Datima: Affiliate & Referral vs Referlane
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 9, 2026 for Datima, Oct 13, 2026 for Referlane.
The short answer
- Datima lists 4 features Referlane’s listing doesn’t mention, including Branded portal, Custom commission, Custom registration.
Head to head
Standard
- · Affiliate portal
- · Applications and invitations
- · Commissions and refund adjustments
- · Manual payout exports and records
- · Referral discount codes
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureCreators, 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.
Run an affiliate program with a clear record from referral to payout. Invite partners or review applications, create Shopify discount codes, and calculate commissions from paid orders. Affiliates get a store-specific portal for links and earnings. Review balances, export payout files, pay through your own method, and record the payment reference.
- 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
- Invite affiliates or review applications before approving access.
- Create referral codes that work as native Shopify discounts.
- Connect commissions to paid orders and review refund adjustments.
- Give affiliates their own portal for links and earnings.
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 |  Referlane | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Referlane | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Datima and Referlane: common questions
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Datima lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Branded portal, Custom commission, Custom registration, Page creation. Referlane lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Custom links and discounts, Discounts, 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 9, 2026 for Datima, Oct 13, 2026 for Referlane; 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 9, 2026 for Datima, Oct 13, 2026 for Referlane. 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.