Superfiliate vs UpPromote
We give Superfiliate a 2.2 GPA and UpPromote a 2.6, out of 4.0. Superfiliate grades higher on features. UpPromote grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Superfiliate
Creator, affiliate and referral programs for Shopify brands
UpPromote
Affiliate, influencer and referral programs for Shopify stores
How we grade them
| 2.2GPASuperfiliateFair | 2.6GPAUpPromoteGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | FGraded on a store whose affiliates bring in $5,000 a month: Tier 1 is $1,500 plus 3% of that ($150), so $1,650 a month, with no yearly price. That's about a third of what the affiliates sell. Even against the Shopify creator apps it's listed with, it's far dearer than any with a published price. | CFree stops at $3,000 of referral sales a month, so a store at $5,000 needs Growth: $24.99 a month on yearly billing plus 2% of sales ($100), $124.99 a month in all. That's on the dear side of this category, where several tools take no cut at all. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan, but the Shopify App Store listing shows a 21-day free trial on every tier. Whether it wants a card, the listing doesn't say. | BA free plan with link and coupon tracking, analytics, fraud detection and manual payouts, and no fee on sales, up to $3,000 of referral sales a month. A new store could live on it a good while; one at $5,000 a month is past it. |
| Features | AAffiliates, creators, ambassadors and referring customers each get a cobranded page with their own codes, plus gifting, social listening, TikTok Shop collabs and payouts with tax filings done. Launching Meta Partnership Ads from inside it is something no other tool here lists. | BLink and coupon tracking, commissions by product, collection or order value, lifetime and multi-level rates, customer referrals, a marketplace, payouts in store credit, PayPal or Wise, and 1099 forms. Anti-leak codes come on Professional. The whole job. |
| Ease of use | CNo App Store rating on record. It installs on Shopify, but there are programs, gifting, outreach automations and ad access to set up before it earns its fee. | CNo rating on record. It installs on Shopify and the free plan gets you going, but there are programs, commission rules and payouts to set up. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, as a Shopify app, with Klaviyo, Attentive, Postscript, ReCharge, Triple Whale, TikTok Shop and PayPal. It names no store platform other than Shopify, and there's no desktop or phone app, which an A needs. | BWeb, built for Shopify, with PayPal, Wise, Klaviyo, Mailchimp, Omnisend, Recharge and Appstle. The API and MCP start on Professional. No desktop or phone app, so B is the ceiling. |
| Best for | creator and affiliate programs for big Shopify brands | Shopify affiliate programs that start free |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Superfiliate and UpPromote. How we grade
Price against what you get
Superfiliate starts at $1,500 a month and scores 3.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. UpPromote starts at $24.99 a month and scores 2.7.
Superfiliate scores higher, and starts $1,475.01 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other affiliate and referral tools on the chart, none scores higher than Superfiliate for less, and none scores higher than UpPromote for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Superfiliate starts at $1,500 per month. UpPromote starts at $24.99 per month, billed annually ($29.99 billed monthly).
- UpPromote has a free plan. Superfiliate does not, though it has a free trial.
- Superfiliate also covers reports.
At a glance
| Superfiliate | UpPromote | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $1,500 per month | $24.99 per month, billed annually ($29.99 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | 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. |
| Free trial | 21-day free trial, as shown on the Shopify App Store listing | 14-day free trial on Growth, Professional and Enterprise |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Superfiliate Inc. | UpPromote |
| Price read from | apps.shopify.com | uppromote.com |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Superfiliate
- Shopify brands running influencer, affiliate and referral programs together
- Teams that seed products to creators and reuse their content in Meta ads
- Brands selling through TikTok Shop with creator collaborations
UpPromote
- Shopify stores starting an affiliate or ambassador program for free
- Brands paying affiliates in store credit instead of cash
- Stores fighting coupon-code leaks from influencer codes
Worth knowing
Superfiliate
- On top of the monthly fee, the Shopify listing charges 3% of the revenue your affiliates generate.
- The website prices each brand as a custom subscription based on the channels used and trailing 12 months of ecommerce revenue.
- It runs as a Shopify app; the listing names no other store platform.
UpPromote
- Paid plans add a fee of 2%, 1.5% or 1% of successful referral sales to the monthly price, charged monthly.
- It is built for Shopify; pages off Shopify need the third-party tracking integration.
- PayPal auto-payouts, anti-leak discounts, 1099 forms and the API start on Professional; unlimited staff accounts need Enterprise.
- Creator Discovery is a separate add-on starting at $39 a month on any plan.
Key features
Superfiliate
- Cobranded creator storefronts
- Each creator, affiliate or referring customer gets a personalized landing page with their own links and discount codes, including one-time-use codes.
- Gifting and seeding
- Mass email creators a one-click link to claim a gift, which is then ordered automatically through the Shopify store.
- Discovery and social listening
- Meta and TikTok API connections find creators already posting about the brand, and Instagram DM automations handle recruitment and outreach.
- Meta Partnership Ads
- Creators approve ad access with one tap, and brands launch Partnership Ad campaigns and track ROAS, CTR and purchases from inside Superfiliate.
- TikTok Shop collaborations
- Build lists of TikTok Shop creators, invite them to collaborations automatically and follow their results in native analytics.
- Payouts and reporting
- Pay commissions or flat rates through ACH, Venmo, PayPal and more with tax filings automated, and report on revenue, EMV and social metrics.
UpPromote
- Link and coupon tracking
- Credit affiliates by link or coupon, with auto-generated coupons, custom affiliate links and anti-leak discount links on higher plans, and third-party tracking for pages not on Shopify.
- Commission rules
- Rates by order value, product or collection, lifetime and subscription commissions, new-customer rates, automatic tiers between programs and multi-level marketing.
- Customer referrals and recruiting
- Turn customers into ambassadors, list your offer in the UpPromote marketplace, and find creators with the Creator Discovery add-on from $39 a month.
- Payouts and tax forms
- Pay as store credit, through PayPal or with Wise bank transfers, schedule automatic payouts, export invoices and generate 1099-NEC forms.
- Affiliate engagement
- A customizable affiliate account in 8 languages, in-app chat, bulk emails, a media gallery for brand assets, and gifts or bonuses.
Plans
Superfiliate
Tier 1$1,500
per month
Plus 3% of the revenue generated by your affiliates. The Shopify listing does not say what separates the three tiers.
Tier 2$2,499
per month
Plus 3% of the revenue generated by your affiliates, with a 21-day free trial.
Tier 3$3,499
per month
Plus 3% of the revenue generated by your affiliates, with a 21-day free trial.
UpPromote
Free$0
One program, one coupon per affiliate, up to $3,000 of referral sales reviewed a month, manual payouts and 24/7 live chat support.
Growth$24.99
per month, billed annually ($29.99 billed monthly)
Plus 2% of successful referral sales. Unlimited programs, 300 referral orders reviewed a month, customer referrals, marketplace listing and store credit.
Professional$74.99
per month, billed annually ($89.99 billed monthly)
Plus 1.5% of referral sales. 600 referrals a month, anti-leak discounts, PayPal auto-payouts, multi-level commissions, 1099 forms, API and MCP.
Enterprise$166.66
per month, billed annually ($199.99 billed monthly)
Plus 1% of referral sales. Unlimited referral reviews and staff accounts, multi-store sync and coupon code commissions. Shopify Plus pricing is custom.
Ways to pay less
Superfiliate
No public discounts listed.
UpPromote
- Annual discount
Save 17% with yearly billing
Yearly billing saves 17%: Growth is $299.90 a year, Professional $899.90 and Enterprise $1,999.90, against $29.99, $89.99 and $199.99 a month.
