Viral Loops
Referral campaigns and viral waitlists
Viral Loops is a affiliate & referral programs tool for Small businesses and Creators, offered as paid ($49/mo). Founded in in 2016. Popular alternatives include GrowSurf.
About Viral Loops
Viral Loops is a referral marketing platform that provides ready-made templates for viral campaigns. Rather than building referral mechanics from scratch, marketers pick a campaign type, customize its widgets and emails, and embed it on a website or connect it to their store or email tool.
Templates cover prelaunch waitlists where people move up the queue by inviting friends, milestone referral programs that unlock rewards at set numbers of referrals, giveaways and sweepstakes with extra entries for sharing, newsletter referral programs, ambassador programs and refer-a-friend campaigns for e-commerce. Each campaign includes a leaderboard or referral dashboard, unique referral links, reward management, fraud checks and integrations with tools such as Shopify, Stripe, HubSpot, Mailchimp, Klaviyo and Zapier. Plans are monthly subscriptions tiered by participants and number of campaigns, starting with a Start-up plan for 1,000 participants; there is a 14-day trial rather than a free plan.
Viral Loops suits startups preparing a launch, newsletters and e-commerce brands that want to test referral growth quickly. Templates are less customizable than a fully custom program, analytics are basic, and participant limits push you into higher tiers. For ongoing affiliate programs Rewardful or FirstPromoter are better, ReferralCandy and Friendbuy focus on e-commerce refer-a-friend, KickoffLabs is a close waitlist competitor, and SparkLoop specializes in newsletter referrals.
Key features of Viral Loops
- Prelaunch waitlist template
- Milestone referrals
- Giveaways and sweepstakes
- Newsletter referral programs
- Ambassador programs
- Widgets and integrations
Pros and cons
Pros
- Ready-made templates
- Great for launches
- Easy to deploy
- Many campaign types
Cons
- Participant limits
- Less customizable
- Pricing per tier
- Analytics basic
Viral Loops pricing
Viral Loops uses a paid model. A 14-day free trial is available.
| Plan | Price | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Start-up | $49 / mo | $35/mo billed annually; 1,000 participants |
| Plus | $139 / mo | $99/mo billed annually; 5,000 participants |
| Growing | $159 / mo | Billed annually; 10,000 participants |
| Power | $399 / mo | $279/mo billed annually; 25,000 participants |
| Enterprise | Custom | 25,000+ participants |
How Viral Loops compares in Affiliate & referral programs
- Rank by votes
- #1 / 15
- Starting price
- $49
- Free alternatives
- 0
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At the category median of $49/mo
Free or open-source tools in Affiliate & referral programs
Viral Loops ranks #1 of 15 affiliate & referral programs tools by community votes and is priced in line with the category.
Common use cases
- 1Product waitlist with referral leaderboard
- 2Newsletter growth
- 3Giveaway campaign
- 4Brand ambassador program
Best for
Startups and marketers running launch or referral campaigns.
Not ideal for
Ongoing affiliate programs.
Integrations
- Shopify
- Mailchimp
- HubSpot
- Zapier
- Webflow
- WordPress
Our take
Viral Loops is the quickest way to add virality to a launch.
FAQ
- What is Viral Loops?
- Viral Loops is a Affiliate & referral programs tool: Referral campaigns and viral waitlists.
- How much does Viral Loops cost?
- Viral Loops uses a Paid model; paid plans start at $49 per month.
- What are the best alternatives to Viral Loops?
- Community-listed alternatives to Viral Loops include GrowSurf.
- Does Viral Loops have a free trial?
- Yes, Viral Loops offers a 14-day free trial.
- What does Viral Loops integrate with?
- Viral Loops integrates with Shopify, Mailchimp, HubSpot, Zapier, Webflow, WordPress and more.
- Which platforms does Viral Loops support?
- Viral Loops is available on web.
- Who is Viral Loops for?
- Startups and marketers running launch or referral campaigns.
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