Refersion vs Tracknow

Refersion is an affiliate tracking and management platform for direct-to-consumer ecommerce brands running affiliate, influencer, or ambassador programs. It helps brands discover partners, track referrals, set commissions, and arrange payouts. Partner discovery uses product categories and a description of the brand’s ideal customer to surface potential affiliates. Refersion promotes first-party tracking without cookies or redirects. Commissions can be based on sales percentage or subscriptions; Growth includes advanced commission options. The platform describes automated affiliate payments and automatic generation of required US tax forms for eligible affiliates. A free Marketplace Listing lets affiliates view and apply to offers, but tracking, commission management, and payouts require a paid plan. Launch costs $39 a month plus 3% of affiliate-driven sales; Growth costs $199 a month plus 2%. Growth includes API access and chat support. Listed integrations include Shopify, BigCommerce, WooCommerce, Magento, Chargebee, Stripe, Klaviyo, Mailchimp, and Zapier.

Tracknow is an affiliate marketing platform for managing affiliates, influencers, commissions, fraud detection, and payouts. It tracks clicks, leads, coupon sales, first-time deposits, and revenue in real time, and supports CPA, revenue-share, hybrid, coupon, and tier-based commission rules. Partners can recruit sub-affiliates and earn commissions from their performance. The platform includes a partner portal, automated payouts, fraud prevention, API and MCP access, and an AI assistant called Tracky. Tracky can answer questions, analyze performance, explain reports, and create or update campaigns, commissions, and partner settings. Listed integrations include Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento, postbacks, PayPal, Tipalti, Wix, ClickFunnels, and AppsFlyer. Tracknow describes solutions for eCommerce, Forex and IB brokers, prop trading, iGaming, affiliate networks, and influencer marketing. It runs on web and through an API. Pricing is paid, with a 14-day trial and no free plan. The pricing note lists a starting price of $116/mo (annual); the plan details include options for networks, brands, brokers, and other operating models.