Creator and checkout platformViralPayouts vs Partnac
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. Partnac also pays affiliates for you and does not say it has two-tier recruiting. It costs $15 to $369 a month + 3% of payouts.
Every figure for Partnac comes from its own pages or named review sites, checked 12 October 2026. Sources are listed at the bottom.
Why brands pick ViralPayouts over Partnac
Best fit: A brand whose growth plan relies on affiliates recruiting other affiliates, and that wants payouts handled 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
| Partnac | ViralPayouts | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $15 to $369 a month + 3% of payouts | $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 | Terms: "Platform fees on successful partner payouts, including a platform fee on the Free plan (currently 10% on successful payouts...)". Pricing page data (not shown as visible text) sets platform_fee_percent 0.03 on each paid plan. Page also says "Platform fees may vary by country, payment method, and partnership type." | 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 Stripe Connect (escrow held by Partnac) | 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 | Yes | Yes Partners browse and join with one account |
| Tracking | JavaScript tracker (tracker.js); Server-to-server postbacks via REST API; Image pixels; Coupon/referral code in conversion payload | 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 | Partly | 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, WooCommerce, Stripe, Paddle, Slack | Stripe Checkout, Shopify orders, any backend via the event API |
Partnac plans in full
- Launch: $15 a month, plus 3% of payouts. Billed yearly at $150 (page shows $13/mo); 1 seat, 1 active campaign, unlimited partners, manual payouts, 150 marketplace browse results/mo
- Starter: $49 a month, plus 3% of payouts. Billed yearly at $490 (page shows $41/mo); 5 seats, 3 active campaigns, automated payouts, brand SMTP, 1,000 browse results/mo
- Growth: $149 a month, plus 3% of payouts. Billed yearly at $1,490 (page shows $124/mo); 5 seats, 10 active campaigns, automated payouts, 3,000 browse results/mo
- Enterprise: $369 a month, plus 3% of payouts. "Starting at $308/mo"; 15 seats, unlimited campaigns, sales-led
Where ViralPayouts comes out ahead of Partnac
What Partnac offers
Brands (ecommerce, SaaS, advertisers) that want one tool for affiliate, influencer/UGC and referral campaigns, including discovering creators, contracts and escrow-backed payments.
Creator and checkout platform
Why ViralPayouts is the better choice
- Two levels built in with a separate recruit link and per-program recruiter override; Partnac documents no two-tier
- No monthly subscription or setup fee; Partnac charges $15-$369/mo plus a payout fee
- Clearer published fee schedule and refund reversal of the fee
- Append-only ledger and test network with simulated money
About Partnac
- In their words:
- "Run affiliate, UGC and influencer campaigns from one place" (title: "Partnac | One platform. Every partnership. Full transparency.")
- Company:
- Not stated; operating entity is a Wyoming LLC · "Partnac is a service of Sponsoft LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company."
- Website:
- partnac.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 PayhipSources for Partnac (10), checked 12 October 2026
- https://partnac.com
- https://partnac.com/pricing
- https://partnac.com/terms
- https://partnac.com/integrations
- https://partnac.com/custom-payment-model
- https://partnac.com/sitemap.xml
- https://partnac.com/help/brands/billing-subscriptions-payouts/how-partner-payouts-work-on-partnac
- https://partnac.com/help/brands/technical-integration/guide-to-utilizing-the-partnac-rest-api
- https://partnac.com/help/brands/technical-integration/setting-up-conversion-tracking-pixels-and-postbacks
- https://partnac.com/alternatives/firstpromoter
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