing in a month when nobody sells. With Afficone, paying affiliates for you is optional or extra and does not say it has two-tier recruiting. It costs $0 a month.
Every figure for Afficone comes from its own pages or named review sites, checked 12 October 2026. Sources are listed at the bottom.
Why brands pick ViralPayouts over Afficone
Best fit: A brand that wants partners to recruit other partners (two-tier) and wants payouts handled for it without a monthly fee.
- $0 a month
No plan and no setup fee. 10% of what you pay partners, falling to 3% at $10,000 a month.
- Payouts done for you
One invoice per program. ViralPayouts sends every partner and recruiter their money and collects tax forms.
- Recruiters built in
Customer links and recruit links on every program, with the override set your way and reversed on refunds.
Side by side
| Afficone | ViralPayouts | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0 a month | $0 a month. 10% of what you pay partners, falling to 3% at $10,000 a month. |
| Setup fee | Not stated | None |
| Fee for paying affiliates | Not stated | Included in the fee above: no charge to the brand for sending payoutsPartners pay Whop's own fee when they withdraw to their bank |
| Pays your affiliates for you | Optionalvia PayPal / Wise (merchant's own accounts, per AlternativeTo description) | Yes You fund by bank transfer; we pay every partner |
| Two-tier recruiting | Not stated | Yes Two levels on every program: share of commission, share of sale or fixed. Paid on approved sales, never sign-ups |
| Public program directory | No | Yes Partners browse and join with one account |
| Tracking | JavaScript tracking script with portal token on all pages incl. billing; WooCommerce plugin installs script; referral codes/links; click analytics with referrer and location | First-party links with click IDs, signed server-to-server events, Stripe Checkout webhook |
| Coupon tracking | Not stated | Yes A code per partner, per program |
| Mobile app tracking | Not stated | App installs, sign-ups and purchases reported from your server through the signed event API, with bounties on them. No SDK to ship in your app. |
| API, webhooks, MCP | Not stated | REST API for brands and partners with an OpenAPI spec, an MCP server for AI agents, a signed event API and partner postbacks |
| Integrations | Stripe (Stripe 'Verified Partner' badge), Paddle, WooCommerce plugin, Shopify (per AlternativeTo), React / Next.js / vanilla JS | Stripe Checkout, Shopify orders, any backend via the event API |
Afficone plans in full
- Free: $0 a month. Free version with limited functionality (per AlternativeTo); homepage: "You can explore our platform for free, no need to attach a payment provider."
- Paid plans (names not confirmed; 'Growth' tier referenced on homepage): price not published. AlternativeTo lists paid subscriptions from $39 to $1,499 per month; product sync is "for Growth plans and higher"
Where ViralPayouts comes out ahead of Afficone
What Afficone offers
"SaaS startups and E-Commerce stores", plus personal brands and usage-based apps, connecting Stripe, Paddle or WooCommerce.
Affiliate software for SaaS
Why ViralPayouts is the better choice
- Two levels built in (partner commission plus recruiter override, separate recruit link); Afficone states nothing on multi-tier
- ViralPayouts actually pays affiliates for the brand via Whop; Afficone appears to automate payouts from the merchant's own PayPal/Wise
- Public directory where partners browse and join programs; Afficone has none
- Documented signed server-to-server event API and test network with simulated money
About Afficone
- In their words:
- "Affiliate Marketing made simple and awesome."
- Company:
- Bulgaria (per its Trustpilot listing)
- Website:
- afficone.com
Try ViralPayouts on test money
Set your commission and recruiter override, see what each sale costs you, and run it on the test network before a real partner joins. No monthly fee.
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Afficone is a trademark of its owner. ViralPayouts is not affiliated with Afficone. Prices and features change: check afficone.com before you decide. Spot something out of date? Tell us and we will fix it.