Affiliate software for e-commerceViralPayouts vs Modesq Connect
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. Modesq Connect does not say it pays affiliates for you and does not say it has two-tier recruiting. It costs $0 to $39 a month + 10% of affiliate revenue.
Every figure for Modesq Connect comes from its own pages or named review sites, checked 12 October 2026. Sources are listed at the bottom.
Why brands pick ViralPayouts over Modesq Connect
Best fit: Brands in any niche running their own program with recruiter overrides and payouts handled.
- $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
| Modesq Connect | ViralPayouts | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0 to $39 a month + 10% of affiliate revenue | $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 | Not stated | 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 | Not stated | Yes Partners browse and join with one account |
| Tracking | trackable links per influencer; cart-level attribution; sub-ID (u1/subid) on network links | First-party links with click IDs, signed server-to-server events, Stripe Checkout webhook |
| Coupon tracking | Not stated | 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, Rakuten Advertising and other networks (as publisher) | Stripe Checkout, Shopify orders, any backend via the event API |
Modesq Connect plans in full
- Brand app: $0 a month. Shopify app listed Free
- Creator Free: $0 a month, plus 10% of affiliate revenue. Creator side: 10% platform fee
- Creator Pro: $39 a month. Creator side: 0 platform fee
Where ViralPayouts comes out ahead of Modesq Connect
What Modesq Connect offers
Modest-fashion brands wanting vetted creators to promote their catalog; Modesq is mainly a creator link-in-bio platform and sub-publisher.
Affiliate software for e-commerce
Why ViralPayouts is the better choice
- Two-tier built in on every program: recruiter override plus separate customer and recruit links
- Public directory of live programs and one partner account across programs
- Works for any vertical
- Works beyond Shopify: Stripe Checkout webhook and signed server-to-server event API, plus REST API and MCP server
About Modesq Connect
- In their words:
- "Run creator affiliate programs for your modest fashion store" (Shopify listing); site: "The All-In-One Monetisation Platform for Modest-Fashion Creators"
- Company:
- Founded Shopify app launched September 4, 2026 · Dartford, UK · Modesq
- Website:
- modesq.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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