What's the main difference between Referly and Affonso?

Price against scope. Affonso's Launch (€19, or €15 billed annually) caps at $1,000/mo in affiliate revenue, €29 Growth at $10,000 and €79 Elite at $30,000. Referly's $29 Indie caps at $1,500, then $75 Startup at $10,000 and $149 Business at $30,000, adding Shopify-plus-Stripe tracking, portal tax forms from Business and a marketplace along the way, and publishes Enterprise above $30,000. Affonso wins on price at most sizes; Referly on what a tier contains.

Is Affonso a good product?

Yes, and remarkably priced. Unlimited affiliates, referrals, programs and clicks on a €15 plan is a genuine offer, the free-tools library is well built, and the honest comparison pages deserve credit. For a first program with no revenue yet, it is hard to argue against.

What happens when I pass Affonso's $1,000/mo cap?

You move to Growth at €29/mo (about $31), which covers $10,000/mo, and past $10,000/mo to Elite at €79, which covers $30,000. Referly's first step comes later, past $1,500/mo, from $29 on Indie to $75 on Startup, then to $149 on Business past $10,000/mo. So between $1,000 and $1,500/mo Referly's $29 is about $2 less than Affonso's Growth; past $1,500, Affonso's steps cost less.

When should I choose Affonso over Referly?

When the affiliate channel is unproven and every fixed cost counts. At under $1,000/mo in affiliate revenue, €19 a month buys you unlimited affiliates and experiments, and Referly's $29 Indie costs about $8 more for 50 affiliates and one program. Re-run the comparison when you need what Referly adds: Shopify, tax forms, a marketplace or a plan past $30,000/mo.

Can I move my affiliates from Affonso to Referly?

Yes, by CSV. Affiliates, links and commission rates come across mapped, free on every plan. There is no direct Affonso API importer. Click history stays behind, so settle accrued commissions in Affonso before switching.

How does Referly's pricing compare to Affonso's?

Affonso is cheaper at most sizes: €19/mo (about $21, or €15 billed annually) against Referly's $29 under $1,000/mo in affiliate revenue, €29 (about $31) against $75 from $1,500 to $10,000/mo, and €79 (about $85) against $149 up to $30,000/mo. Between $1,000 and $1,500/mo it flips: Affonso's Launch has run out, and Referly's $29 Indie, capped at $1,500, is about $2 less than Affonso's €29 Growth. Anywhere else, if price is the deciding factor, choose Affonso. What the difference buys is scope: Shopify alongside Stripe and a portal in 15 languages on every plan, a recruiting marketplace, W-9 and W-8 collection, EU self-billing invoices and a portal on your own domain from Business, and a published ladder that continues above $30,000/mo where theirs stops.

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Affonso's published ladder ends at €79 and $30,000/mo. Referly matches that cap on Business, and publishes plans above it.

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Affonso is cheaper than Referly at most sizes: €19 against $29 under $1,000/mo in affiliate revenue, €29 against $75 from $1,500 to $10,000, €79 against $149 up to $30,000. Between $1,000 and $1,500, Referly's $29 Indie undercuts Affonso's €29 Growth. Referly is the Affonso alternative for scope: Stripe and Shopify, W-9 and W-8 forms from Business, and plans above $30,000/mo.

Affonso is cheaper than Referly across most of the range: €19 a month (about $21) against Referly's $29 under $1,000/mo in affiliate revenue, €29 (about $31) against $75 from $1,500 to $10,000, and €79 (about $85) against $149 up to $30,000. Billed annually, Launch is €15. The one exception is narrow: between $1,000 and $1,500/mo Affonso's Launch has run out, and its €29 Growth costs about $2 more than Referly's $29 Indie, which caps at $1,500. No reading of the numbers changes the rest, and this page is not going to try. Launch is also generous where a new program feels it: unlimited affiliates, referrals, programs and tracked clicks from day one, where Referly's Indie holds 50 affiliates, 100 referrals a month and one program. The free-tools library driving their acquisition is well made and their comparison pages are more honest than most of this category's.

