Refgrow vs Rewardful (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Refgrow if

• Fits if you sell SaaS through Stripe or Paddle and want the program inside your own app
• Works for a team moving over from Rewardful, FirstPromoter or Tolt, which get a 30-day trial

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if your payment provider is not on the list, because other billing needs the REST API
• Tight if you grow: each plan covers $10,000 or $25,000 of affiliate revenue a month, then $948 a year per extra $25,000
• Watch out: white-label with no Refgrow branding is Business only, at $79 a month billed yearly
• Pricey if you pay monthly: Pro is $49 and Business $99
• Watch out: new subscription payments are non-refundable, and PayPal or Wise may add their own payout fees

Pick Rewardful if

• Fits if you run a SaaS on Stripe or Paddle and want commissions to follow each subscription
• Works for a first affiliate program under $7,500 a month of affiliate revenue

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you run a Shopify store, as it reads sales through Stripe or Paddle
• Tight if you want a branded portal on your own domain or more than one campaign, which start on Growth at $99 a month
• Not for you if you want to pick up the phone for support, which is Enterprise only
• Watch out: Starter stops at $7,500 a month of affiliate revenue, and passing it moves you up a tier
• Watch out: Managed Payouts cost 3% of payouts, and affiliates may pay withdrawal fees

Refgrow

• Each plan covers a set amount of affiliate-generated revenue a month ($10,000 or $25,000); above $25,000 you add $948 a year per extra $25,000.
• White-label with no Refgrow branding is only on Business.
• There is no free plan, and the page says payments for new subscriptions are non-refundable except where the law or a separate offer says otherwise.
• PayPal, Wise and your payment provider may charge their own payout or processing fees.

Rewardful

• Plans are capped by affiliate-attributed revenue: Starter stops at $7,500 a month, and higher revenue moves you to a higher tier.
• Rewardful takes 0% of revenue, but optional Managed Payouts cost 3% of payouts, and affiliates may pay withdrawal fees.
• Starter has one campaign and two team members; a branded portal, custom domain and invite-only campaigns need Growth.
• Phone support and one-click PayPal payouts are on Enterprise only.

Refgrow

Embedded widget and tracking

A referral widget that sits inside your own product, with tracking for links and coupons and a hosted affiliate portal for partners.

Payment integrations

Stripe, Paddle, Lemon Squeezy, Polar, Dodo Payments and Creem on every plan; other providers can report payments through the REST API.

Payouts and invoices

Automatic payouts through PayPal or Wise, plus self-billing invoices and EU VAT handling.

Commission options

Multi-tier commissions, coupons and gamification and messages for affiliates, with fraud protection on all plans.

Partner Network

A listing in Refgrow's partner network, subject to eligibility, so affiliates can find your program.

API, webhooks and MCP

A REST API, outgoing webhooks and an MCP server are included with both plans.

Rewardful

Stripe and Paddle billing sync

Commissions adjust on their own when a referred customer upgrades, downgrades, cancels, gets a refund or starts a free trial, and Rewardful data shows inside the Stripe dashboard.

Links and coupon codes

Affiliate links work on any page of your site through a URL parameter such as ?via=name, and coupon codes credit influencers where links cannot be used.

Flexible commissions

Set percentage or fixed commissions, one-time or recurring, with your own cookie length, first- or last-touch attribution, double-sided incentives and minimum payout thresholds.

Affiliate portal

Affiliates sign up and find their links, codes, earnings and an assets library of logos and copy; Growth and Enterprise brand it on your own domain.

Payouts

Pay affiliates in bulk through PayPal or Wise, or hand payouts to Rewardful's Managed Payouts, which charges a 3% processing fee.

Fraud checks and API

Suspected self-referrals are flagged and deactivated automatically, and a REST API on every plan supports a white-labeled program.

Refgrow

• Pro$39

  per month to $10,000 affiliate revenue, billed yearly ($49 monthly)

  Unlimited programs and affiliates, 3 team members, hosted portal, coupons, fraud protection, auto payouts and custom portal domain.

• Business$79

  per month to $25,000 affiliate revenue, billed yearly ($99 monthly)

  Everything in Pro plus 10 team members and white-label with no Refgrow branding.

Rewardful

• Starter$49

  per month for up to $7,500 of affiliate revenue a month

  One campaign, up to two team members, unlimited affiliates and visitors, all integrations and the REST API. No branded portal or custom domain.

• Growth$99

  per month for up to $15,000 of affiliate revenue a month

  Unlimited campaigns and team members, plus a branded affiliate portal on a custom domain, private invite-only campaigns and custom rewards.

• Enterprise$149

  per month for up to $30,000 of affiliate revenue a month

  Tiered by revenue: $299 a month up to $75,000, $499 up to $150,000 and $2,000 up to $1M. Adds phone support and one-click PayPal payouts.

Refgrow

• Annual discount

  Save 20% with annual billing

  Pro is $468 a year instead of $49 a month, and Business is $948 a year instead of $99 a month.

• Other savings

  30-day trial and free migration help

  Teams switching from Rewardful, FirstPromoter, Tolt or another tool get a 30-day trial and migration help via that tool's migration page.

Rewardful

• Annual discount

  Two months free with yearly billing

  Annual billing gives 12 months for the price of 10: Starter is $490 a year, Growth $990 a year and Enterprise from $1,490 a year.