Affiliate networkViralPayouts vs Linkwise
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. Linkwise also pays affiliates for you and does not say it has two-tier recruiting. It does not publish its prices.
Every figure for Linkwise comes from its own pages or named review sites, checked 12 October 2026. Sources are listed at the bottom.
Why brands pick ViralPayouts over Linkwise
Best fit: A brand outside Greece, or one wanting to run its own program self-serve with 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
| Linkwise | ViralPayouts | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Not published: quote on request | $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 | Yesvia Linkwise (network) | 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 | Yes500+ advertisers available to 15,000+ affiliates (inside the network after approval) programs | Yes Partners browse and join with one account |
| Tracking | Custom-built tracking platform with real-time stats; Affiliate links for sales, sign-ups and other actions | First-party links with click IDs, signed server-to-server events, Stripe Checkout webhook |
| Coupon tracking | Not stated | 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 | Not stated | Stripe Checkout, Shopify orders, any backend via the event API |
Linkwise plans in full
- Custom proposal: price not published. Advertiser contacts Linkwise and receives a tailored program proposal; pay only for validated results; management included 'without extra cost'
Where ViralPayouts comes out ahead of Linkwise
What Linkwise offers
Greek e-commerce stores and brands (fashion, beauty, tech, travel, supermarkets, insurance, energy) wanting a managed, pay-on-results affiliate program with access to a Greek affiliate base.
Affiliate network
Why ViralPayouts is the better choice
- Self-serve with a published fee (10% falling to 3% of payouts) vs quote-only network terms
- Two-level recruiter overrides built in
- Works in any market with Stripe/Shopify/event API, REST API and MCP server
What Linkwise users say
Paraphrased from public reviews. Follow each link to read the original.
Praise
- Steady, important sales contribution over 7 years; team fast and professional (Vasilis Nasopoulos, AB Vassilopoulos, testimonial). linkwi.se
- Turned affiliate marketing into a measurable, structured revenue channel (Giorgos Alexakis, Kotsovolos, testimonial). linkwi.se
- Customer service 'by far the fastest and most effective in the market' (Lambros Panousis, La Redoute, testimonial). linkwi.se
Complaints
- None found.
About Linkwise
- In their words:
- "To 1o και μεγαλύτερο δίκτυο affiliate marketing στην Ελλάδα" ("The first and largest affiliate marketing network in Greece")
- Company:
- Founded 2008 (running affiliate campaigns since 2008) · Greece
- Named customers:
- AB Vassilopoulos, Aegean Airlines, Kotsovolos, Public, attica The Department Store, La Redoute, BOX NOW
- Website:
- linkwi.se
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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