Refersion vs TUNE
Refersion
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| Figure | Refersion | TUNE |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $2.42/mo | $74.92/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 6 | 7 |
| Spec score · Affiliate Marketing Software | 8.6 (#11) | 8.2 (#36) |
| Spec score · Affiliate Analytics Software | 8.2 (#4) | 7.4 (#21) |
| Spec score · Affiliate Software | 8.2 (#6) | 7.4 (#23) |
| API | Growth includes API access, and the platform page says custom dashboards can use Refersion data through its GraphQL or REST API. | TUNE says its two-way API has over 650 endpoints and that almost every platform function is achievable through the API. |
| API access | Yes | Yes |
| Audience | The platform is designed for direct-to-consumer ecommerce brands and supports affiliate, influencer, and ambassador programs. | TUNE describes its platform as serving advertisers and affiliate networks managing performance partnerships. |
| Automated payouts | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Integrations | Listed integrations include Shopify, BigCommerce, WooCommerce, Magento, Chargebee, Stripe, Klaviyo, Mailchimp, and Zapier. | Listed technology partners include Branch, Kochava, AppsFlyer, Adjust, Singular, Payoneer, Tipalti, Shopify, WooCommerce, and Google Tag Manager. |
| Partner portal | Yes | Yes |
| Purpose | Refersion is an affiliate tracking and management platform that helps brands automate referrals, commissions, and payouts. | TUNE is a partner marketing platform used by brands, agencies, and networks to manage, measure, pay, and grow marketing programs. |
| Security | Refersion offers optional two-factor authentication, which can require a verification code for payments over $1,000 USD within 24 hours. | TUNE lists SOC 2 Type II and SOC 1 Type II certifications, GDPR compliance with ePrivacy certification, proactive fraud prevention, and verifiable global payments. |
| Support | Growth includes chat support, while Scale offers premium support and a Slack channel. | TUNE reports a global support team and a 98% customer service satisfaction rating; the Scale advertiser plan lists email, chat, and phone support. |
| Tracking | Refersion promotes first-party affiliate tracking without cookies or redirects. | The platform supports cookieless postback tracking across app, mobile web, and desktop, with real-time reporting and data streaming. |
Plans
Refersion
- Launch$39 a month
- Growth$199 a month
- Marketplace ListingFree
- Launch (yearly billing)$29 a year
- Growth (yearly billing)$159 a year
- ScalePriced on request
TUNE
- Enterprise$899 a month
- Scale$1,500 a month
- ContractPrice not published
- Enterprise (Networks)$899 a year
- Scale (Advertisers)$1,500 a year
- Contract (Advertisers)Priced on request
- Contract (Networks)Priced on request
In their own words
Refersion
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.
TUNE
TUNE is a partner marketing platform for brands, agencies and networks managing performance partnerships. Advertisers can recruit partners, manage offers, track conversions, optimize campaigns and pay commissions. Cookieless postback tracking covers apps, mobile web and desktop, with real-time reporting and data streaming. Automation can streamline workflows, detect and reject click fraud, and apply payout rules using configurable approvals, pay periods, currencies and payment processors. TUNE Marketplace helps customers find affiliate partners and manage partnerships, reporting and aggregated commission payments. The service is available on the web and through an API; TUNE says its two-way API has over 650 endpoints. Listed integrations include Branch, Kochava, AppsFlyer, Adjust, Singular, Payoneer, Tipalti, Shopify, WooCommerce and Google Tag Manager. TUNE lists SOC 2 Type II and SOC 1 Type II certifications and GDPR compliance with ePrivacy certification. The Enterprise plan is $899 a month, paid annually. Scale is $1,500 a month, paid annually, and includes 2,500 conversions per month. There is no free plan; partner payments and onboarding are fee-based on the listed Scale plan.