Affiliate software for e-commerceViralPayouts vs ShopCast
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. ShopCast does not say it pays affiliates for you and does not say it has two-tier recruiting. It costs $19 to $99 a month.
Every figure for ShopCast comes from its own pages or named review sites, checked 12 October 2026. Sources are listed at the bottom.
Why brands pick ViralPayouts over ShopCast
Best fit: A brand wanting a pay-as-you-go program with payouts handled and recruiter overrides.
- $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
| ShopCast | ViralPayouts | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19 to $99 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 | Not stated | 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; Live-selling session 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 | 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 Admin, PayPal | Stripe Checkout, Shopify orders, any backend via the event API |
ShopCast plans in full
- Starter: $19 a month. Partner dashboard, links, commissions; ShopCast branding; 7-day trial
- Brand: $49 a month. Custom dashboard colours; 5-day trial
- Live: $99 a month. Live Selling Studio; merchant logo; 3-day trial
Where ViralPayouts comes out ahead of ShopCast
What ShopCast offers
Shopify merchants who want affiliates/partners to also host live-selling sessions.
Affiliate software for e-commerce
Why ViralPayouts is the better choice
- No monthly fee; fee only on payouts (10% falling to 3%)
- Two-level recruiting built in
- Public program directory with one partner account
- Stripe Checkout webhook, event API, REST API and MCP server
About ShopCast
- In their words:
- "Turn affiliates into live sellers with referral tracking, commissions, dashboards, and payouts."
- Company:
- Founded Shopify app launched 7 Oct 2026 · Douro-Dummer, ON, Canada · Home and Well Inc.
- Website:
- apps.shopify.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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ShopCast is a trademark of its owner. ViralPayouts is not affiliated with ShopCast. Prices and features change: check apps.shopify.com before you decide. Spot something out of date? Tell us and we will fix it.