Customer referral software

ViralPayouts vs Kangaroo

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 Kangaroo, you pay your affiliates yourself and has no two-tier recruiting. It costs $79 to $349 a month.

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

Why brands pick ViralPayouts over Kangaroo

Best fit: A brand that wants affiliates and creators paid cash per sale and recruiting more partners.

$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

	Kangaroo	ViralPayouts
Price	$79 to $349 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	No	Yes You fund by bank transfer; we pay every partner
Two-tier recruiting	No1 levels	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	Referral engine/module within loyalty app (method not documented); POS and ecommerce integrations	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	Partly	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, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Lightspeed, Heartland	Stripe Checkout, Shopify orders, any backend via the event API

Kangaroo plans in full

Core: $79 a month. 1 POS/eCom integration
Plus: $199 a month. 2 integrations; "customer acquisition via referrals"
Elite: $349 a month. Unlimited integrations
Enterprise: price not published. Custom; API access
Shopify Ultimate Plan: $199 a month. 1,000 orders incl., $0.20 per extra order; referrals included

Pricing source

Where ViralPayouts comes out ahead of Kangaroo

What Kangaroo offers

Retail, hospitality, wellness and ecommerce businesses (online and in-store POS) wanting loyalty points, rewards, SMS/push and customer referrals.

Customer referral software · Capterra 4.9 (259 reviews)

Why ViralPayouts is the better choice

Pays cash commissions to partners for the brand; Kangaroo rewards customers with points and perks
Two-level recruiter override and a public program directory
No monthly fee vs $79-$349/mo
REST API and MCP server on every account

What Kangaroo users say

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

Praise

Helpful support and flexible campaigns (Megan M., Sep 2026). capterra.com
Flexible, easy to use, good value (Paul H., Aug 2026). capterra.com
POS integration gives a consistent online and in-store loyalty experience (PROCAM Photo & Video Gear, Aug 2026). apps.shopify.com

Complaints

SMS sending limits are restrictive; hard to get customers to download the app (Megan M., Sep 2026). capterra.com
Advanced features take time to learn; customization and reporting could improve (Michel A., Jun 2026). capterra.com
Time difference with support is hard to work around (Scott F., Jul 2026). capterra.com

About Kangaroo

In their words:: "Grow Your Business with Smarter Loyalty, Rewards & Customer Engagement"
Company:: Montreal, QC, Canada (2000 McGill College Ave, Suite 600) · Kangaroo Rewards
Website:: kangarooloyalty.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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Sources for Kangaroo (4), checked 12 October 2026

Kangaroo is a trademark of its owner. ViralPayouts is not affiliated with Kangaroo. Prices and features change: check kangarooloyalty.com before you decide. Spot something out of date? Tell us and we will fix it.