Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy vs KW Tech Affiliate

Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 7, 2026 for Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy, Nov 6, 2026 for KW Tech Affiliate.

The short answer

  • Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $5/month for Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy and $9.99/month for KW Tech Affiliate.
  • Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy lists 7 features KW Tech Affiliate’s listing doesn’t mention, including Custom domain, Custom forms, Multi-level marketing.

Head to head

Detected stores

Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy: 4,166
KW Tech Affiliate: —

App Store reviews

Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy: 1,134
KW Tech Affiliate: —

New reviews, 28 days

Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy: 29
KW Tech Affiliate: —

Stores added, 28 days

Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy: 64
KW Tech Affiliate: —
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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 6, 2026
Built for Shopify
Built for Shopify
Not badged
Reviews per month
29 last full month
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Detected stores
4,166active installs
  • Dr. Simon Fit
  • Swimlest
  • HowToBBQRight
  • Skechers Malaysia
  • Sarah Chapman
+4,161 more
0active installs
Most common store size
11-50 products30%
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Top countries
  • United States32%
  • 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: 32 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 ReferrLyKW Tech AffiliateCompleted months only
Free options
Free planFree trial
Free planFree trial
Monthly range
From $0 to $15/month
From $0 to $9.99/month
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
FreeFree
  • · Bank, PayPal and store credit payouts
  • · Branded affiliate dashboard
  • · Product and collection commissions
  • · Referral links, codes and QR codes
  • · Unlimited affiliates, orders and sales
Starter$9.99/month
14-day free trial
  • · Affiliate storefront pages
  • · Custom emails, no Powered by
  • · Everything in Free
  • · Lifetime customer attribution
  • · Multiple programs and refer-a-friend
  • · Promo asset library
Coverage
26 of 31 features84%
24 of 31 features77%
Unique strengths
  • Custom domain
  • Custom forms
  • Multi-level marketing
  • Multi-level tracking
  • +3 more
  • Automated rules
  • Bank transfers
  • Collection links
  • Maturation periods
  • +1 more
Affiliate programs
84%26/31
77%24/31
Affiliate experience
86%6/7
71%5/7
Commission options
78%7/9
78%7/9
Payments
75%3/4
100%4/4
Referral management
91%10/11
73%8/11
7195onlybothonly
Affiliate Marketing ReferrLyKW Tech Affiliate31 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.

See every feature
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.

KW Tech Affiliate lets creators, customers and partners refer buyers to your store. Each affiliate gets a referral link, a discount code, a QR code and their own dashboard in your brand. Set commission rates by campaign, product, collection or affiliate. Commissions wait out your return window and adjust for refunds and cancellations, so you reward only kept sales.

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
  • Referral links, discount codes and QR codes for every affiliate
  • Commission rates by campaign, product, collection or affiliate, refund-aware
  • Branded affiliate dashboard with sales, payouts and promo materials
  • Send earnings by bank, PayPal or store credit, with CSV payout export
Screenshots
Add On Tools
Affiliate ProgramTurn Customers Into AffiliatesAffiliate Sign Up
Sales contest leaderboard with prizes for top affiliates
Dashboard with referred sales, commissions and top affiliatesMerchant dashboard and affiliate dashboard side by sideCommissions ready for payout with order and affiliate

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.

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Adoption

MeasureAffiliate Marketing ReferrLyKW Tech Affiliate
Detected stores4,166as of Nov 7, 2026Not published
Net store change, 28 days+30estimated0
Stores added, 28 days64new 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 ReferrLyKW Tech Affiliate
App Store rating5.0 ★Not published
App Store reviews1,134Not published
New reviews, 28 days29Not enough data
Reviewers a year or more in6%Not enough data

Pricing

MeasureAffiliate Marketing ReferrLyKW Tech Affiliate
Free planYesYes
Lowest paid monthly plan$5/month(ahead)$9.99/month
Longest free trial14 days14 days
Plans listed42

Listing

MeasureAffiliate Marketing ReferrLyKW Tech Affiliate
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 6, 2026
Languages1English1English
DeveloperDEVSQUAT SOLUTIONSNexus Haven Limited

FAQ

Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy and KW Tech Affiliate: common questions

Is Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy or KW Tech Affiliate cheaper?
Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $5/month for Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy and $9.99/month for KW Tech Affiliate. 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 7 the others don’t mention, such as Custom domain, Custom forms, Multi-level marketing, Multi-level tracking. KW Tech Affiliate lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Automated rules, Bank transfers, Collection links, Maturation periods. 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 7, 2026 for Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy, Nov 6, 2026 for KW Tech Affiliate; 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 7, 2026 for Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy, Nov 6, 2026 for KW Tech Affiliate. 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.