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ReferralCandy vs UpPromote: Affiliate Marketing Comparison (2026)

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UpPromote: Affiliate Marketing

Overview

Customer referrals are the key to viral marketing and a thriving business. ReferralCandy automatically tracks referrals and notifies your customers when they become eligible for their referral reward. Friends who have made a purchase become new customers, and the referral cycle starts over again!

UpPromote: Affiliate Marketing is the top-trusted affiliate marketing solution for growth on Shopify. With this all-in-one solution, you can build, manage, and succeed in your marketing campaign with ease.

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

No screenshots yet

Pricing

Starting from

29

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

29.99

/user

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.5

388

5

4

3

2

1

252

102

28

2

4

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
75%
would recommend this app

4.9

217

5

4

3

2

1

197

17

3

0

0

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
88%
would recommend this app

Pros

“The referral workflows are fully automated and beautifully designed, which helps create a seamless experience for customers.”
LH

Lingwei H.

Operations Specialist

“First of all, I was seeking for a good referral program app which is ideal for Shopify and referralcandy is the nonplusultra for that.”
MO

Mario O.

CEO

“We had to get on a quick video chat, but were able to get things all worked out.”
JT

Jen T.

President

Pros

“We can now manage affiliate links, discount codes, commissions, applications, referrals, and payouts from one place, which saves time and gives us much more confidence in the data.”
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Daniel W.

COO

“UpPromote has enough features to handle just about any affiliate program we want to run, whether it's custom commissions, affiliate links, discount codes, or more advanced setups. And when I can't immediately figure out how to accomplish something, their support team is always quick to respond and has consistently helped me find a solution.”
MM

Mike M.

Founder

“It helped connect me with affiliates, made it easier to manage collaborations, and created a more organized way to work together and track affiliate relationships.”
NG

Nickolas G.

CEO

Cons

“Can be hard to follow the referrals report, as some might missed (vs Shopify)”
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Alice L.

Marketing Manager

“The integration process was a bit more confusing than I expected, and the backend isn’t the most intuitive.”
JL

Jenna L.

Vice President, Communications and Entertainment

“It is very difficult on our end to figure out what the issue is.”
JT

Jen T.

President

Cons

“Also, the design customization for registration pages feels a bit rigid unless you upgrade to the higher-tier paid plans.”
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Baher M.

CEO

“It feels like some tabs are hidden and things I didn't know need set up can take some digging to find.”
JE

Jenna E.

Brand and Marketing Strategist

“My only frustration so far is that we exceeded our monthly referral numbers one month and didn't know that referrals were not getting approved.”
RW

Rebecca W.

Social Media and Partnerships Manager

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review21 days ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review21 days ago

Key features

  • Total features29
  • API
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Affiliate Management
  • Banner Management
  • Brand Guidelines
  • CRM
  • Campaign Analytics
  • Campaign Management
  • Campaign Planning
  • Campaign Segmentation
  • Categorization/Grouping
  • Channel Management
  • Commission Management
  • Contact Management
  • Conversion Rate Optimization
  • Conversion Tracking
  • Customer Activity Tracking
  • Customer Segmentation
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Visualization
  • Digital Asset Management
  • Discount Management
  • Electronic Payments
  • Email Templates
  • Engagement Tracking
  • Filtering
  • For Customer Referrals
  • Fraud Detection
  • Incentive Management
  • Influencer Discovery
  • Lead Engagement
  • Lead Generation
  • Lead Management
  • Loyalty Program
  • Monitoring
  • Multi Level Marketing (MLM)
  • Multi-Campaign
  • Multi-Channel Marketing
  • Multi-Language
  • Payment Tracking
  • Performance Metrics
  • ROI Tracking
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Referral Templates
  • Referral Tracking
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Rewards Management
  • Search/Filter
  • Social Media Integration
  • Social Promotion
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • User Management
  • Visual Analytics
  • Total features52
  • API
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Affiliate Management
  • Banner Management
  • Brand Guidelines
  • CRM
  • Campaign Analytics
  • Campaign Management
  • Campaign Planning
  • Campaign Segmentation
  • Categorization/Grouping
  • Channel Management
  • Commission Management
  • Contact Management
  • Conversion Rate Optimization
  • Conversion Tracking
  • Customer Activity Tracking
  • Customer Segmentation
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Visualization
  • Digital Asset Management
  • Discount Management
  • Electronic Payments
  • Email Templates
  • Engagement Tracking
  • Filtering
  • For Customer Referrals
  • Fraud Detection
  • Incentive Management
  • Influencer Discovery
  • Lead Engagement
  • Lead Generation
  • Lead Management
  • Loyalty Program
  • Monitoring
  • Multi Level Marketing (MLM)
  • Multi-Campaign
  • Multi-Channel Marketing
  • Multi-Language
  • Payment Tracking
  • Performance Metrics
  • ROI Tracking
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Referral Templates
  • Referral Tracking
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Rewards Management
  • Search/Filter
  • Social Media Integration
  • Social Promotion
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • User Management
  • Visual Analytics

Integrations

  • Total integrations2
  • Bold Subscriptions
  • EComposer
  • Klaviyo
  • Partial.ly
  • PayPal Payments
  • Recharge
  • Shopify
  • Tidio
  • Total integrations8
  • Bold Subscriptions
  • EComposer
  • Klaviyo
  • Partial.ly
  • PayPal Payments
  • Recharge
  • Shopify
  • Tidio