Affiliate software for SaaSViralPayouts vs Uppercut
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. Uppercut also pays affiliates for you and does not say it has two-tier recruiting. It costs $0 to $99 a month + 3% to 10% of payouts.
Every figure for Uppercut comes from its own pages or named review sites, checked 12 October 2026. Sources are listed at the bottom.
Why brands pick ViralPayouts over Uppercut
Best fit: A brand outside B2B SaaS, or one that wants partners to recruit partners, with fees that fall as payouts grow.
- $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
| Uppercut | ViralPayouts | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0 to $99 a month + 3% to 10% 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 | Processing at cost: card 2.9% + 30c, bank transfer 0.8% (max $5); Stripe payout costs also deducted from the affiliate's payout | 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 | 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 | Yes138 programs | Yes Partners browse and join with one account |
| Tracking | JavaScript tracking script; Stripe billing connection; REST sales API (/api/track-sale); Referral stored on customer record after signup | 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 | No | 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 | 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 | Stripe, Stripe Connect, JavaScript SDK, Webhooks, Merchant MCP (Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok) | Stripe Checkout, Shopify orders, any backend via the event API |
Uppercut plans in full
- Free: $0 a month, plus 10% of payouts. Tracking, attribution and payouts free forever; network access for first 30 days; unlimited campaigns
- Scale: $99 a month, plus 3% of payouts. Publisher outreach under Uppercut's name; ongoing network access; 3% only on payouts to affiliates Uppercut brought (0% on your own affiliates)
Where ViralPayouts comes out ahead of Uppercut
What Uppercut offers
B2B SaaS companies that already have sales and want affiliates (blogs, newsletters, podcasts, consultants) recruited for them; explicitly not ecommerce, crypto or cheap info products.
Affiliate software for SaaS
Why ViralPayouts is the better choice
- Two levels built in (partner + recruiter override); Uppercut lists none
- Lower fee at volume: 10% falling to 3%, versus Uppercut Free's flat 10% plus card processing
- No separate payout processing fee
- Open to any niche, not B2B SaaS only
- Separate customer and recruit links; test network with simulated money
About Uppercut
- In their words:
- "You build a company. We go get the affiliates." (title: 'Affiliate Software for B2B SaaS | Uppercut')
- Company:
- Uppercut (legal entity not stated in terms or privacy policy)
- Website:
- uppercut.co
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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Uppercut is a trademark of its owner. ViralPayouts is not affiliated with Uppercut. Prices and features change: check uppercut.co before you decide. Spot something out of date? Tell us and we will fix it.