ViralPayouts vs Audenticity Affiliate Network
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. Audenticity Affiliate Network also pays affiliates for you and does not say it has two-tier recruiting. It costs $10 to $40 a month.
Every figure for Audenticity Affiliate Network comes from its own pages or named review sites, checked 12 October 2026. Sources are listed at the bottom.
Why brands pick ViralPayouts over Audenticity Affiliate Network
Best fit: Brands, including SaaS and digital products, wanting recruiter overrides and a published fee with no subscription.
- $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
| Audenticity Affiliate Network | ViralPayouts | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $10 to $40 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 | Yesvia Audenticity (network handles billing and payouts) | 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 | Yes | Yes Partners browse and join with one account |
| Tracking | affiliate links; email tracking; product tracking | 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 | Shopify app, JavaScript snippet for other sites | Stripe Checkout, Shopify orders, any backend via the event API |
Audenticity Affiliate Network plans in full
- Standard: $10 a month. Products synced monthly; billing on order date; plus commissions
- Premier: $20 a month. Products synced weekly; billing on fulfillment date; plus commissions
- Deluxe: $40 a month. Products synced daily; gifted collabs; plus commissions
Where ViralPayouts comes out ahead of Audenticity Affiliate Network
What Audenticity Affiliate Network offers
US online retailers (Shopify or snippet) wanting customers, bloggers and influencers to recommend products via an aggregated product catalog.
Affiliate software for e-commerce
Why ViralPayouts is the better choice
- No monthly subscription: ViralPayouts charges 10% falling to 3% of partner payouts, only when partners are paid
- Two-tier built in on every program: recruiter override plus separate customer and recruit links
- Works beyond Shopify: Stripe Checkout webhook and signed server-to-server event API, plus REST API and MCP server
- Published, transparent fee schedule
What Audenticity Affiliate Network users say
Paraphrased from public reviews. Follow each link to read the original.
Praise
- Professional, attentive team; streamlined influencer vetting. apps.shopify.com
- Setup was a breeze and the team helped get started. apps.shopify.com
Complaints
- None found.
About Audenticity Affiliate Network
- In their words:
- "Audenticity blends a referral program with an affiliate network to help stores grow sales" (Shopify listing)
- Company:
- Founded Shopify app launched August 25, 2022 · Menlo Park, CA, US · Audenticity, Inc.
- Website:
- audenticity.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.
Sources for Audenticity Affiliate Network (3), checked 12 October 2026
Audenticity Affiliate Network is a trademark of its owner. ViralPayouts is not affiliated with Audenticity Affiliate Network. Prices and features change: check audenticity.com before you decide. Spot something out of date? Tell us and we will fix it.