Affiliate software for e-commerceViralPayouts vs PartnerPilot
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 PartnerPilot, you pay your affiliates yourself and does not say it has two-tier recruiting. It costs $0 to $99 a month.
Every figure for PartnerPilot comes from its own pages or named review sites, checked 12 October 2026. Sources are listed at the bottom.
Why brands pick ViralPayouts over PartnerPilot
Best fit: Brands that want partners recruited through a directory, two-tier overrides and payouts handled.
- $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
| PartnerPilot | ViralPayouts | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0 to $99 a month | $0 a month. 10% of what you pay partners, falling to 3% at $10,000 a month. |
| Setup fee | None ("no mandatory setup fee") | 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 PayPal | 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 | Not stated | Yes Partners browse and join with one account |
| Tracking | referral links; storefront pixel/cookies; UTM tracking; first-click/last-click/position-based attribution | 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 | API, MCP server | 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 customer accounts, Checkout, PayPal, UTM tracking | Stripe Checkout, Shopify orders, any backend via the event API |
PartnerPilot plans in full
- Free: $0 a month. Channel/campaign performance, product sales, recorded journeys, attribution comparison, affiliate program
- Plus: $99 a month. Everything in Free + read-only reports API, MCP access, access tokens; per store; 60-day trial
Where ViralPayouts comes out ahead of PartnerPilot
What PartnerPilot offers
Shopify merchants wanting multi-touch marketing attribution plus a simple affiliate program inside Shopify customer accounts.
Affiliate software for e-commerce
Why ViralPayouts is the better choice
- ViralPayouts pays partners for the brand; PartnerPilot only queues PayPal payouts the merchant approves and funds
- Two-tier recruiter override built into every program with a separate recruit link
- Public directory of live programs and one partner account across programs
- Full REST API + MCP without a $99/mo plan
What PartnerPilot users say
Paraphrased from public reviews. Follow each link to read the original.
Praise
- Shows what actually drives individual orders and which channels work per product, beyond Shopify reports. apps.shopify.com
Complaints
- None found.
About PartnerPilot
- In their words:
- "Track your marketing, understand your orders and manage your affiliates." (Shopify listing)
- Company:
- Founded App launched November 18, 2024 · London, UK · CognitionHub.com LTD
- Website:
- partnerpilot.ai
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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