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ViralPayouts vs Club (formerly Brandbassador)

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. Club (formerly Brandbassador) also pays affiliates for you and does not say it has two-tier recruiting. It does not publish its prices.

Every figure for Club (formerly Brandbassador) comes from its own pages or named review sites, checked 12 October 2026. Sources are listed at the bottom.

Why brands pick ViralPayouts over Club (formerly Brandbassador)

Best fit: Brands (including digital/SaaS) wanting a commission program where partners can recruit other partners, 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.

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Side by side

	Club (formerly Brandbassador)	ViralPayouts
Price	Not published: quote on request	$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	Yes	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	Unique discount codes; Custom tracking links; Shopify/eCommerce integration to track ambassador sales; Missions (UGC, reviews, referrals, social posts)	First-party links with click IDs, signed server-to-server events, Stripe Checkout webhook
Coupon tracking	Yes	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	Stripe Checkout, Shopify orders, any backend via the event API

Club (formerly Brandbassador) plans in full

Hub: price not published. Request pricing; scales with active ambassadors and missions
Suite: price not published. Request pricing
Universe: price not published. Request pricing

Pricing source

Where ViralPayouts comes out ahead of Club (formerly Brandbassador)

What Club (formerly Brandbassador) offers

DTC and eCommerce brands (fashion, beauty, wellness, food, pets etc.) that want to recruit customers and creators as ambassadors who post UGC, leave reviews, refer and sell via codes/links for commissions and rewards.

Creator and checkout platform · G2 4.7 (107 reviews) · Trustpilot 4.8 (891 reviews)

Why ViralPayouts is the better choice

Transparent pricing: no monthly fee, pay 10% falling to 3% of partner payouts; Club is quote-only and reviewers rate it expensive
Built-in two-level recruiter overrides; Club states none
Server-to-server event API and Stripe webhook for SaaS/digital products, not only eCommerce

What Club (formerly Brandbassador) users say

Paraphrased from public reviews. Follow each link to read the original.

Praise

Creators say they can earn money and try new products (Sep 2026) trustpilot.com
Good for creators with many gifting and some paid opportunities (Aug 2026) trustpilot.com
Called one of the best product ambassador apps, rewarding from the start (Aug 2026) trustpilot.com

Complaints

Some users report pending withdrawals and missing balances (Trustpilot review summary) trustpilot.com
Past commission removals hurt some users' trust (Trustpilot review summary) trustpilot.com
Onboarding for new participants could be faster (Trustpilot review summary) trustpilot.com

About Club (formerly Brandbassador)

In their words:: "The Brand Ambassador Platform for DTC and eCommerce Brands" (H1); title: "Community-Led Growth Platform for Brands | Club"
Named customers:: Samsung, Celsius, Daniel Wellington, Fabletics, Huel, Electrum Tattoo Supply (case study: $154K affiliate revenue, 308% ROI, vendor-reported)
Website:: club.co

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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Sources for Club (formerly Brandbassador) (7), checked 12 October 2026

Club (formerly Brandbassador) is a trademark of its owner. ViralPayouts is not affiliated with Club (formerly Brandbassador). Prices and features change: check club.co before you decide. Spot something out of date? Tell us and we will fix it.