Customer referral softwareViralPayouts vs AiTrillion
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 AiTrillion, you pay your affiliates yourself and does not say it has two-tier recruiting. It costs $19 to $99 a month.
Every figure for AiTrillion comes from its own pages or named review sites, checked 12 October 2026. Sources are listed at the bottom.
Why brands pick ViralPayouts over AiTrillion
Best fit: A brand that treats affiliates as a main growth channel and wants payouts handled 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
| AiTrillion | ViralPayouts | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19 to $99 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 | None from AiTrillion; PayPal fees on merchant's own PayPal account | 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 | Novia Merchant's PayPal account | Yes You fund by bank transfer; we pay every partner |
| Two-tier recruiting | Not stated1 levels | 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 and banners; Affiliate coupons with usage stats; Refer-a-friend widget | 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 | 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, Shopify POS, PayPal | Stripe Checkout, Shopify orders, any backend via the event API |
AiTrillion plans in full
- Starter: $19 a month. 1,000 active contacts; full suite; 50 affiliates (pricing page 'Basic' at 1,000 contacts)
- Basic: $49 a month. 2,500 active contacts
- Growth: $99 a month. 5,000 active contacts
- Custom: price not published. Custom contacts, affiliates and staff limits
Where ViralPayouts comes out ahead of AiTrillion
What AiTrillion offers
Shopify brands wanting one app for email/SMS/WhatsApp, loyalty, referrals, reviews, memberships and a basic affiliate module ("Replace 11+ apps").
Customer referral software · Capterra 4.9 (77 reviews)
Why ViralPayouts is the better choice
- ViralPayouts funds and sends cash payouts to partners; AiTrillion has the merchant approve and pay from their own PayPal
- Two-level recruiter override; AiTrillion is single-level
- Public directory where partners discover programs
- Works off-Shopify via Stripe and event API; REST API and MCP server
What AiTrillion users say
Paraphrased from public reviews. Follow each link to read the original.
Praise
- Many engagement and marketing tools in one platform; responsive setup support (vnari, Sep 2026). apps.shopify.com
- Team built a custom membership setup integrated with Shopify (National Cat Groomers Institute, Sep 2026). apps.shopify.com
Complaints
- 15 of 312 Shopify ratings are 1-3 stars; complaint text not visible on listing. apps.shopify.com
- Custom membership setup needed significant developer work (National Cat Groomers Institute, Sep 2026). apps.shopify.com
About AiTrillion
- In their words:
- "Power Your Growth for Less" - "Tools to Power Every Stage of Your Shopify Customer Journey" (pricing page)
- Company:
- Founded Shopify app launched 2 May 2019 · Claymont, Delaware, US (Shopify developer address); developer Intelli AiTrillion Technologies Private · Intelli AiTrillion Technologies Private
- Named customers:
- Claims 3,000+ active Shopify stores
- Website:
- aitrillion.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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- https://app.aitrillion.com/pricing
- https://apps.shopify.com/aitrillion
- https://www.aitrillion.com/affiliate-program
- https://www.aitrillion.com/about-us
- https://docs.aitrillion.com/portal/en/kb/articles/setup-affiliate-comission-withdrawal-using-paypal
- https://www.aitrillion.com/whats-new-on-aitrillion/enhanced-payment-options-and-settings-in-aitrillion-affiliate-module
- https://www.aitrillion.com/whats-new-on-aitrillion/aitrillion-affiliate-program-now-supports-automatic-payouts-via-store-credit-loyalty-points
- https://www.capterra.com/p/187243/Aitrilion/
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