Customer referral software

ViralPayouts vs Rivyo

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 Rivyo, you pay your affiliates yourself and has no two-tier recruiting. It costs $0 to $29 a month.

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

Why brands pick ViralPayouts over Rivyo

Best fit: A brand that wants outside affiliates paid cash commissions with recruiter overrides.

$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

	Rivyo	ViralPayouts
Price	$0 to $29 a monthTerm: Monthly or annual (discounted)	$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	No	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	Unique referral link per customer; Referral tracked when friend makes first purchase via the link; Social sharing (WhatsApp, Facebook etc.) and automated referral emails	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, Klaviyo, PageFly, SEOAnt, Dondy	Stripe Checkout, Shopify orders, any backend via the event API

Rivyo plans in full

Referrals add-on: $19 a month. Unlimited friend invites, social/email sharing, referral tracking dashboard, invite history & earnings summary, bonus reward on first referral
Loyalty: $29 a month. Points, VIP levels, POS, QR code
Reviews Indie / Starter / Enterprise: $0 a month. Reviews plans at $0, $9 and $19/mo (Enterprise annual $182.40/yr)

Pricing source

Where ViralPayouts comes out ahead of Rivyo

What Rivyo offers

Small and mid-size Shopify merchants who want cheap product reviews, a points loyalty program and a give-get customer referral program in one app.

Customer referral software

Why ViralPayouts is the better choice

Cash commissions to partners paid via Whop; Rivyo only gives discounts/points/store credit
Two-level partner + recruiter overrides and a public program directory
Works beyond Shopify via server-to-server API and Stripe webhook

What Rivyo users say

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

Praise

Merchant reviews quoted on the referral page praise quick, patient support and easy setup (mostly about reviews features). rivyo.com

Complaints

Reviewer (June 2026) says a 'request is being verified' message stops reviews displaying, making the app unusable; developer blamed an old app version. apps.shopify.com
Reviewers (2025-2026) say support was unresponsive and one could not open the app for months. apps.shopify.com

About Rivyo

In their words:: Rivyo: Product Reviews, Loyalty & UGC to Grow Shopify Store
Company:: Shopify listing says 'Based in United States' · Nexfal (Shopify developer name; support email domain webcontrive.com)
Website:: rivyo.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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Sources for Rivyo (7), checked 12 October 2026

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