Affiliate software for e-commerceViralPayouts vs ConvertOut
ViralPayouts has no monthly fee, pays your affiliates for you and pays recruiters on every program. You pay 10% of what you pay partners, falling to 3%, and nothing in a month when nobody sells. With ConvertOut, you pay your affiliates yourself and does not say it has two-tier recruiting. It costs $0 to $299 a month.
Every figure for ConvertOut comes from its own pages or named review sites, checked 12 October 2026. Sources are listed at the bottom.
Why brands pick ViralPayouts over ConvertOut
Best fit: A brand that wants payouts handled, partners recruiting partners, and a fee tied to commissions rather than revenue.
- $0 a month
No plan and no setup fee. 10% of what you pay partners, falling to 3% at $10,000 a month.
- Payouts done for you
One invoice per program. ViralPayouts sends every partner and recruiter their money and collects tax forms.
- Recruiters built in
Customer links and recruit links on every program, with the override set your way and reversed on refunds.
Side by side
| ConvertOut | ViralPayouts | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0 to $299 a monthTerm: Billed every 30 days via Shopify | $0 a month. 10% of what you pay partners, falling to 3% at $10,000 a month. |
| Setup fee | Not stated | None |
| Fee for paying affiliates | Not stated | Included in the fee above: no charge to the brand for sending payoutsPartners pay Whop's own fee when they withdraw to their bank |
| Pays your affiliates for you | No | Yes You fund by bank transfer; we pay every partner |
| Two-tier recruiting | Not stated | Yes Two levels on every program: share of commission, share of sale or fixed. Paid on approved sales, never sign-ups |
| Public program directory | No | Yes Partners browse and join with one account |
| Tracking | ConvertOut-generated Shopify discount codes (revenue only counts on orders with a ConvertOut code); Ambassador links / custom link builder in portal | First-party links with click IDs, signed server-to-server events, Stripe Checkout webhook |
| Coupon tracking | Yes | Yes A code per partner, per program |
| Mobile app tracking | Not stated | App installs, sign-ups and purchases reported from your server through the signed event API, with bounties on them. No SDK to ship in your app. |
| API, webhooks, MCP | Not stated | REST API for brands and partners with an OpenAPI spec, an MCP server for AI agents, a signed event API and partner postbacks |
| Integrations | Shopify, Klaviyo, Omnisend, PayPal (as payout info only) | Stripe Checkout, Shopify orders, any backend via the event API |
ConvertOut plans in full
- Starter: $0 a month, plus 10%% of affiliate revenue. All features ("All plans have all features")
- Growth: $39 a month, plus 5%% of affiliate revenue. All features
- Pro / Professional: $99 a month, plus 2%% of affiliate revenue. All features
- Enterprise: $299 a month, plus 0.6%% of affiliate revenue. All features
Where ViralPayouts comes out ahead of ConvertOut
What ConvertOut offers
Small Shopify stores running discount-code based ambassador/influencer programs, recruited mainly from their own customers.
Affiliate software for e-commerce
Why ViralPayouts is the better choice
- ViralPayouts actually pays partners (via Whop); ConvertOut never moves money
- Two-tier recruiting with separate recruit link; ConvertOut shows none
- Public directory of programs; ConvertOut explicitly has no marketplace
- ViralPayouts' fee is a share of commissions paid, not of the whole sale revenue, so at typical 10-20% commissions it costs far less than ConvertOut's 10% of revenue on the free plan
- Works outside Shopify via server-to-server API and Stripe webhook
What ConvertOut users say
Paraphrased from public reviews. Follow each link to read the original.
Praise
- Merchants say setup takes minutes and ambassadors can self-serve codes, sales and PayPal payout requests (GIGI ACTV, Dirt Queen SF). convertout.com
- Long-time user petlove called it a one-stop solution for its ambassador program after about 2 years. apps.shopify.com
Complaints
- Elié Skincare (Mexico) said the app auto-approved many applicants by default, the signup page had no field for social handles, and support took about 4 days to reply. apps.shopify.com
- Help centre admits there are no automatic or bulk payouts; each payout is paid outside and marked complete one at a time. app.convertout.com
About ConvertOut
- In their words:
- "Affiliate marketing automated" (homepage H1); Shopify listing: "Turn customers into referrals. Up and running in minutes - easy to use for merchants & ambassadors"
- Company:
- Founded Shopify app launched December 7, 2020 · Shopify listing address: 470 Noor Ave, STE B #1258, South San Francisco, CA, US · ConvertOut
- Named customers:
- Xendurance (testimonial), GIGI ACTV (testimonial), Dirt Queen SF (testimonial)
- Website:
- convertout.com
Try ViralPayouts on test money
Set your commission and recruiter override, see what each sale costs you, and run it on the test network before a real partner joins. No monthly fee.
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- https://www.convertout.com
- https://www.convertout.com/pricing
- https://apps.shopify.com/convertout-ambassadors
- https://apps.shopify.com/convertout-ambassadors/reviews?ratings%5B%5D=1&ratings%5B%5D=2&ratings%5B%5D=3&sort_by=newest
- https://app.convertout.com/help
- https://app.convertout.com/help/how-do-i-pay-my-ambassadors
- https://app.convertout.com/help/is-there-a-bulk-payout-feature
- https://app.convertout.com/help/do-you-have-an-affiliate-marketplace
- https://app.convertout.com/help/what-counts-as-ambassador-revenue
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