Affiliate networkViralPayouts vs Commission Factory
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. Commission Factory also pays affiliates for you and does not say it has two-tier recruiting. It costs 1.75% to 2% of transactions.
Every figure for Commission Factory comes from its own pages or named review sites, checked 12 October 2026. Sources are listed at the bottom.
Why brands pick ViralPayouts over Commission Factory
Best fit: A smaller or digital brand wanting no fixed cost or contract, payouts handled and recruiter-driven partner growth.
- $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
| Commission Factory | ViralPayouts | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | 1.75% to 2% of transactionsTerm: "a 12-month minimum term, referred to as the initial term", billed monthly | $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 | Tracking fee "charged as a percentage of each approved transaction processed through the platform" (2.00% Core, 1.75% Grow); FAQ also mentions "a performance-based network override on partner commissions". Optional managed service fees quoted on enquiry. | 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 Commission Factory ("automated billing and payments") | 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 | Yes600+ brands claimed programs | Yes Partners browse and join with one account |
| Tracking | server-to-server (recommended); client-side pixel; hybrid; clickless coupon tracking | 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 | API | 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, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Magento, Salesforce Commerce Cloud | Stripe Checkout, Shopify orders, any backend via the event API |
Commission Factory plans in full
- Core: price not published, plus 2% of transactions. AU$349/month (AUD per FAQ). 50,000+ affiliates, automated billing and payments, reporting, recruitment tools, Nexus AI
- Grow: price not published, plus 1.75% of transactions. $999/month (currency shown as $, likely AUD). Adds flexible commission structures, coupon code management/protection, enhanced fraud detection, Nexus Pro
- Elevate: price not published. Custom price. Adds cross-channel attribution, custom commission models, per-affiliate cookie durations, return-customer rates
Where ViralPayouts comes out ahead of Commission Factory
What Commission Factory offers
Brands and agencies in Australia/New Zealand and Asia-Pacific wanting an affiliate network and tracking platform with 50,000+ verified affiliates; free for affiliates.
Affiliate network · Trustpilot 4.3 (85 reviews)
Why ViralPayouts is the better choice
- No monthly fee and no 12-month lock-in; fee is 10% falling to 3% of partner payouts only
- Built-in partner + recruiter override levels; Commission Factory states none
- Transparent published pricing versus subscription + transaction % + override + quoted services
- Not limited to APAC
What Commission Factory users say
Paraphrased from public reviews. Follow each link to read the original.
Praise
- User-friendly platform with good partner-finding tools and reporting dashboard (Dec 2024) trustpilot.com
- Excellent onboarding team that set them up to grow the affiliate business (Aug 2024) trustpilot.com
Complaints
- Several 2024 one-star reviews describe Telegram 'task' job scams using the Commission Factory name (losses of tens of thousands to lakhs of rupees); company replied it has no affiliation - brand impersonation, not product complaints trustpilot.com
About Commission Factory
- In their words:
- "More sales. More earnings." (title: "Commission Factory | Infinite Partnerships, Simply Enabled")
- Company:
- Founded Operating in Asia-Pacific since 2011 · Australia (Commission Factory Pty Ltd) · Part of the Awin Group
- Named customers:
- Samsung, lululemon, Calvin Klein, adidas, ASICS, Aussie Broadband, Groupon, News Corp
- Website:
- commissionfactory.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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