Rakuten Advertising alternatives · Affiliate Software
Free alternatives to Rakuten Advertising
Rakuten Advertising has no free plan. 15 of the 89 other affiliate and referral tools in this directory are free or have a free plan.
Rakuten Advertising's current pricing could not be confirmed from its own site. 1 of them has no paid plan at all; the rest pair a free plan with paid ones.
15 tools · Listings checked up to Nov 13, 2026 · Where the facts come from
The 12 closest to Rakuten Advertising
- Free plan · from $69/mo
RedTrack
Ad and affiliate tracking with conversion API and spend sync
What is free: Relay, for ecommerce: free server-side CAPI and store order sync for one store, with UTM-based last-click attribution.
- RedTrack has a free plan. Rakuten Advertising does not.
- RedTrack also covers dashboards.
- Free plan · from $16/mo
Affiliatly
Affiliate program software for online stores, with a free plan
What is free: Up to 50 tracked orders, core tracking tools.
- Affiliatly has a free plan. Rakuten Advertising does not.
- Affiliatly also covers partner payouts.
- Free plan · from $166/mo
Skimlinks
Affiliate link monetization for publishers, with paid merchant tiers
What is free: Publishers join for free; the paid plans are the Preferred Partner tiers sold to merchants.
- Skimlinks has a free plan. Rakuten Advertising does not.
- Free plan · from $229/yr
SliceWP
WordPress affiliate plugin with a free edition and paid add-ons
What is free: The SliceWP Affiliates plugin on WordPress.org: unlimited affiliates, approval flow, affiliate area, commission tracking and email notifications.
- SliceWP has a free plan. Rakuten Advertising does not.
- SliceWP also covers partner payouts.
- Free plan · from $39
WP Affiliate Manager
Free WordPress affiliate plugin with paid support editions
What is free: The core plugin is free from WordPress.org, with unlimited affiliates and creatives, community support and free updates.
- WP Affiliate Manager has a free plan. Rakuten Advertising does not.
- WP Affiliate Manager also covers partner payouts.
- Free
Affilired
Commission-based affiliate and performance marketing for travel brands
What is free: Everything. There is no paid plan.
- Affilired has a free plan. Rakuten Advertising does not.
- Affilired also covers partner payouts.
- Free plan · from $65/mo
Cello
Referral platform for B2B SaaS, for users and for partners
What is free: Partner referrals Free plan: 1 campaign and up to 5 transacting partners, with a 5% transaction cost.
- Cello has a free plan. Rakuten Advertising does not.
- Only Cello lists iOS and Android apps.
- Cello also covers partner payouts.
- Free plan · from $19/mo
Lasso
Affiliate link manager and product displays for publishers
What is free: Free plan for 1 property: single product displays, Amazon images with your own API, a simple link dashboard and broken link alerts.
- Lasso has a free plan. Rakuten Advertising does not.
- Only Lasso lists a browser extension.
- Free plan · from $159/mo
Kintura
Ad tracker with automatic optimization for performance marketers
What is free: Growth plan: free forever, 1,000,000 events a month, 1 domain, 1 user.
- Kintura has a free plan. Rakuten Advertising does not.
- Kintura also covers dashboards.
- Free plan · from $24.99/mo
UpPromote
Affiliate, influencer and referral programs for Shopify stores
What is free: One affiliate program with link and coupon tracking, analytics, fraud detection and manual payouts, reviewing up to $3,000 of referral sales a month. No performance fee.
- UpPromote has a free plan. Rakuten Advertising does not.
- UpPromote also covers partner payouts.
- Rakuten Advertising also covers reports.
- Free plan · from $49/mo
GoAffPro
Affiliate and multi-level marketing app for online stores
What is free: Hobby: unlimited affiliates, sales and revenue with a basic affiliate portal; recommended for stores with fewer than 100 orders a day.
- GoAffPro has a free plan. Rakuten Advertising does not.
- GoAffPro also covers partner payouts.
- Rakuten Advertising also covers reports.
- Free plan · from $29/mo
PromoteKit
Affiliate marketing software built for Stripe businesses
What is free: Up to 3 referrals and 1 affiliate campaign, with unlimited affiliates and team members and no transaction fees.
- PromoteKit has a free plan. Rakuten Advertising does not.
- PromoteKit also covers partner payouts.
- Rakuten Advertising also covers reports.
Common questions
Is there a free alternative to Rakuten Advertising?
Yes. RedTrack, Affiliatly, Skimlinks, SliceWP, WP Affiliate Manager, Affilired, Cello, Lasso and 7 more are free or have a free plan.
Does Rakuten Advertising have a free plan?
Rakuten Advertising has no free plan. Rakuten Advertising's current pricing could not be confirmed from its own site.
When was this checked?
Each listing shows its own date. On this page they run from Oct 18, 2026 to Nov 13, 2026. Vendors change prices and plans without notice, so confirm on their site before you buy.
This page is built from the listings. A tool is here because its listing says so, and the order is how close each is to Rakuten Advertising: the alternatives its listing names first, then the tools that share the most features with it.