If the affiliate channel is unproven, Affonso's Launch is the right answer and Referly's $29 Indie is the more expensive way to test it, though Indie runs 50% further before it needs an upgrade, $1,500/mo against $1,000. Above that the caps match at $10,000 and $30,000, so the difference is scope: Referly tracks Shopify alongside Stripe, collects tax forms and issues EU invoices from Business, runs a marketplace, and publishes plans above $30,000/mo, where Affonso's ladder stops with nothing listed.

What you actually pay

The same program, priced by both

Sticker prices compare two different things. Here is the same program run on both, with every fee included.

Referly

Startup plan: $75

Every month$75

Startup, up to 200 active affiliates

Affonso

Growth plan: $31

Every month≈$31

Growth, covers up to $10,000/mo

Affonso is cheaper and the panels show it, roughly $31 against $75 at this size. It is cheaper under $1,000/mo too (about $21 against $29) and up to $30,000/mo (about $85 against $149). The one band where Referly costs less is $1,000 to $1,500/mo, $29 against about $31. The case for Referly here is not price: it is Shopify alongside Stripe, tax forms, EU invoicing, a marketplace, and a ladder that keeps going above $30,000/mo where theirs ends.

The same program at three sizes

Affiliate revenue	On Referly	On Affonso
$2,500/mo	$75/mo · Startup	≈$31/mo · Growth
$10,000/mo	$75/mo · Startup	≈$31/mo · Growth
$25,000/mo	$149/mo · Business	≈$85/mo · Elite

Assumes the program Referly's Startup plan ($75/mo) is sized for: $10,000/mo in affiliate revenue, 200 active affiliates, 20% commission ($2,000/mo in payouts), 100 referred orders and 5,000 tracked clicks. The same program, priced by each vendor's own published rates.

The other side

Where Affonso stops

Three real limitations, each one traceable to a sentence on their own website.

Priced in euros

All three plans are priced in euros: €19, €29 and €79 a month. If you budget in dollars, every invoice is a conversion, so what the plan costs you moves with the exchange rate.

Source: affonso.io/pricing

The Launch gate list

The custom domain, private programs, email invitations and removing "Powered by Affonso" branding all sit above Launch. The €15 program wears the vendor's badge, not yours.

Source: affonso.io/pricing

The top of the ladder

The published ladder ends at Elite: €79/mo, $30,000/mo cap. Past that there is no listed tier. The plan for a program that keeps growing isn't on the pricing page.

Source: affonso.io/pricing

Referly vs Affonso, full comparison table

Compiled from real research into both platforms. The same rows appear on every alternatives page, so you can compare any two of them.

Comparison	Referly	Affonso
Entry price / month	$29 Indie (to $1,500/mo), $75 Startup (to $10,000/mo)	€15/mo annual · €19 monthly (Launch)
Real cost at $10,000/mo	$75/mo on Startup	≈$31/mo on Growth
What the price meters on	Affiliate revenue	Affiliate revenue
Revenue cap, entry plan	$1,500/mo on Indie, with 50 affiliates and 100 referrals a month	Up to $1,000/mo revenue from affiliates
Next tier	$75 (Startup), $10,000/mo cap. Then $149 (Business), $30,000/mo cap	$29 (Growth), Up to $10,000/mo
Transaction or payout fee	0% transaction fee	Not stated
Stripe
Shopify
WooCommerce
Paddle
Chargebee, Polar, Zylvie
Coupon-code tracking	Every plan, including Indie	Not stated
Cookie window	60 days default, configurable	Not stated
W-9 / W-8 collection	Business and above, TIN encrypted at rest
EU self-billing invoices	Business and above, with VIES VAT validation
Automated payouts	Business and above, through PayPal and Wise with no percentage fee	Not stated
Affiliate marketplace	Built in
Influencer Discovery	$199/mo add-on, 500 invitations/mo
Branded portal on your domain	Business and above	Not stated
Portal languages	15 + custom languages you define	Not stated
Sub-affiliate tiers	2 levels, Business and above
Free tier	Referly has none
Trial	14 days on monthly plans	14 days
Refund policy	Standard	Not stated
Direct import into Referly	n/a	CSV import
Bulk approve, decline and edit	Bulk approve and decline affiliates	Not stated
Cancel without contacting support	Self-serve in billing settings; billed via Stripe	Not stated
Per-link and per-affiliate reporting	Link-level and per-affiliate, every plan	Not stated
Payout proof and audit trail	Proof required on manual payouts, with an audit trail. Business and above for automation	Not stated
New-sale and new-affiliate alerts	Email alerts to program owners	Not stated

Which one should you choose?

