ReferralHero vs Soreto

ReferralHero is a platform for building referral, affiliate, waitlist, and contest programs. Participants receive unique referral links to share and may unlock rewards when referred friends become customers. Campaigns can use ReferralHero widgets or a custom form, with editable widget wording and colours. Email and SMS automations, user segmentation, a smart leaderboard, manual referral review, and automatic coupon or access-code delivery support campaign management. Analytics cover attribution channels, sources, sharing methods, device, and location, with subscriber-level views and CSV exports. ReferralHero lists more than 500 integrations, including Stripe, HubSpot, Salesforce, Mailchimp, Klaviyo, Shopify, and Zapier; developer options include JavaScript and REST APIs and webhooks. Fraud controls include an algorithm, ReCaptcha, and optional SMS phone verification. The Free Forever Plan costs nothing for up to 25 subscribers and includes ReferralHero branding. PRO costs $199 a month for up to 10,000 members; PREMIUM also costs $199 a month for up to 50,000 subscribers. Android, iOS, web, and API are listed platforms.

Soreto provides referral technology for retailers running customer referral and advocacy programmes. Customers can share referrals through messaging and social platforms including WhatsApp, Facebook, Messenger, TikTok, Instagram, Snap, X, Pinterest, Telegram, and Viber, or use email or a copied link. Retailers can configure flexible rewards, track referrals, run A/B tests, and view real-time reporting. Referral data can be used for CRM segmentation, retargeting, paid ads, lookalike audiences, and campaign amplification. Listed integrations include Shopify and affiliate networks such as Awin, Rakuten, ShareASale, CJ, Commission Factory, Partnerize, TradeDoubler, TradeTracker, and Affiliate Future. Soreto’s plans are positioned for different business sizes: Ignite for SMEs, Amplify for mid-size brands, and Elevate for global brands. The Shopify Free Plan is limited to 500 sales per month. Paid pricing includes Ignite at £1,788/yr plus CPA and a £99 setup fee, and Amplify at £4,788/yr plus CPA and a £399 setup fee; Elevate is custom-priced. Shopify setup includes a demo, integration wizard, campaign asset approval, and reporting and optimisation. Soreto is headquartered in London and is available via web and API.