OtherViralPayouts vs Codem SellDirect
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 Codem SellDirect, you pay your affiliates yourself and does not say it has two-tier recruiting. It costs $99 to $299 a month.
Every figure for Codem SellDirect comes from its own pages or named review sites, checked 12 October 2026. Sources are listed at the bottom.
Why brands pick ViralPayouts over Codem SellDirect
Best fit: A brand wanting payouts handled and two-level recruiting with no monthly fee.
- $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
| Codem SellDirect | ViralPayouts | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $99 to $299 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 | 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; Affiliate discounts; Party hosting with customer mapping | 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 Checkout, PayPal | Stripe Checkout, Shopify orders, any backend via the event API |
Codem SellDirect plans in full
- Silver: $99 a month. 50 orders/day; 15 cents per order after limit
- Gold: $199 a month. 100 orders/day; party hosting; 10 cents per extra order
- Platinum: $299 a month. 200 orders/day; 5 cents per extra order
Where ViralPayouts comes out ahead of Codem SellDirect
What Codem SellDirect offers
Shopify brands running direct-selling / party-plan style affiliate programs with hosts and referrals.
Other
Why ViralPayouts is the better choice
- No monthly fee: ViralPayouts charges only 10% falling to 3% of partner payouts
- Pays partners for the brand (via Whop) with no separate payout processing fee
- Two-level recruiting (recruiter override) built into every program
- Public directory of programs with one partner account across programs
- REST API and MCP server
About Codem SellDirect
- In their words:
- "Uplift your earnings with SellDirect: your affiliate commission and rewards manager"
- Company:
- Founded Shopify app launched June 14, 2024 · Chennai, India · Codem Inc (AI/engineering services firm)
- Website:
- codem.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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Codem SellDirect is a trademark of its owner. ViralPayouts is not affiliated with Codem SellDirect. Prices and features change: check codem.com before you decide. Spot something out of date? Tell us and we will fix it.