Refersion
Affiliate marketing software
- Features
- Ease of use
- Ease of management
- Quality of support
- Affordability
- Market presence
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$39.20 per month
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- Retail and wholesale
- Accommodation and food services
- Agriculture, fishing, and forestry
What is Refersion
Refersion is affiliate marketing software used to create and manage affiliate and influencer programs for e-commerce brands. It provides affiliate onboarding, tracking links and conversions, commission rules, and payout workflows, with common use cases centered on direct-to-consumer online stores. The product is typically deployed by small to mid-sized merchants that want a self-serve way to run an affiliate program without joining a large affiliate network.
E-commerce platform integrations
Refersion is commonly used with major e-commerce platforms and related marketing tools, which helps merchants connect order data to affiliate attribution. This reduces manual reconciliation between storefront transactions and affiliate reporting. For teams running a DTC store, the integration-led setup is often simpler than building custom tracking from scratch.
Affiliate onboarding and management
The product supports affiliate registration, link creation, and basic partner management workflows in one place. It helps program managers organize affiliates, set commission structures, and monitor performance. This covers the core operational needs of running an in-house affiliate program without requiring a separate partner portal build.
Commission and payout workflows
Refersion includes tools to calculate commissions and manage payouts, which can streamline month-end processes. Program managers can apply rules and review results before paying partners. This is useful for smaller teams that need a repeatable process rather than spreadsheet-based payout tracking.
Less suited for complex ecosystems
Organizations running multi-tier partner programs, complex deal registration, or enterprise channel operations may find the feature set limited. Advanced partner relationship management capabilities are typically more developed in broader partner management suites. As programs scale across regions and partner types, additional tooling may be required.
Attribution depth can be limited
Affiliate tracking can be affected by cross-device behavior, browser privacy controls, and multi-touch customer journeys. Compared with platforms that emphasize advanced attribution modeling and broader measurement options, Refersion may require complementary analytics to answer deeper attribution questions. This can matter for teams optimizing across multiple paid and partner channels.
Network access not the focus
Refersion primarily supports running a brand’s own affiliate program rather than providing a large built-in marketplace of publishers. Companies seeking immediate access to extensive publisher inventories may need additional relationships or separate network participation. This can increase time-to-scale for brands starting from zero partner reach.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Launch | $49.00 per month (monthly) or $39.20 per month (billed yearly) + 6.5% of affiliate sales per month | Unlimited conversions, affiliates, clicks; basic tracking (links/coupons); PayPal/Unified Payments; email support; virtual training. |
| Growth | $249.00 per month (monthly) or $199.20 per month (billed yearly) + 3% of affiliate sales per month | Includes Launch features + email & chat support, link/email/coupon/SKU tracking, 5 custom fields, advanced commission controls. |
| Scale / Enterprise | Contact sales / custom pricing | Vendor references higher-tier/Scale features (Shopify Plus gift-card payouts, multi-store support, white-labeling) and indicates contact sales for enterprise needs. |
Notes: Some official Refersion pages/FAQs contain differing historical or platform-specific pricing references (e.g., an FAQ entry referencing a $29/month annual rate for a Starter plan). The above table is based on the vendor's sign-up/select-plan page and vendor support documentation; where official pages conflict or are ambiguous, I flagged the uncertainty in the notes.
Seller details
Refersion, Inc.
New York, NY, USA
2013
Private
https://www.refersion.com/
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