ShoutOut Affiliate Marketing vs SplitLayer
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, Oct 13, 2026 for SplitLayer.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $39/month for ShoutOut Affiliate Marketing and $49/month for SplitLayer.
Head to head
Pro-Level Affiliate, MLM, Network Marketing & Referral App
- 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
Free
- · 1 active policy
- · 3 partners
- · 50 orders/mo
Growth
- · 10 active policies
- · 2,000 orders/mo
- · 25 partners
- · Reports & export
- · Simulation engine
Scale
- · 20,000 orders/mo
- · Reports & export
- · Simulation engine
- · Unlimited active policies
- · Unlimited partners
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.
SplitLayer calculates revenue shares, commissions, and payout amounts for creators, partners, and vendors from order and refund events. Define split rules and effective dates, then track amounts owed in an append-only ledger. Each entry shows the rule used and calculation inputs for review. Export payout reports by period and run simulations before activating rule changes. Need help setting up your payout rules?
- Set split rules with effective dates by product, variant, or tag.
- Ledger shows rule applied and inputs used for each allocation.
- Refunds post linked reversals based on the original allocation.
- Export payout summaries for creators, partners, or vendors by period.
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 |  SplitLayer |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | SplitLayer |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | SplitLayer |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $39/month(ahead) | $49/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 4 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | ShoutOut Affiliate Marketing | SplitLayer |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #96 | #52 |
| 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 18, 2026 |
| Languages | Not published | 1 |
| Developer | ShoutOut | SplitLayer |
FAQ
ShoutOut Affiliate Marketing and SplitLayer: common questions
- Is ShoutOut Affiliate Marketing or SplitLayer cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $39/month for ShoutOut Affiliate Marketing and $49/month for SplitLayer. 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, Oct 13, 2026 for SplitLayer; 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, Oct 13, 2026 for SplitLayer. 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.