Creator and checkout platformViralPayouts vs 1ShoppingCart
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. 1ShoppingCart does not say it pays affiliates for you and does not say it has two-tier recruiting. It costs $59 to $249 a month + 0.75% to 1.25% of transactions.
Every figure for 1ShoppingCart comes from its own pages or named review sites, checked 12 October 2026. Sources are listed at the bottom.
Why brands pick ViralPayouts over 1ShoppingCart
Best fit: A brand that wants an actively developed partner program with automatic payouts and recruiting, paid only as partners earn.
- $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
| 1ShoppingCart | ViralPayouts | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $59 to $249 a month + 0.75% to 1.25% of transactions | $0 a month. 10% of what you pay partners, falling to 3% at $10,000 a month. |
| Setup fee | 0 | 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 | No | Yes Partners browse and join with one account |
| Tracking | Affiliate links (details not readable) | 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 | Not stated | Stripe Checkout, Shopify orders, any backend via the event API |
1ShoppingCart plans in full
- Plus: $59 a month, plus 1.25% of transactions. 1 user, 500 products; no affiliate management
- Premium: $119 a month, plus 1% of transactions. 5 users, unlimited products; includes Affiliate Management
- Ultimate: $249 a month, plus 0.75% of transactions. 5 users, unlimited products, free domain, custom SSL; includes Affiliate Management
Where ViralPayouts comes out ahead of 1ShoppingCart
What 1ShoppingCart offers
Small online sellers and info-product businesses wanting an all-in-one shopping cart, CRM, email autoresponders and built-in affiliate management.
Creator and checkout platform · Capterra 3.2 (18 reviews)
Why ViralPayouts is the better choice
- No monthly fee vs $119-$249/mo plus transaction fees for affiliate management
- Pays partners for the brand
- Two-level recruiting built in and a public program directory
- Modern REST API and MCP server; actively developed
What 1ShoppingCart users say
Paraphrased from public reviews. Follow each link to read the original.
Praise
- Affiliate tracking was the main pro (paul S., May 2021). capterra.com
- Strong affiliate marketing features (Max J., Nov 2019). capterra.com
- Excellent starter e-commerce CRM and cart (Anonymous CEO, Jun 2022). capterra.com
Complaints
- Slow support, unresolved issues; product unchanged since 2011 (Gary O., Oct 2024). capterra.com
- Billing every 28-30 days means 13 charges a year; fees added for features once included (paul S., May 2021; Dawn S., Jan 2020). capterra.com
- Outdated interface and commissions charged on discounted sales (Max J., Nov 2019). capterra.com
About 1ShoppingCart
- Company:
- Acquired by Website Pros (later Web.com) in 2006 for $12.5M; Web.com is part of Newfold Digital and its accounts are migrating to Network Solutions (Apr 2025); 1shoppingcart.com/pricing now serves a NetworkSolutions.com security check
- Website:
- 1shoppingcart.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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