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Refersion vs Tapfiliate

Refersion and Tapfiliate are both affiliate & referral programs tools aimed at E-commerce and small businesses. Refersion costs less, from $39/mo versus $89/mo for Tapfiliate. Only Refersion has a free plan.

Refersion

Affiliate and influencer program software for Shopify and DTC brands

Tapfiliate

Affiliate and referral tracking software for SaaS and e-commerce

PricingPaid · $39Paid · $89
Starting price$39/mo$89/mo
Free planYesNo
Free trial—7 days
Built forE-commerce, Small businessesE-commerce, Small businesses, Agencies
Platformswebweb
CountryUSNL · 2014
Rating——

Choose Refersion if

DTC ecommerce brands on Shopify, WooCommerce or BigCommerce that want to run an affiliate and influencer program with accurate first-party tracking.

  • Purpose-built for ecommerce rather than SaaS referral programs
  • Cookieless first-party tracking holds up against browser restrictions
  • Unlimited affiliates, clicks and conversions on every paid plan

Look elsewhere if: B2B SaaS partner programs or simple customer referral loops (PartnerStack, ReferralCandy, FirstPromoter).

Choose Tapfiliate if

E-commerce stores and SaaS companies that need flexible tracking, coupon attribution and commission models beyond Stripe.

  • Works for both e-commerce and SaaS billing setups
  • Coupon tracking credits influencers without a click
  • Flexible commission models, including multi-level

Look elsewhere if: Early-stage SaaS on Stripe that wants the cheapest simple referral tool (Rewardful, Tolt, PromoteKit).

Refersion vs Tapfiliate pricing

Refersion

  • Marketplace Listing$0Public listing only; tracking and payouts need a paid plan
  • Launch$39/mo$29/mo billed yearly; plus 3% of affiliate-driven sales
  • Growth$199/mo$159/mo billed yearly; plus 2% of sales; API access
  • ScaleCustomFlat monthly fee, white-glove onboarding, Slack channel

Tapfiliate

  • Launch$89/mo$74/mo billed annually; 50 affiliates, 500 conversions/mo
  • Scale$179/mo$149/mo billed annually; unlimited affiliates, 10k conversions
  • EnterpriseCustom30-day trial; unlimited team members, tailored limits

Refersion · Key features

  • First-party tracking domain attribution without third-party cookies or redirects
  • Affiliate marketplace where creators discover and apply to brand offers
  • Branded affiliate registration pages and recruitment tools
  • Commission rules by product, customer email, subscription or new customers
  • One-click affiliate payouts including PayPal, with tax form collection
  • Multi-store management and API access on the Growth plan

Cons

  • Percentage of affiliate sales on top of the subscription adds up
  • API access and advanced commissions start at $199 per month
  • No published free trial for the paid plans

Tapfiliate · Key features

  • Click, coupon code, postback and API-based conversion tracking
  • Percentage, fixed, tiered, recurring and lifetime commissions
  • Multi-level commissions for sub-affiliate recruitment
  • White-label affiliate portal on your own domain
  • Automation and bulk actions for approvals, commissions and payouts
  • In-platform messenger and branded recruitment links

Cons

  • Higher entry price than Rewardful, Tolt or PromoteKit
  • Launch plan caps programs at 50 affiliates
  • Click and conversion overages raise costs for busy programs

Refersion vs Tapfiliate: FAQ

Which is cheaper, Refersion or Tapfiliate?

Refersion starts at $39/mo and Tapfiliate at $89/mo. Both prices are checked on the vendors' own pricing pages.

Do Refersion and Tapfiliate have a free plan?

Refersion has a free plan. Tapfiliate has no free plan, a 7-day free trial.

Not sure yet?