Affiliate software for e-commerceViralPayouts vs Linkable: Creator marketing
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. Linkable: Creator marketing also pays affiliates for you and does not say it has two-tier recruiting. It costs $99 to $499 a month + 2.5% to 2.5% of transactions.
Every figure for Linkable: Creator marketing comes from its own pages or named review sites, checked 12 October 2026. Sources are listed at the bottom.
Why brands pick ViralPayouts over Linkable: Creator marketing
Best fit: A brand that wants an affiliate program paid only when partners earn, with partners recruiting partners, and 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
| Linkable: Creator marketing | ViralPayouts | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $99 to $499 a month + 2.5% to 2.5% of transactions | $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 | Creator links; Discount codes | 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, Facebook, TikTok | Stripe Checkout, Shopify orders, any backend via the event API |
Linkable: Creator marketing plans in full
- Starter: $99 a month, plus 2.5% of transactions. 10 new creators/month; 2 campaigns at once
- Growth: $199 a month, plus 2.5% of transactions. 50 new creators/month; 10 campaigns
- Scale: $499 a month, plus 2.5% of transactions. 100 new creators/month; 20 campaigns; advanced insights; priority support
Where ViralPayouts comes out ahead of Linkable: Creator marketing
What Linkable: Creator marketing offers
Shopify ecommerce brands that want to find creators and run gifted, paid and affiliate campaigns in one place.
Affiliate software for e-commerce
Why ViralPayouts is the better choice
- No monthly fee vs $99-$499/month plus 2.5% of sales
- Two-level recruiting built in; Linkable has none
- Fee only on partner payouts, not on gross sales
What Linkable: Creator marketing users say
Paraphrased from public reviews. Follow each link to read the original.
Praise
- Easy to use with a responsive team (booheads, Jun 2026). apps.shopify.com
- Lets the brand track influencer CAC to show investors (Lametto Rose, Feb 2026). apps.shopify.com
- Launch campaigns quickly, see what works, good talent pool (Chew And, Apr 2026). apps.shopify.com
Complaints
- Sent 9 products, got 3 reels in 3 months; creators took free samples and used fake engagement (Apollo Fitness, Sep 2026). apps.shopify.com
- Zero revenue after months; charged for subscription after asking not to extend trial, refund hard to get (Grace & Co Jewellery, Aug 2026). apps.shopify.com
- "it's dead" one-word review after 3 days (Fyle, Feb 2026). apps.shopify.com
About Linkable: Creator marketing
- In their words:
- "Creator marketing, built for ecommerce."
- Company:
- London, UK (Shopify listing address) · Linkable Ltd.
- Website:
- linkable.link
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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