Affiliate networkViralPayouts vs Avelon
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. Avelon also pays affiliates for you and does not say it has two-tier recruiting. It costs $80 to $400 a month.
Every figure for Avelon comes from its own pages or named review sites, checked 12 October 2026. Sources are listed at the bottom.
Why brands pick ViralPayouts over Avelon
Best fit: A brand in any niche that wants transparent per-result pricing and partners who recruit other 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
| Avelon | ViralPayouts | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $80 to $400 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 | Variable 'Revenue Share' taken from affiliate commission, depending on volume each affiliate drives (affiliate sees NET, brand sees GROSS and NET); rate not published | 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 | Yesvia Avelon (brand invoiced on the 1st, debited 14th or 30th; affiliates paid the 15th of next month) | 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 | Yes6,000+ verified affiliates; 500+ brands programs | Yes Partners browse and join with one account |
| Tracking | Affiliate links and short links/deeplinks; Coupon code tracking incl. one-time codes; QR codes; Smart Referral Pages | 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 | 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 Plus, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Magento, Citrus Lime | Stripe Checkout, Shopify orders, any backend via the event API |
Avelon plans in full
- Starter: $80 a month. £60 +VAT/mo; unlimited affiliates, access to 6,000+ verified affiliates, SKU commissions, coupon tracking, automated payouts, API
- Premium: $400 a month. £300 +VAT/mo; adds Klaviyo integration, one-time coupon codes, gifting, account manager
- Enterprise: price not published. Custom; audit logs, custom integrations
Where ViralPayouts comes out ahead of Avelon
What Avelon offers
Sports, outdoor and cycling e-commerce brands (Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Magento) that want a curated network of verified athletes, creators and publishers with automated tracking and payouts.
Affiliate network · Capterra 4.9 (137 reviews)
Why ViralPayouts is the better choice
- No monthly subscription; published fee (10% falling to 3%) vs £60-£300/mo plus an undisclosed revenue share
- Two-level recruiting on every program
- Open to any vertical, not just sports
- MCP server and event API for non-Shopify businesses
What Avelon users say
Paraphrased from public reviews. Follow each link to read the original.
Praise
- Clear monthly payment guide and in-app earnings breakdown (Katie B., Jul 2026). capterra.com
- Zone3 consolidated from Shopify Collabs and Awin, removed coupon leakage and grew revenue 19x (case study). avelonetwork.com
- Several reviewers report no significant cons (Summer J., Matt T., Laura W., 2026). capterra.com
Complaints
- Affiliate account verification took 2+ weeks or never completed (NIC M., Sep 2026; Chris G., Jul 2026). capterra.com
- Login failures and site crashes (Scott T., Jul 2026); awkward on mobile (Vicki F., Jun 2026). capterra.com
- Capterra summary cites payout minimums, slower withdrawals and less competitive commission rates; most reviews vendor-invited with incentive. capterra.com
About Avelon
- In their words:
- "Next-generation affiliate marketing, simplified." (title: "Sports Affiliate Marketing | Avelon")
- Company:
- UK (prices in GBP + VAT; developer Avelon Network Ltd.) · Avelon Network Ltd.
- Named customers:
- Zone3, Balfe's Bikes, XMiles
- Website:
- avelonetwork.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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ViralPayouts vs CJ Affiliate (CJ, formerly Commission Junction)Sources for Avelon (7), checked 12 October 2026
- https://avelonetwork.com/
- https://avelonetwork.com/pricing
- https://avelonetwork.com/features
- https://avelonetwork.com/integration-hub/shopify-avelon-app-store-integration
- https://apps.shopify.com/avelon-network
- https://www.capterra.com/p/10006942/Avelon/
- https://www.runningindustryalliance.com/avelon-network/
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