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UAffiliate, influencer and referral program management for Shopify stores
Free, from $24.99/mo
Refersion vs TrackNow
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Refersion if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you're in its core audience: dtc ecommerce brands, affiliate marketing managers
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Choose TrackNow if…
- you want to trial it before paying
- you're in its core audience: igaming operators, forex and cfd brokers
Side by side
Feature Refersion TrackNow
Pricing modelFreemiumFree trial
Starting price$29/mo—
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, API
CompanyRefersion Inc.Tracknow
Full feature lists
R Refersion
- First-party tracking domain without cookies or redirects
- Attribution by link, coupon, customer email or SKU
- Percent, flat, subscription, tiered and multi-level commissions
- Branded discount links on all merchant plans
- Payouts via PayPal, Trolley, ACH, wire and gift cards
- Automated affiliate tax form compliance
- Affiliate marketplace with AI-curated recommendations
- API, webhooks and MCP server for AI assistants
T TrackNow
- Real-time tracking of clicks, leads, coupon sales and FTDs
- CPA, RevShare, hybrid, coupon and tier commission rules
- Sub-affiliate (MLM) multi-level structures
- Automated payouts via Stripe, Tipalti or other methods
- Affiliate fraud detection
- Contests, leaderboards and gamification
- Branded portal with free SSL and custom SMTP
- API and MCP access plus Tracky AI assistant
Their home pages
What each vendor shows first: the pitch, the plans and the sign-up.
Refersion · refersion.com
TrackNow · tracknow.ioWhat you'd pay
The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.
Refersion
Marketplace ListingFree
Launch$39/mo (or $29/mo billed yearly) + 3% of affiliate-driven sales
Growth$199/mo (or $159/mo billed yearly) + 2% of affiliate-driven sales
ScaleCustom
TrackNow
Free trial. Plan details aren't published.
Strengths and limitations
Refersion
- Free marketplace listing tier
- Unlimited affiliates, clicks and conversions on paid plans
- First-party tracking without cookies
- Integrations with Shopify, BigCommerce, WooCommerce, Magento and Stripe
- Launch and Growth plans add a 2-3% fee on affiliate-driven sales
- API access requires the Growth plan or higher
- Scale plan pricing is available only through sales
TrackNow
- 14-day free trial available
- Packages for specific verticals such as iGaming, forex and prop trading
- Full API and MCP access with two-way integrations
- TrackNow team handles integration setup
- No public pricing on the website
- No mobile apps listed
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