An honest look at which of Referly and Affonso is right for you, including the reasons to stay where you are.

Choose Referly if

01Your program is closing in on $30,000/mo, where Affonso's published ladder ends and Referly's keeps going
02Shopify orders and Stripe subscriptions belong in the same program
03Tax forms, EU self-billing invoices and payout automation as you scale, Business and above
04A marketplace and Influencer Discovery instead of purely inbound recruitment

Choose Affonso if

01Your affiliate channel is pre-revenue, and €19 against Referly's $29 needs no justification
02You bill in euros and prefer a EUR-priced vendor
03Unlimited affiliates, programs and clicks at the entry price fit your experiments
04You're validating the channel and will re-decide at real volume anyway

Scope and plan
~30 min
List your campaigns, commission rules and open payouts. Decide what happens to commissions accrued but not yet paid.
Export and map
~30 min
Export your affiliates from Affonso as CSV. Referly's CSV importer maps affiliates, their referral links and their commission rates.
Configure and import
~1 hour
Recreate your commission plans in Referly, run the import, and swap the tracking script and the payment connection.
Verify and go live
3 to 7 days overlap
Run both in parallel, compare attributed sales daily, then switch off Affonso.

What does not come across

Historic click data and per-click attribution history stay in Affonso. Referly imports your affiliates, their links and their commission rates; it does not import Affonso's click log. Commissions already accrued in Affonso should be paid out from Affonso before you switch.

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Referly vs Affonso vs everyone else

Five facts on each of the other tools. If you are weighing up a third option, its page is one click away.

Referly, Affonso and four other affiliate platforms compared on entry price, meter, fees, Stripe, Shopify and tax forms
	Referly	Affonso	Rewardful	Endorsely	UpPromote	PartnerStack
Entry price	$29/mo	€15/mo annual · €19 monthly	$49/mo	Free	Free	Not published
Meters on	Affiliate revenue	Affiliate revenue	Affiliate revenue	Affiliate revenue	Referral revenue	Not published
Fee on top	0% transaction fee	Not stated	0% transaction fee	None stated	1-2% of successful referral sales	Not published
Stripe						Not published
Shopify		Not stated		Not stated		Not published
Tax forms	Business and above	Not stated		Not stated		Not stated

Fee footnote: Referly's 0% is a transaction fee. The optional agency client-billing fee (5% / 2.5% / 1%) and the opt-in Referly Payouts rail (5% / 8%) are separate, and neither one touches a sale. See all alternatives

Price against scope. Affonso's Launch (€19, or €15 billed annually) caps at $1,000/mo in affiliate revenue, €29 Growth at $10,000 and €79 Elite at $30,000. Referly's $29 Indie caps at $1,500, then $75 Startup at $10,000 and $149 Business at $30,000, adding Shopify-plus-Stripe tracking, portal tax forms from Business and a marketplace along the way, and publishes Enterprise above $30,000. Affonso wins on price at most sizes; Referly on what a tier contains.
Affonso is cheaper at most sizes: €19/mo (about $21, or €15 billed annually) against Referly's $29 under $1,000/mo in affiliate revenue, €29 (about $31) against $75 from $1,500 to $10,000/mo, and €79 (about $85) against $149 up to $30,000/mo. Between $1,000 and $1,500/mo it flips: Affonso's Launch has run out, and Referly's $29 Indie, capped at $1,500, is about $2 less than Affonso's €29 Growth. Anywhere else, if price is the deciding factor, choose Affonso. What the difference buys is scope: Shopify alongside Stripe and a portal in 15 languages on every plan, a recruiting marketplace, W-9 and W-8 collection, EU self-billing invoices and a portal on your own domain from Business, and a published ladder that continues above $30,000/mo where theirs stops.

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Where Affonso is the right answer

The same program, priced by both

Referly

Affonso

Where Affonso stops

Priced in euros

The Launch gate list

The top of the ladder

Referly vs Affonso, full comparison table

Which one should you choose?

Choose Referly if

Choose Affonso if

Switch from Affonso without losing your history

Scope and plan

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