Post Affiliate Pro Alternative
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$89 for one campaign and 10,000 tracked requests. Referly starts at $29 and never counts a click.
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Referly's CSV importer maps your Post Affiliate Pro affiliates, referral links and commission rates. Free on every plan.
Referly is a Post Affiliate Pro alternative that meters on affiliate revenue, not tracking requests. Post Affiliate Pro's Starter is $89/mo for 10,000 tracking requests and a single campaign; the next rung up is $139. Referly starts at $29/mo (Indie, up to $1,500/mo in affiliate revenue) and is $75/mo on Startup for $10,000/mo and 200 affiliates, with unlimited clicks and coupon tracking on every plan.
Post Affiliate Pro has the longest track record on this page and the depth that comes with it: more than 220 integrations, unlimited affiliates on every plan, and configuration surface for almost any commission arrangement you can describe. The 30-day trial is double the category norm, and 24/7 support on every tier is advertised as lifetime. Nothing else in this comparison set tries to cover as much ground.
What you actually pay
The same program, priced by both
At this size Post Affiliate Pro costs 1.2× what Referly does. The gap comes from the percentages and the plan cliffs, not the sticker price.
Referly
- Startup plan
- $75
Startup, up to 200 active affiliates

Post Affiliate Pro
- Starter plan
- $89
Starter, 5,100 of 10,000 monthly tracking requests
Referly is cheaper on the sticker as well as at this size: $75 against $89 for this program, and $29 on Indie for one under $1,500/mo. The $75 covers 200 affiliates and unlimited clicks where their Starter covers one campaign and 10,000 tracked requests. If you need several campaigns, their $139 Pro is $10 less than Referly's $149 Business, where multiple commission plans start.
The same program at three sizes
| Affiliate revenue | On Referly | On Post Affiliate Pro |
|---|---|---|
| $2,500/mo | $75/mo · Startup | $89/mo · Starter |
| $10,000/mo | $75/mo · Startup | $89/mo · Starter |
| $25,000/mo | $149/mo · Business | $139/mo · Pro |
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 Post Affiliate Pro stops
Three real limitations, each one traceable to a sentence on their own website.
The request meter
Starter includes 10,000 tracking requests a month, and clicks, impressions and events all draw it down. Traffic you don't control decides when you outgrow the plan.
Source: postaffiliatepro.com/pricing
One campaign
The $89 Starter runs a single campaign, and its included setup assistance is capped at two hours. A second offer, brand or region means the $139/mo Pro plan.
Source: postaffiliatepro.com/pricing
The price of headroom
Meaningful request volume starts at Pro: $139/mo, over half again the entry price. Between 10,000 requests and 1,000,000 there is nothing. The ladder has no middle rung.
Source: postaffiliatepro.com/pricing
Referly vs Post Affiliate Pro, 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 | Post Affiliate Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price / month | $29 Indie (to $1,500/mo), $75 Startup (to $10,000/mo) | $89/mo · $79 annual (Starter) |
| Real cost at $10,000/mo | $75/mo on Startup | $89/mo on Starter |
| What the price meters on | Affiliate revenue | Tracking requests |
| Revenue cap, entry plan | $1,500/mo on Indie, with 50 affiliates and 100 referrals a month | 10,000 tracking requests/mo · 1 campaign |
| Next tier | $75 (Startup), $10,000/mo cap. Then $149 (Business), $30,000/mo cap | $139 (Pro), 1,000,000 tracking requests/mo · unlimited campaigns |
| Transaction or payout fee | 0% transaction fee | None stated |
| Stripe | Not stated | |
| Shopify | Not stated | |
| WooCommerce | Not stated | |
| Paddle | Not stated | |
| Chargebee, Polar, Zylvie | Not stated | |
| 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 | Not stated |
| EU self-billing invoices | Business and above, with VIES VAT validation | Not stated |
| 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 | Not stated |
| Free tier | Referly has none | |
| Trial | 14 days on monthly plans | 30 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 Post Affiliate Pro is right for you, including the reasons to stay where you are.
Choose Referly if
- 01You'd rather forecast affiliate revenue than tracking-request volume
- 02You want to start small: $29 on Indie for a program under $1,500/mo, or $75 on Startup to $10,000/mo, against their $89
- 03Stripe and Shopify on one program, with a marketplace recruiting into it
- 04A modern portal your affiliates get in 15 languages, on your domain from Business

Choose Post Affiliate Pro if
- 01You need configuration depth for an unusual commission structure, 220+ integrations and decades of options
- 02Unlimited affiliates on the entry plan is non-negotiable for your model
- 03A 30-day trial gives you the evaluation runway you want
- 04You're operating at Ultimate or Network scale, where the request meter stops mattering
Scope and plan
~30 minList your campaigns, commission rules and open payouts. Decide what happens to commissions accrued but not yet paid.
Export and map
~30 minExport your affiliates from Post Affiliate Pro as CSV. Referly's CSV importer maps affiliates, their referral links and their commission rates.
Configure and import
~1 hourRecreate 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 overlapRun both in parallel, compare attributed sales daily, then switch off Post Affiliate Pro.
What does not come across
Historic click data and per-click attribution history stay in Post Affiliate Pro. Referly imports your affiliates, their links and their commission rates; it does not import Post Affiliate Pro's click log. Commissions already accrued in Post Affiliate Pro should be paid out from Post Affiliate Pro before you switch.
Referly vs Post Affiliate Pro 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.
Post Affiliate Pro | Tapfiliate | Rewardful | UpPromote | Everflow | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $29/mo | $89/mo · $79 annual | $74/mo annual · $89 monthly | $49/mo | Free | Not published |
| Meters on | Affiliate revenue | Tracking requests | Clicks + conversions | Affiliate revenue | Referral revenue | Not published |
| Fee on top | 0% transaction fee | None stated | No transaction fee on sales | 0% transaction fee | 1-2% of successful referral sales | Not published |
| Stripe | Not stated | Not published | ||||
| Shopify | 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
The meter and the middle. Post Affiliate Pro bills on tracking requests, 10,000 a month on Starter, then a jump to 1,000,000 on the $139 Pro plan, with one campaign at entry. Referly bills on affiliate revenue: $29/mo to $1,500/mo, $75/mo to $10,000/mo, unlimited clicks on every plan. A second program, for a second brand, comes with Startup; multiple commission plans start on its $149 Business plan.
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