Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy vs Datima: Affiliate & Referral

Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 10, 2026 for Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy, Nov 9, 2026 for Datima.

The short answer

  • Only Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy lists a free plan.
  • Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy lists 21 features Datima’s listing doesn’t mention, including Achievement tracking, Analytics, Auto-payments.

Head to head

Detected stores

Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy: 4,385
Datima: —

App Store reviews

Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy: 1,135
Datima: —

New reviews, 28 days

Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy: 27
Datima: —

Stores added, 28 days

Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy: 60
Datima: —
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Pitch

Affiliate marketing, referral, Influencer, Ambassador app

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Categories
  • Affiliate programs
  • Loyalty and rewards
  • Affiliate programs
Languages
  • English
  • English
Launched
Dec 22, 2020
Nov 9, 2026
Built for Shopify
Built for Shopify
Not badged
Reviews per month
29 last full month
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Detected stores
4,385active installs
  • Dr. Simon Fit
  • Swimlest
  • HowToBBQRight
  • Skechers Malaysia
  • Sarah Chapman
+4,380 more
0active installs
Most common store size
11-50 products30%
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Top countries
  • United States31%
  • United Kingdom7%
  • Canada4%
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Momentum

New reviews each month

Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.

050100DecFebAprJunAugOctAffiliate Marketing ReferrLy: 13 reviews in December 2025Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy: 24 reviews in January 2026Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy: 42 reviews in February 2026Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy: 69 reviews in March 2026Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy: 42 reviews in April 2026Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy: 42 reviews in May 2026Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy: 38 reviews in June 2026Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy: 33 reviews in July 2026Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy: 41 reviews in August 2026Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy: 51 reviews in September 2026Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy: 29 reviews in October 2026
Affiliate Marketing ReferrLyDatimaCompleted months only
Free options
Free planFree trial
Free planFree trial
Monthly range
From $0 to $15/month
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Plans
FreeFree
  • · Analytics
  • · Separate Affiliate Portal
  • · Tracking by Links or Coupons
  • · Unlimited Affiliates
  • · Unlimited Orders
  • · Welcome Emails
Starter$5/month
14-day free trial
  • · Auto Applied Coupons
  • · Collection Commissions
  • · Marketing Assets
  • · Product Commissions
  • · Referral Popups
  • · Store Credit
Pro$9/month
14-day free trial
  • · Email Alerts
  • · Everything in Starter plan +
  • · Multi-Level Commissions
  • · Multi-Tier Commissions
  • · Royalty Commission
Premium$15/month
14-day free trial
  • · Bulk Emails
  • · Custom Affiliate Portal Domain
  • · Everything in Pro plan +
  • · PayPal Integration
Free
Coverage
26 of 27 features96%
6 of 27 features22%
Unique strengths
  • Achievement tracking
  • Analytics
  • Auto-payments
  • Auto-tracking
  • +17 more
  • Page creation
Affiliate programs
96%26/27
22%6/27
Affiliate experience
86%6/7
43%3/7
Commission options
100%7/7
29%2/7
Payments
100%3/3
0%0/3
Referral management
100%10/10
10%1/10
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Affiliate Marketing ReferrLyDatima27 features listed across both App Store listings

Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.

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Works with also listed by another
  • Checkout
  • Customer accounts
  • PayPal
  • Appstle
  • Recharge
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How it sells itself

Affiliate and referral marketing made easy for your store! Our all-in-one tool enables your influencers and ambassadors to become referral partners, driving revenue your way. Start your affiliate program effortlessly. Track sales with referral links and coupon codes, and provide affiliates with a dedicated dashboard to monitor their influencer marketing performance.

Creators, partners and loyal customers already talk about your products. Give them a link and pay them for the sales they bring. Set your commission and terms once. Partners apply on a page of your own store, you approve them, and each gets a referral link. Orders through the link are credited with the commission and the reason; cancellations and full refunds take it back.

Key points
  • Seamless Affiliate Onboarding. Custom signup domain & form fields.
  • Set Commission rules by affiliates, products, collections & achievements & more
  • Automatically creates Referral links & Coupon Codes for affiliates
  • Post Purchase Pop-Ups. Ask your customers to join as affiliates on order pages
  • Affiliates apply on a signup page of your own store, in your theme
  • Each approved affiliate gets a referral link; their orders are credited to them
  • Commission per order, percent or fixed, on merchandise after discounts
  • Every order shows who earned what and why; cancellations reverse it
Screenshots
Add On Tools
Affiliate ProgramTurn Customers Into AffiliatesAffiliate Sign Up
Your own affiliate program, on your own store
Export what you owe as CSV, then mark it as paidAffiliates see their link and earnings in their own portalYour program at a glance: orders, revenue and commission

All the numbers

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A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.

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Adoption

MeasureAffiliate Marketing ReferrLyDatima
Detected stores4,385as of Nov 10, 2026Not published
Net store change, 28 days+28estimated0
Stores added, 28 days60new and returningNot enough data
Big-brand share8%of stores of known sizeNot enough data
Top store categoriesApparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & GardenNot published
Top store countriesUnited States, United Kingdom, CanadaNot published

Reviews

MeasureAffiliate Marketing ReferrLyDatima
App Store rating5.0 ★Not published
App Store reviews1,135Not published
New reviews, 28 days27Not enough data
Reviewers a year or more in6%Not enough data

Pricing

MeasureAffiliate Marketing ReferrLyDatima
Free planYesNot listed
Lowest paid monthly plan$5/monthNo monthly plan listed
Longest free trial14 daysNot listed
Plans listed4Not published

Listing

MeasureAffiliate Marketing ReferrLyDatima
Shopify category rank#1in Affiliate programsNot enough data
Shopify App Charts#5 in Affiliate programsNot on this week’s charts
Built for ShopifyYesNo
LaunchedDec 22, 2020Nov 9, 2026
Languages1English1English
DeveloperDEVSQUAT SOLUTIONSDatima

FAQ

Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy and Datima: common questions

Is Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy or Datima cheaper?
Only Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy lists a free plan. 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?
Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy lists 21 the others don’t mention, such as Achievement tracking, Analytics, Auto-payments, Auto-tracking. Datima lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Page creation. 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 Nov 10, 2026 for Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy, Nov 9, 2026 for Datima; 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 Nov 10, 2026 for Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy, Nov 9, 2026 for Datima. 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.