Affiliate software for e-commerceViralPayouts vs AiToEarn
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. AiToEarn does not say it pays affiliates for you and does not say it has two-tier recruiting. It costs $0 a month + 3% of affiliate revenue.
Every figure for AiToEarn comes from its own pages or named review sites, checked 12 October 2026. Sources are listed at the bottom.
Why brands pick ViralPayouts over AiToEarn
Best fit: A brand that wants sales-based affiliates paid automatically and partners recruiting partners.
- $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
| AiToEarn | ViralPayouts | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0 a month + 3% 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 | Yes | Yes Partners browse and join with one account |
| Tracking | Unique discount code per KOC (Shopify); Post links and screenshot proof for tasks; CPE/CPM engagement data collection | 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 | 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 | API, 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 | Shopify, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, RedNote | Stripe Checkout, Shopify orders, any backend via the event API |
AiToEarn plans in full
- Shopify app (Free to install): $0 a month, plus 3% of affiliate revenue. 3% platform service fee on orders generated through KOC promotions, configurable monthly cap starting at $100
- AI credits (main platform): price not published. Pay-as-you-go credits: $10 = 1,000 points, $50 = 5,000 points, for AI model usage
Where ViralPayouts comes out ahead of AiToEarn
What AiToEarn offers
Shopify merchants (and advertisers generally) wanting KOCs (key opinion consumers) and small creators to promote products for commission or per-task pay; the core product is an open-source AI content and multi-platform publishing tool with a creator Task Marketplace.
Affiliate software for e-commerce
Why ViralPayouts is the better choice
- Documented cash payouts for sales-based commissions
- Two-level recruiting built in
- Pays on tracked sales via Stripe/event API rather than engagement tasks
- Clear ledger and test network; AiToEarn's commerce side is brand new with no reviews
About AiToEarn
- In their words:
- "AiToEarn - Paid Promotion Tasks - Earn with Social Media" (site title); Shopify listing: "Turn everyday consumers into your sales force."
- Company:
- Dover, Delaware, USA (developer address on Shopify listing); China site aitoearn.cn · AITOEARN, Corp.
- Website:
- aitoearn.ai
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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AiToEarn is a trademark of its owner. ViralPayouts is not affiliated with AiToEarn. Prices and features change: check aitoearn.ai before you decide. Spot something out of date? Tell us and we will fix it.