ViralPayouts vs Rekomi
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. Rekomi also pays affiliates for you and offers multi-tier commissions. It costs $29 to $99 a month + 3% of payouts.
Every figure for Rekomi comes from its own pages or named review sites, checked 12 October 2026. Sources are listed at the bottom.
Why brands pick ViralPayouts over Rekomi
Best fit: A brand that wants two-tier recruiting with flexible override types and partner discovery through a live directory, 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.
Side by side
| Rekomi | ViralPayouts | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $29 to $99 a month + 3% of payouts | $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 | Brand pays "A flat 3% on the money they send you" (affiliate). Affiliates bear processor pass-through only: Stripe Express $2.25/month + 0.25%; bank deposit $1.50 + 0.75-2.25%; PayPal 2% capped at $20. Creator deals: 3% brand fee (min $5, cap $150); 10% first-deal match fee (cap $500) via directory. | 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 Rekomi via Stripe Connect Express and PayPal; brand funds payout runs | Yes You fund by bank transfer; we pay every partner |
| Two-tier recruiting | Yes2 levelsAll plans ("On every plan there is a fourth channel: sub-affiliate recruiting") | 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 | First-party cookies and redirect links; Signed server-to-server hooks (S2S API); Per-affiliate coupon codes (Stripe, Shopify); Product and page deep links | 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, 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 | Stripe, Paddle, Braintree, Shopify (app), WooCommerce (plugin) | Stripe Checkout, Shopify orders, any backend via the event API |
Rekomi plans in full
- Starter: $29 a month, plus 3% of payouts. Guide of up to $2,500/mo partner payouts (no overage fee, never blocked); 1 campaign; unlimited affiliates; 2 team members
- Growth: $49 a month, plus 3% of payouts. Up to $15,000/mo partner payouts; unlimited campaigns; 5 team members; AI co-pilot
- Pro: $99 a month, plus 3% of payouts. Unlimited partner payouts; unlimited team; white-label; multi-currency reporting
- Enterprise: price not published, plus 3% of payouts. Custom annual contract; "same flat 3% on payouts"
Where ViralPayouts comes out ahead of Rekomi
What Rekomi offers
SaaS, AI-tool and ecommerce brands (Stripe, Paddle, Shopify, Wix etc.) that want affiliates paid worldwide and US tax forms handled for them, plus creators who want brand deals.
Affiliate software for SaaS · G2 4.9 (9 reviews)
Why ViralPayouts is the better choice
- No monthly or setup fee; a brand pays nothing until partners earn
- Recruiter override can be share of commission, share of sale, or fixed; Rekomi documents only percent of commission
- Public directory of live programs available now; Rekomi's network is not yet open
- Test network with simulated money and append-only ledger
About Rekomi
- In their words:
- "Affiliate and referral marketing software that pays your partners for you." (title: "Affiliate & Referral Marketing Software · Rekomi")
- Company:
- Uplup Inc. (named as payer of record: "Rekomi (Uplup Inc.) is the payer of record")
- Website:
- rekomi.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.
Sources for Rekomi (9), checked 12 October 2026
- https://rekomi.com
- https://rekomi.com/pricing
- https://rekomi.com/llms.txt
- https://rekomi.com/llms-full.txt
- https://rekomi.com/docs/affiliates/fees.md
- https://rekomi.com/docs/brands/commission-models.md
- https://rekomi.com/docs/brands/sub-affiliate-recruiting
- https://rekomi.com/docs/developers/mcp
- https://www.g2.com/products/rekomi/reviews
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