Affiliate networkViralPayouts vs Tradedoubler
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. Tradedoubler also pays affiliates for you and has no two-tier recruiting. It costs 2.5% to 4% of transactions.
Every figure for Tradedoubler comes from its own pages or named review sites, checked 12 October 2026. Sources are listed at the bottom.
Why brands pick ViralPayouts over Tradedoubler
Best fit: A brand that wants to build its own creator and affiliate base with a recruiter level, without a monthly fee or minimum commission rules.
- $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
| Tradedoubler | ViralPayouts | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | 2.5% to 4% of transactionsTerm: Grow: no contract, 30 days notice. Managed (serviced) programs: "typically come with a 12-month minimum contract term" | $0 a month. 10% of what you pay partners, falling to 3% at $10,000 a month. |
| Setup fee | Grow: tracking implementation fee €200 (Start) / €100 (Walk) only if Tradedoubler's tech team is needed; free on Run | None |
| Fee for paying affiliates | Grow: for fixed-fee (CPL) commissions the Grow fee is 30% of the commission amount instead of a % of order value | 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 Tradedoubler | 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 | YesProgram Directory linked in nav (count not stated); homepage cites 3,000 global brands programs | Yes Partners browse and join with one account |
| Tracking | JavaScript Tracking Library; branded (first-party, brand-domain) tracking; cookieless tracking (device fingerprint without PII); container tag / Google Tag Manager | 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 | Yes | 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, PrestaShop, Google Tag Manager, JavaScript | Stripe Checkout, Shopify orders, any backend via the event API |
Tradedoubler plans in full
- Grow Start: price not published, plus 4% of transactions. €59/month (GBP 55 in FAQ); 4% Grow commission on order value; min 6% affiliate commission; 1 program; 1 user; 50 InMails; 15-day validation; 10% cancellation limit
- Grow Walk: price not published, plus 3% of transactions. €99/month (GBP 85); 3% Grow commission; min 4% affiliate commission; 3 users; 250 InMails; 30-day validation; 20% cancellation limit
- Grow Run: price not published, plus 2.5% of transactions. €199/month (GBP 175); 2.5% Grow commission; unlimited users and InMails; same-day email support
- Managed partner programs / white label: price not published. Quote via sales; 12-month minimum typical
Where ViralPayouts comes out ahead of Tradedoubler
What Tradedoubler offers
Brands of all sizes (enterprise via managed programs; SMEs and startups via the self-serve Grow platform) wanting access to a large, mainly European publisher network (content, cashback, voucher, influencer, subnetworks), plus publishers looking for programs.
Affiliate network · G2 4.1 (36 reviews) · Trustpilot 3 (212 reviews)
Why ViralPayouts is the better choice
- No monthly subscription: fee is 10% falling to 3% of partner payouts, versus €59-€199/month plus 2.5-4% of total order value
- Fee scales with what partners earn rather than total order value, and drops to 3% at volume
- Built-in recruiter level so partners can recruit partners; Tradedoubler only offers third-party subnetworks
- Brand sets any commission; Grow enforces minimum affiliate commissions (6% Start, 4% Walk)
What Tradedoubler users say
Paraphrased from public reviews. Follow each link to read the original.
Praise
- Platform easy to use and navigate. g2.com
- Responsive account managers, available around the clock per one reviewer. g2.com
- Broad publisher and brand reach for entering new markets. g2.com
- Long-term partner reported +33% performance year on year; Dutch and Polish teams praised. trustpilot.com
Complaints
- Invoicing system rigid and error-prone. g2.com
- Reporting limited; large report downloads fail. g2.com
- Publisher sites rejected without clear reason; support emails unanswered. trustpilot.com
- Balance not paid out after account closure; sales allegedly rejected (company cites advertiser validation). trustpilot.com
About Tradedoubler
- In their words:
- "Boosting partnerships since 1999" (title: "Tradedoubler | Boosting partnerships since 1999")
- Company:
- Founded 1999 (Stockholm, by Martin Lorentzon and Felix Hagnö) · Stockholm, Sweden (US HQ opened in Miami, May 2025) · Listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange since 2005; the investors link now redirects to NYORDA AB (Stockholm), a group listing Tradedoubler, Metapic, Appiness, Bridge Retail Media and EmnaAI. President & CEO Matthias Stadelmeyer.
- Team:
- "exceeding 350 Tradedoublers"
- Named customers:
- HP, Club Med, Huawei (+87% revenue case study), Publicis Groupe (agency testimonial)
- Website:
- tradedoubler.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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- https://www.tradedoubler.com/
- https://www.tradedoubler.com/about-us
- https://www.tradedoubler.com/grow
- https://www.tradedoubler.com/grow-pricing
- https://www.tradedoubler.com/faq-grow
- https://www.tradedoubler.com/grow-about
- https://www.tradedoubler.com/faq-brands
- https://www.tradedoubler.com/faq-publishers
- https://www.tradedoubler.com/our-tech
- https://www.tradedoubler.com/post/updated-collaboration-standard-discover-your-growth-opportunities-with-subnetworks
- https://www.tradedoubler.com/llms.txt
- https://dev.tradedoubler.com/
- https://nyorda.com/
- https://www.g2.com/products/tradedoubler/reviews
- https://www.trustpilot.com/review/tradedoubler.com
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