iris by Avelon vs LegendLinks

iris by Avelon redirects affiliate clicks according to a shopper’s location, product availability, price and conversion performance. It can send a shopper to a local retailer that ships to them in their currency, or redirect to an in-stock product or a better price across its merchant network. Affiliates can choose among more than 800,000 products when creating a link, set a preferred merchant for a region, or restrict traffic to a specific retailer. Avelon says its feeds cover hundreds of retailers and that every retailer with an Avelon program is available in iris. Links can be shared in places such as Instagram bios, YouTube descriptions and websites. Link creation requires a verified Avelon affiliate account. The web service is free for verified affiliates, at free. Avelon describes its affiliate platform as sports-focused and serving brands, publishers, creators and athletes. Its integrations include Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, CraftCMS, Magento/Adobe, Citrus Lime and Push Retail; it also provides affiliate onboarding, guides and troubleshooting resources.

LegendLinks is a self-hosted WordPress plugin for managing affiliate and professional links. It tracks clicks and reports device, browser, referrer and date-range analytics. The free Lite plan provides unlimited links, basic redirects, categories and 30-day analytics. Pro adds lifetime analytics, geography and device targeting across 249 countries, A/B testing, auto-linking and bio pages for one site. Plus covers five sites, while Business covers 25 and adds priority VIP support. Pro and higher tiers include broken-link detection, health monitoring, fallback redirects and CSV analytics export. Compatibility is listed for WooCommerce, Elementor and Gutenberg, and conversion pixels can track campaigns on Facebook Ads, Google Ads and other marketing platforms. Compliance options include IP anonymization and Amazon Compliance Mode. The marketing page says data remains on the user’s server. Lite is free; Pro is $89 a year, Plus $129 a year and Business $399 a year.