iGaming affiliate platform

ViralPayouts vs NetRefer

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 NetRefer, you pay your affiliates yourself and offers multi-tier commissions. It does not publish its prices.

Every figure for NetRefer comes from its own pages or named review sites, checked 12 October 2026. Sources are listed at the bottom.

Why brands pick ViralPayouts over NetRefer

Best fit: A small non-gambling brand that wants a two-level referral/recruiter programme with payouts handled and no upfront cost.

$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.

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Side by side

	NetRefer	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	Novia Operator	Yes You fund by bank transfer; we pay every partner
Two-tier recruiting	Yes	Yes Two levels on every program: share of commission, share of sale or fixed. Paid on approved sales, never sign-ups
Public program directory	Yes56 client programmes with 'Become an Affiliate' links programs	Yes Partners browse and join with one account
Tracking	Sports and casino player-journey tracking; Enhanced Tracking: device, browser, OS, screen resolution per ad interaction; Device fingerprinting linking ad views to registrations; Data Ingestion API (near real-time)	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	Data Ingestion API, Operator GraphQL APIs, Affiliate Standard Reporting (ASR 1.0), BI tools via API, StatsDrone (affiliate stats aggregator)	Stripe Checkout, Shopify orders, any backend via the event API

NetRefer plans in full

Licence (custom): price not published. Fixed licence fee, not a % of revenue: "pay only for what you use, not for what you earn." Built from base cost + products + brands + security, with hosting bundles sized to clicks/views. Track360 (competitor) estimates EUR 5,000-15,000/mo; unverified.

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Where ViralPayouts comes out ahead of NetRefer

What NetRefer offers

Online casino and sports betting operators (from new operators to large groups migrating platforms) and their affiliate, marketing, data and finance teams.

iGaming affiliate platform

Why ViralPayouts is the better choice

No licence, setup or hosting cost; 10% falling to 3% of partner payouts only
Pays partners for the brand via Whop
Self-serve start for any vertical instead of a quote and implementation project
Signed S2S event API, Stripe Checkout webhook and simulated-money test network
Public directory with one partner account across programmes

What NetRefer users say

Paraphrased from public reviews. Follow each link to read the original.

Praise

StatsDrone: 'has almost all the features an affiliate would expect'; one of the largest platforms, running since 2005. statsdrone.com
Long client relationships, e.g. Interwetten testimonial cites 16-20 years with NetRefer. netrefer.com

Complaints

Affiliates often get locked out of accounts and support for this is lacking (StatsDrone). statsdrone.com
Affiliates must accept new T&Cs to keep using a programme; brand data nested inside campaign data (StatsDrone). statsdrone.com
An Income Access customer who switched from NetRefer says costs became more predictable and support more responsive after leaving. capterra.com
Competitor Track360 says enterprise pricing and 4-6 month implementations (competitor claim). track360.io

About NetRefer

In their words:: "NetRefer Platform" - "The only AI powered affiliate marketing platform, designed for the iGaming industry."
Company:: Founded 2005 · Malta (Gzira/Ta' Xbiex per Prospeo; L-Imsida per CB Insights); not stated on netrefer.com · Not stated; founder and Executive Chairman Raphael Arnold
Team:: Third-party estimates: 51-100 employees (Prospeo; same page also lists 37); estimated revenue $3.8m (Prospeo, unverified)
Named customers:: Paddy Power, Betfair, LeoVegas, FDJ United, Allwyn / OPAP, Stake, BoyleSports, Interwetten (16-20 year client per testimonial)
Website:: netrefer.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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Sources for NetRefer (14), checked 12 October 2026

NetRefer is a trademark of its owner. ViralPayouts is not affiliated with NetRefer. Prices and features change: check netrefer.com before you decide. Spot something out of date? Tell us and we will fix it.