ShoutOut Affiliate Marketing vs Showdrop: Manage Partnerships
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 ShoutOut Affiliate Marketing, Feb 19, 2026 for Showdrop.
The short answer
- Only ShoutOut Affiliate Marketing lists a free plan.
Head to head
- United States
- Australia
- Malaysia
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · Branded individual affiliate dashboards
- · First 30 referred orders included
- · Free with no time limit
- · No cut of affiliate commissions
- · Unlimited affiliates and partners
- · Unlimited partner QR codes
Essentials
- · Automated customer invitations
- · Automated performance reports
- · Charge affiliates a joining fee
- · Editable, personalized affiliate links
- · Mass-pay affiliate commissions
- · Performance-based commission rules
Growth
- · API access and integrations
- · Custom affiliate fields
- · Lifetime affiliate-customer association
- · Mass-pay affiliate commissions
- · Multi-level and network marketing
- · Product and SKU commission rates
Pro
- · API access and integrations
- · Custom affiliate fields
- · Lifetime affiliate-customer association
- · Multi-level and network marketing
- · Product and SKU commission rates
- · Track subscription renewal commissions
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureManage your affiliate program and referral program in one place with ShoutOut. Recruit affiliates, influencers, and brand ambassadors with branded signup pages. Give partners referral links, discount codes, QR codes, and a dashboard. Use affiliate tracking to attribute eligible orders, review performance, manage commissions, and prepare payouts.
App is custom made for purpose, enabling brands to easily offer discounts to customers while also tracking sampling campaign performance live.
- Automatic generation of discount codes for each customer
- Automatic tracking of campaign performance
- Post-campaign analytics supported through Shopify data
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 |  ShoutOut Affiliate Marketing |  Showdrop |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 12 | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | +1 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 1 | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Health & Beauty, Apparel & Accessories, Sporting Goods | Not published |
| Top store countries | United States, Australia, Malaysia | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | ShoutOut Affiliate Marketing | Showdrop |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.8 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 25 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | ShoutOut Affiliate Marketing | Showdrop |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $39/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 4 | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | ShoutOut Affiliate Marketing | Showdrop |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #96 | #289 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Mar 17, 2018 | May 12, 2022 |
| Languages | Not published | 1 |
| Developer | ShoutOut | Showdrop |
FAQ
ShoutOut Affiliate Marketing and Showdrop: common questions
- Is ShoutOut Affiliate Marketing or Showdrop cheaper?
- Only ShoutOut Affiliate Marketing 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.
- 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 ShoutOut Affiliate Marketing, Feb 19, 2026 for Showdrop; 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 ShoutOut Affiliate Marketing, Feb 19, 2026 for Showdrop. 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.