Creator and checkout platformViralPayouts vs E-junkie
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 E-junkie, you pay your affiliates yourself and has no two-tier recruiting. It costs $8 to $40 a month.
Every figure for E-junkie comes from its own pages or named review sites, checked 12 October 2026. Sources are listed at the bottom.
Why brands pick ViralPayouts over E-junkie
Best fit: A brand that wants affiliates paid automatically and a recruiter tier, using its own checkout.
- $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
| E-junkie | ViralPayouts | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $8 to $40 a monthTerm: None; cancel anytime | $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 | No | Yes You fund by bank transfer; we pay every partner |
| Two-tier recruiting | No | 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 hop links with cookie; Product direct links (affiliate-embedded Add to Cart buttons) | First-party links with click IDs, signed server-to-server events, Stripe Checkout webhook |
| Coupon tracking | No | 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 | webhooks | REST API for brands and partners with an OpenAPI spec, an MCP server for AI agents, a signed event API and partner postbacks |
| Integrations | PayPal, Stripe, Braintree, Authorize.net, 2Checkout | Stripe Checkout, Shopify orders, any backend via the event API |
E-junkie plans in full
- 10 products: $8 a month. 10 products, 200 MB storage
- 40 products: $10 a month. 40 products, 2 GB storage
- 150 products: $20 a month. 150 products, 8 GB storage
- Unlimited: $40 a month. Unlimited products and storage (homepage promo: $9.99/mo)
Where ViralPayouts comes out ahead of E-junkie
What E-junkie offers
Sellers of digital downloads, codes and some physical goods who want a buy button or cart on their own site, with a simple built-in affiliate program for products sold through E-junkie checkout.
Creator and checkout platform · Trustpilot 4.6 (28 reviews)
Why ViralPayouts is the better choice
- Pays partners for the brand; E-junkie hands sellers a PayPal mass-pay file
- Two-level recruiting; E-junkie is single tier
- Works with Stripe or any checkout via event API, not only E-junkie buttons
- REST API and MCP server; E-junkie has webhooks and storefront scripts only
What E-junkie users say
Paraphrased from public reviews. Follow each link to read the original.
Praise
- Used since 2009; good functionality, reporting and fast support (David Ireland, Sep 2025). trustpilot.com
- Reliable cart since 2013 with quick, clear support (Pat Nuspl, Jan 2026). trustpilot.com
- "a powerful affiliate program that requires very little setup" (Kevin Muldoon review, updated 2020). kevinmuldoon.com
Complaints
- Files hosted on Amazon stopped working as download links, forcing re-uploads and rebuilt links (Adca Account, Feb 2024). trustpilot.com
- Dated, 1990s-style backend (Kevin Muldoon review). kevinmuldoon.com
- Sellers must pay affiliates manually because E-junkie does not handle sale money. e-junkie.com
About E-junkie
- In their words:
- "We help you sell downloads" (title: "Sell Downloads | E-junkie")
- Company:
- Founded 2003 (started as founder's script) · Tucson, Arizona, USA and near Dharamsala, India · Founder Robin K; vendor listed as Sine Info Ventures
- Team:
- Small team of developers
- Website:
- e-junkie.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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ViralPayouts vs Fluenceur Influencer MarketingSources for E-junkie (10), checked 12 October 2026
- https://www.e-junkie.com/
- https://www.e-junkie.com/wiki/pricing
- https://www.e-junkie.com/wiki/features
- https://www.e-junkie.com/wiki/affiliates
- https://www.e-junkie.com/wiki/help-affiliates
- https://www.e-junkie.com/wiki/about
- https://www.e-junkie.com/wiki/for-developers
- https://www.trustpilot.com/review/e-junkie.com
- https://www.kevinmuldoon.com/e-junkie-review/
- https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/113826/e-junkie
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