Refport vs TUNE

Refport is affiliate software for SaaS teams that tracks referrals through paying subscriptions and automates partner payouts. It links referrals, attribution, conversions, commissions and payouts in an auditable data trail. Its Stripe connection calculates commissions from Stripe revenue; Shopify sales ingestion, REST API access and webhooks support other billing setups. Payouts can go through Stripe Connect or PayPal. Configurable fraud rules include duplicate customer-email detection, suspicious-domain monitoring, blocked traffic sources and exclusions across programs. The 14-day trial requires no credit card and includes paid features except payouts, with limits of 500 links, 10,000 clicks per month, one custom domain, three Partner Groups, one Program and three seats. The free plan includes 100 links, 5,000 monthly clicks and one seat. Starter costs $49 a month and includes two Programs, three seats and a $10,000 monthly Partner Revenue limit. Refport provides web and API access and a partner portal. The maker says adding its SDK and connecting Stripe takes about five minutes. Refport is based in Dijon, France, and offers support by email and a free 30-minute demo with the founder.

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.