Affiliate software for SaaSViralPayouts vs Tapfiliate
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 Tapfiliate, you pay your affiliates yourself and has two-tier recruiting on some plans only. It costs $89 to $179 a month.
Every figure for Tapfiliate comes from its own pages or named review sites, checked 12 October 2026. Sources are listed at the bottom.
Why brands pick ViralPayouts over Tapfiliate
Best fit: Brands that want two-tier recruiting without a monthly subscription, and want affiliates paid for them, paying only a share (10% falling to 3%) of what partners earn.
- $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
| Tapfiliate | ViralPayouts | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $89 to $179 a monthTerm: Monthly or annual (annual = two months free); trial auto-converts to paid | $0 a month. 10% of what you pay partners, falling to 3% at $10,000 a month. |
| Setup fee | None: "There are no extra or hidden setup fees." | 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 Trolley (third-party, merchant opens own Trolley account); PayPal Payouts via CSV | Yes You fund by bank transfer; we pay every partner |
| Two-tier recruiting | Higher plansMultiple levels, percentage or fixed per level (max not stated) levelsScale ($179/mo) and above; Advanced MLM Sales goals also Scale | Yes Two levels on every program: share of commission, share of sale or fixed. Paid on approved sales, never sign-ups |
| Public program directory | YesNot counted on page; roughly 15 offers visible on the first page (e.g. VoiceGF, Workweek Lunch) programs | Yes Partners browse and join with one account |
| Tracking | JS pixel / cookies; Server-to-server postback; Coupon codes; REST API | 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, webhooks, 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, WooCommerce, Stripe, BigCommerce, Magento/Adobe Commerce | Stripe Checkout, Shopify orders, any backend via the event API |
Tapfiliate plans in full
- Launch: $89 a month. 1 program, 50 affiliates, 5,000 clicks/mo, 500 conversions/mo, 1 team member; overage $1.50 per 1,000 clicks and $15 per 1,000 conversions
- Scale: $179 a month. Unlimited programs and affiliates, 100,000 clicks/mo, 10,000 conversions/mo, 5 team members; overage $1 per 1,000 clicks and $10 per 1,000 conversions; includes MLM and Trolley payouts
- Enterprise: price not published. Custom pricing; tailored clicks/conversions, unlimited team members, full white label, dedicated manager
Where ViralPayouts comes out ahead of Tapfiliate
What Tapfiliate offers
SaaS, ecommerce and subscription businesses that want to run their own in-house affiliate, influencer or referral program; Launch plan for starters, Scale for growing programs, Enterprise for high volume.
Affiliate software for SaaS · G2 4.3 (57 reviews) · Capterra 4.5 (66 reviews) · Trustpilot 4.3 (27 reviews)
Why ViralPayouts is the better choice
- No monthly fee: Tapfiliate costs $89-$179/mo before any sales, and two-tier needs the $179 plan
- ViralPayouts pays affiliates for the brand (via Whop); Tapfiliate leaves payouts to the merchant (CSV or own Trolley account)
- Two-tier built in on every program, with separate customer and recruit links
- No click/conversion caps or overage fees
- One partner account across all programs in the directory
What Tapfiliate users say
Paraphrased from public reviews. Follow each link to read the original.
Praise
- Easy to use, clean attribution, affiliates can sign up without hand-holding; 'it just works' (Lingopie partnership manager). trustpilot.com
- Enterprise customer of ~5 years praises dedicated account manager for resolving issues. trustpilot.com
- Simple dashboard and very helpful support for teams new to affiliate marketing. capterra.com
- Tracking reliable, customizable setups without involving IT. capterra.com
Complaints
- Billing disputes: charged after trial / after cancelling, refund initially declined. trustpilot.com
- Long-time customer paying ~EUR69/mo says no onboarding or customer-success follow-up, complex interface, no ROI. capterra.com
- Payout tracking unclear; has to export to see which conversions were paid. capterra.com
- Affiliate subdomain disabled during high traffic, hurting sign-ups at launch. trustpilot.com
About Tapfiliate
- In their words:
- "The only affiliate marketing software designed to pay for itself before your trial ends" (pricing page headline)
- Company:
- Founded 2014 · Amsterdam, Netherlands (per 2021 acquisition press release) · Mitgo (formerly Admitad); Admitad acquired Tapfiliate in January 2021, brand and management kept
- Named customers:
- DEGIRO, Lightspeed, Optmyzr, Lingopie, Selz, Ferryscanner, Campus Protein
- Website:
- tapfiliate.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 TraaactionSources for Tapfiliate (21), checked 12 October 2026
- https://tapfiliate.com/
- https://tapfiliate.com/pricing/
- https://tapfiliate.com/multi-level-marketing/
- https://tapfiliate.com/about-us/
- https://tapfiliate.com/integrations/
- https://tapfiliate.com/tracking-and-attribution/
- https://tapfiliate.com/automation-and-workflows/
- https://tapfiliate.com/mcp/
- https://tapfiliate.com/offers/
- https://tapfiliate.com/alternatives/
- https://tapfiliate.com/docs/rest/
- https://tapfiliate.com/llms.txt
- https://support.tapfiliate.com/en/articles/7190765-automated-affiliate-payouts
- https://support.tapfiliate.com/en/articles/3158891-managing-your-affiliate-payouts-the-essential-faq-guide
- https://prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/admitad-acquires-tapfiliate-the-netherlands-based-affiliate-marketing-saas-platform-805622790.html
- https://tapfiliate.com/blog/tapfiliate-admitad
- https://www.g2.com/products/tapfiliate/reviews
- https://www.capterra.com/p/145773/Tapfiliate/
- https://www.trustpilot.com/review/tapfiliate.com
- https://apps.shopify.com/tapfiliate
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/tapfiliate/
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