Sprout Affiliate vs Trackdesk

Sprout Affiliate is a Shopify-focused service for managing affiliate programs and tracking referral sales. Merchants can attribute sales through discount codes or referral links, set percentage or flat-amount commissions including tiers, and manage multiple stores, programs, affiliates, orders, payouts, and messages. Affiliates get a branded signup page and account for referral links, earnings, and discount codes. Suspicious orders are held for review rather than rejected automatically. Growth and higher plans support automatic PayPal payouts; Free payouts are manual. API access and signed webhooks cover affiliates, programs, orders, and payouts, and listed integrations include PayPal, Shopify, REST API, webhooks, and MCP AI assistant integration. Companion apps are available for iPhone and Android. The Free plan covers one program and up to 200 referral orders per month. Growth costs $9.99 a month plus 2% of referral sales; Professional is $49.99 a month plus 1.5%; Enterprise is $119.99 a month plus 1%. Paid Growth, Professional, and Enterprise plans include a 14-day free trial.

Trackdesk is affiliate software for managing affiliate, referral, and partnership programs. It supports direct linking, coupon-based tracking, ad click tracking, and server-to-server tracking. Teams can manage partners centrally with in-platform messaging and branded affiliate portals; unlimited affiliate partners are among its listed capabilities. Analytics include real-time data, customizable reports, and error logs. Commission features include recurring commissions and bulk payouts through PayPal, Wise, Tipalti, bank transfers, BTC, and ETH. Trackdesk describes AI tools for commission recommendations, revenue insights, postback configuration guidance, and program management through MCP-compatible clients. Listed integrations include Stripe, AppsFlyer, WooCommerce, Zapier, Shopify, PayPal, and others. Business costs $299 a month and includes 5 seats, 10 active offers, 100 coupon tracking, 900+ integrations, and one marketplace offer. Enterprise is $499 a month; Enterprise PLUS starts at $1,199 a month. A 14-day trial is available, but there is no free plan. For volumes above 20 million clicks per month, a private server may be required.