Affiliate software for SaaS

ViralPayouts vs LinkJolt

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. LinkJolt also pays affiliates for you and does not say it has two-tier recruiting. It costs $19.99 to $249 a month.

Every figure for LinkJolt comes from its own pages or named review sites, checked 12 October 2026. Sources are listed at the bottom.

Why brands pick ViralPayouts over LinkJolt

Best fit: A brand whose growth plan relies on affiliates recruiting other affiliates, or that wants no fixed monthly cost while it tests the channel.

$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.

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Side by side

	LinkJolt	ViralPayouts
Price	$19.99 to $249 a monthTerm: None; cancel anytime	$0 a month. 10% of what you pay partners, falling to 3% at $10,000 a month.
Setup fee	None ("no setup fees")	None
Fee for paying affiliates	Stripe fees passed through at cost: 2.9% + 30c per card-funded payout; US bank debit 0.8% (capped about $6) + 1.5%	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	Yesvia Stripe Connect - merchant's saved payment method is charged per payout batch and Stripe routes funds; LinkJolt never holds funds	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	Yes7 featured programs shown on the directory page on 12 Oct 2026 (total not stated) programs	Yes Partners browse and join with one account
Tracking	Tracking script (cookies + localStorage); Server-side webhooks from Stripe, Paddle, Polar, Creem, Lemon Squeezy, Gumroad, GoPay; Coupon codes created in merchant's Stripe/Polar/Creem; Apple App Store Server Notifications v2 with offer codes	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	Yes	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	API, webhooks, MCP server	REST API for brands and partners with an OpenAPI spec, an MCP server for AI agents, a signed event API and partner postbacks
Integrations	Stripe, Paddle, Polar, Creem, Lemon Squeezy	Stripe Checkout, Shopify orders, any backend via the event API

LinkJolt plans in full

Starter: $19.99 a month. Up to $5,000 affiliate sales/month; 5 campaigns; 10 active affiliates; 1 seat; 3-month data retention; no API
Professional: $39.99 a month. Up to $25,000/month; unlimited campaigns and affiliates; 2 seats; marketplace listing; up to 5 commission tiers; API read + setup
Ultimate: $99 a month. Up to $50,000/month; 20 seats; own domain; remove badge; full API; up to 10 commission tiers; affiliate chat
Scale: $249 a month. Unlimited tracked sales; 20 seats; Affiliate Teams

Pricing source

Where ViralPayouts comes out ahead of LinkJolt

What LinkJolt offers

Small and early SaaS and subscription businesses on Stripe, Paddle, Polar, Creem, Lemon Squeezy, Gumroad, WooCommerce or Apple in-app purchases who want a cheap flat-fee affiliate tool with automated Stripe payouts.

Affiliate software for SaaS · G2 4.8 (4 reviews)

Why ViralPayouts is the better choice

Two levels built in with a recruit link and recruiter override; LinkJolt has no two-tier
No subscription and no monthly sales cap that holds tracking
Payouts run through Whop with no separate payout processing fee; LinkJolt passes Stripe fees through
One partner account across all programs in the directory

What LinkJolt users say

Paraphrased from public reviews. Follow each link to read the original.

Praise

Simple UI compared with clunkier platforms (testimonial on LinkJolt's own site) linkjolt.io
Fast, responsive founder support during setup (Ascension Press testimonial on LinkJolt's site) linkjolt.io
Quick implementation of requested changes (CosmeticRx testimonial on LinkJolt's site) linkjolt.io

Complaints

None found.

About LinkJolt

In their words:: "Affiliate programs for SaaS, without the 10% cut." (About); pricing title: "0% Transaction Fees from $19.99/month"
Company:: Founded 2025 · England and Wales (registered company) · Trading name of POSTLAZY LTD, company number 16445277; founder Ollie Efez
Funding:: Not stated; describes itself as 'Indie-built'
Team:: "A small, focused team led by the founder."
Named customers:: Centre of Excellence, Ascension Press, CosmeticRx, Keystroke.ca, Coreties.com
Website:: linkjolt.io

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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Sources for LinkJolt (13), checked 12 October 2026

LinkJolt is a trademark of its owner. ViralPayouts is not affiliated with LinkJolt. Prices and features change: check linkjolt.io before you decide. Spot something out of date? Tell us and we will fix it.