Affern vs Zero Cut
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026 for Affern, Oct 14, 2026 for Zero Cut.
The short answer
- Only Zero Cut lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $34/month for Affern and $19/month for Zero Cut.
- Zero Cut lists 4 features Affern’s listing doesn’t mention, including Custom registration, Maturation periods, Real-time tracking.
Head to head
Starter
- · Creator performance trends
- · Creator tracking links
- · Grow / Maintain / Prune recommendations
- · Revenue attribution dashboard
- · Unlimited orders
- · Up to 10 creators
Growth
- · Creator performance trends
- · Creator tracking links
- · Grow / Maintain / Prune recommendations
- · Revenue attribution dashboard
- · Unlimited orders
- · Up to 50 creators
Free
- · 50 tracked orders per month
- · Affiliate portal, no login needed
- · All features, only the limits differ
- · Commission ledger with approvals
- · No percentage of your sales
- · Self-referral blocking
Starter
- · Affiliate portal and asset library
- · Ledger with holds and reversals
- · No percentage of your sales
- · Payouts with CSV and PayPal export
- · Safelinks: codes that cannot leak
- · Tracked links and discount codes
Pro
- · Everything in Starter
- · No percentage of your sales
- · Payouts with CSV and PayPal export
- · Per-affiliate commission rates
- · Portal branding and program terms
- · Public affiliate signup page
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureAffern gives every creator a first-party tracking link that lives on your own store domain and connects the sales they drive back to them. Affern records the click on your side and follows it through to the order, so revenue lands with the creator who actually earned it.
ZeroCut tracks which orders came from which affiliate, calculates what each one earned, and keeps a ledger of what you owe them. Affiliates get a tracked link, an optional discount code, and a dashboard they can check without an account. Commissions appear within seconds and reverse automatically on refunds and cancellations.
- First-party creator tracking links that live on your own store domain
- Click-first attribution that ties each sale to the creator who actually earned i
- Commission tracking with a Wise-format payout export for paying creators
- A tracked link and an optional discount code for every affiliate.
- Private discount codes that cannot be shared onto coupon sites
- Commission ledger with approvals, optional holds, and automatic refund reversal
- Payout tracking that shows what each affiliate is owed, with CSV and PayPal.
All the numbers
Every figure, side by side
A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.
Adoption
| Measure |  Affern |  Zero Cut |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Not published |
| Top store countries | Not published | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Affern | Zero Cut |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | Not published |
| App Store reviews | Not published | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
FAQ
Affern and Zero Cut: common questions
- Is Affern or Zero Cut cheaper?
- Only Zero Cut lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $34/month for Affern and $19/month for Zero Cut. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Affern lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Auto-tracking, Custom links and discounts, Fraud protection. Zero Cut lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Custom registration, Maturation periods, Real-time tracking, Tracking. A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says.
- Where does this comparison’s data come from?
- Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Oct 13, 2026 for Affern, Oct 14, 2026 for Zero Cut; estimated figures are labeled.
How Shoplist compares apps
Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Oct 13, 2026 for Affern, Oct 14, 2026 for Zero Cut. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.