ViralPayouts vs Affnook
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 Affnook, you pay your affiliates yourself and offers multi-tier commissions. It costs $999 a month.
Every figure for Affnook comes from its own pages or named review sites, checked 12 October 2026. Sources are listed at the bottom.
Why brands pick ViralPayouts over Affnook
Best fit: A non-iGaming brand or small program that wants no fixed fee and wants partner payouts handled for it.
- $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
| Affnook | ViralPayouts | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $999 a month | $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 | Yes | 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 | tracking links / smart links with geo-device routing; platform-provider integrations (player actions); two-way API | First-party links with click IDs, signed server-to-server events, Stripe Checkout webhook |
| Coupon tracking | Partly | 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 | 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 | ICE Gaming, BetConstruct, ProgressPlay, Bwinners, LYNON | Stripe Checkout, Shopify orders, any backend via the event API |
Affnook plans in full
- Standard (Basic): $999 a month. 50,000 approved conversions, 5 integrations, 700M clicks/impressions tracked; billed events are payout-triggering actions (registrations, FTDs, recurring deposits)
- Custom (Advanced): price not published. Priced on conversion volume; custom limits
Where ViralPayouts comes out ahead of Affnook
What Affnook offers
Online casino, sportsbook, lottery, fantasy and eSports operators (and iGaming affiliate networks) running CPA/rev-share affiliate programs at volume.
iGaming affiliate platform · G2 4.5 (2 reviews)
Why ViralPayouts is the better choice
- No $999 monthly fee: 10% falling to 3% of partner payouts
- Pays affiliates for the brand via Whop
- Public directory of programs partners can join
- Built-in recruiter overrides with separate recruit links, not just network hierarchies
What Affnook users say
Paraphrased from public reviews. Follow each link to read the original.
About Affnook
- In their words:
- "Scale Your iGaming Affiliate Program With Confidence" (title: "iGaming Affiliate Marketing Platform for Brands & Operators")
- Company:
- Dubai ("Headquarters: Dubai (global operations)" per llms.txt)
- Named customers:
- Funexch (logo), Unicon365 (logo), SpinsAmerica (logo), Epicsweep (logo), Bwinners (logo)
- Website:
- affnook.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.
Sources for Affnook (10), checked 12 October 2026
- https://affnook.com
- https://affnook.com/about/
- https://affnook.com/pricing/
- https://affnook.com/custom-commission-models
- https://affnook.com/compare-us
- https://affnook.com/affnook-mcp/
- https://affnook.com/llms.txt
- https://affnook.com/affiliate-networks/
- https://affnook.com/integrations/
- https://www.g2.com/products/affnook/reviews
Affnook is a trademark of its owner. ViralPayouts is not affiliated with Affnook. Prices and features change: check affnook.com before you decide. Spot something out of date? Tell us and we will fix it.