COD Affiliates vs Zero Cut
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of May 21, 2026 for COD Affiliates, Oct 14, 2026 for Zero Cut.
The short answer
- Only Zero Cut lists a free plan.
- Zero Cut lists 2 features COD Affiliates’s listing doesn’t mention, including Custom registration, Real-time tracking.
Head to head
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 featureTraditional affiliate apps assume every order = a settled order. In COD markets, delivery often fails or customers refuse, leaving merchants overcompensating affiliates on uncollected sales. COD Affiliates tracks every order through three states (Generated, Confirmed, Collected) and only releases commissions when the cash is actually in your pocket.
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.
- Release commissions only when COD orders are actually collected
- Three attribution methods: affiliate links, discount codes, exclusive products
- Built-in COD-aware calculator factoring shipping, returns, effectiveness
- External affiliate portal where partners track their commissions and copy links
- 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 |  COD Affiliates |  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 | COD Affiliates | 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 |
Pricing
| Measure | COD Affiliates | Zero Cut |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | $19/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | Not published | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | COD Affiliates | Zero Cut |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #181(ahead) | #213 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 21, 2026 | Aug 4, 2026 |
| Languages | 3 | 1 |
| Developer | CodAffiliates | Swift POS |
FAQ
COD Affiliates and Zero Cut: common questions
- Is COD Affiliates or Zero Cut cheaper?
- Only Zero Cut 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?
- Zero Cut lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Custom registration, Real-time 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 May 21, 2026 for COD Affiliates, 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 May 21, 2026 for COD Affiliates, 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.