--- title: "Shopify Collabs vs UpPromote Affiliate Marketing: Shopify app comparison" description: "Compare Shopify Collabs and UpPromote Affiliate Marketing on detected Shopify stores, App Store reviews, pricing, listed features and integrations." canonical_url: "https://shoplist.co/shopify-apps/compare/shopify-collabs-vs-uppromote-affiliate-marketing" markdown_url: "https://shoplist.co/shopify-apps/compare/shopify-collabs-vs-uppromote-affiliate-marketing.md" data_as_of: "Nov 7, 2026" --- # Shopify Collabs vs UpPromote Affiliate Marketing Shopify app comparison from Shoplist. Store counts as of Nov 7, 2026. ## At a glance - Shopify Collabs is detected on 1.6× as many Shopify stores as UpPromote Affiliate Marketing: 67,575 vs 41,326 as of Nov 7, 2026. - On the Shopify App Store: Shopify Collabs 4.2 from 449 reviews and UpPromote Affiliate Marketing 4.9 from 3,931 reviews. - Only UpPromote Affiliate Marketing lists a free plan. - UpPromote Affiliate Marketing lists 34 features Shopify Collabs’s listing doesn’t mention, including Achievement tracking, Affiliate programs, Bank transfers. - 7,249 stores run Shopify Collabs and UpPromote Affiliate Marketing together. ## Adoption | Measure | Shopify Collabs | UpPromote Affiliate Marketing | Ahead | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Detected stores | 67,575 — as of Nov 7, 2026 | 41,326 — as of Nov 7, 2026 | Shopify Collabs | | Net store change, 28 days | \+5 — estimated | −217 — estimated | | | Stores added, 28 days | 7 — new and returning | 377 — new and returning | UpPromote Affiliate Marketing | | Big-brand share | 15% — of stores of known size | 11% — of stores of known size | | | Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden | | | Top store countries | United States, United Kingdom, Canada | United States, United Kingdom, Germany | | ## Reviews | Measure | Shopify Collabs | UpPromote Affiliate Marketing | Ahead | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | App Store rating | 4.2 ★ | 4.9 ★ | UpPromote Affiliate Marketing | | App Store reviews | 449 | 3,931 | UpPromote Affiliate Marketing | | New reviews, 28 days | 17 | 62 | UpPromote Affiliate Marketing | | Reviewers a year or more in | 31% | 23% | Shopify Collabs | ## Pricing | Measure | Shopify Collabs | UpPromote Affiliate Marketing | Ahead | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Free plan | Not listed | Yes | | | Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | $29.99/month | | | Longest free trial | Not listed | 14 days | | | Plans listed | 1 | 4 | | ## Listing | Measure | Shopify Collabs | UpPromote Affiliate Marketing | Ahead | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Shopify category rank | \#6 — in Affiliate programs | \#2 — in Affiliate programs | UpPromote Affiliate Marketing | | Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | \#9 on the Shoplist 100 | | | Built for Shopify | No | Yes | | | Launched | Apr 2, 2021 | May 15, 2019 | | | Languages | 1 — English | 16 — English, German, French | | | Developer | Shopify | UpPromote | | ## Listed features - 56 distinct features are listed across these App Store listings; 13 are listed by both. - Shopify Collabs lists 22 of them (39%). Listed only by Shopify Collabs: Analytics, Automations, Custom discounts, Discount codes, Free shipping, Gifts, Page creation, Percentage discounts, Shipping rates. - UpPromote Affiliate Marketing lists 47 of them (84%). Listed only by UpPromote Affiliate Marketing: Achievement tracking, Affiliate programs, Bank transfers, Branded portal, Bulk link generation, Bulk payouts, Card payouts, Collection links, Commission, Coupons, Custom branding, Custom dashboards, Custom domain, Custom forms, Custom rewards, Discounts, Email tracking, Fraud protection, Free products, Free shipping, Gifts, Maturation periods, Multi-level marketing, Multi-level tracking, PayPal, Performance bonuses, Post-purchase pop-ups, Product tracking, Real-time tracking, Referrals, Reward programs, Royalties, Store credit, Tax forms. ### Coverage by App Store category | Category | Shopify Collabs | UpPromote Affiliate Marketing | | --- | --- | --- | | Affiliate programs | 14/37 | 36/37 | | Affiliate programs › Affiliate experience | 3/8 | 7/8 | | Affiliate programs › Commission options | 5/9 | 9/9 | | Affiliate programs › Payments | 2/7 | 7/7 | | Affiliate programs › Referral management | 4/13 | 13/13 | | Discounts | 8/8 | 0/8 | | Discounts › Discount types | 6/6 | 0/6 | | Discounts › Managing discounts | 2/2 | 0/2 | | Loyalty and rewards | 0/11 | 11/11 | | Loyalty and rewards › Program types | 0/3 | 3/3 | | Loyalty and rewards › Rewards you can offer | 0/8 | 8/8 | A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says. ## Integrations - Both list: Checkout. - Only Shopify Collabs lists: Shopify Flow, Instagram, YouTube, Klayvio, Yotpo, Subscriptions. - Only UpPromote Affiliate Marketing lists: Customer accounts, Hydrogen - Headless, Paypal, Facebook pixel, Pagefly, EComposer, Klaviyo, Mailchimp, Omnisend, Recharge, Appstle subscription. ## Pricing plans ### Shopify Collabs | Plan | Price | Free trial | Additional charges | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Free | Free to install | Not listed | \+ 2.9% commission processing fee on automatic payments may apply | ### UpPromote Affiliate Marketing | Plan | Price | Free trial | Additional charges | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Free plan | Free | Not listed | None listed | | Growth | $29.99/month | 14-day free trial | \+ 2% successful referral sales. | | Professional | $89.99/month | 14-day free trial | \+ 1.5% successful referral sales. | | Enterprise | $199.99/month | 14-day free trial | \+ 1% successful referral sales. For Shopify Plus, click “See all pricing options”. | ## Frequently asked questions ### Which is more popular, Shopify Collabs or UpPromote Affiliate Marketing? Shopify Collabs is detected on 1.6× as many Shopify stores as UpPromote Affiliate Marketing: 67,575 vs 41,326 as of Nov 7, 2026. ### Is Shopify Collabs or UpPromote Affiliate Marketing cheaper? Only UpPromote 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. ### Which has better reviews, Shopify Collabs or UpPromote Affiliate Marketing? On the Shopify App Store: Shopify Collabs 4.2 from 449 reviews and UpPromote Affiliate Marketing 4.9 from 3,931 reviews. ### What features does each app list that the other doesn’t? Shopify Collabs lists 9 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics, Automations, Custom discounts, Discount codes. UpPromote Affiliate Marketing lists 34 the others don’t mention, such as Achievement tracking, Affiliate programs, Bank transfers, Branded portal. A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says. ### Can you use Shopify Collabs and UpPromote Affiliate Marketing together? Yes. 7,249 stores run Shopify Collabs and UpPromote Affiliate Marketing together. Shoplist detects both apps on those storefronts. ### Are stores switching between Shopify Collabs and UpPromote Affiliate Marketing? 12 stores dropped one and added the other in the last 180 days. Which stores, and in which direction, is in Shoplist. ### 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; estimated figures are labeled. ## Links - [Shopify Collabs vs UpPromote Affiliate Marketing on Shoplist](https://shoplist.co/shopify-apps/compare/shopify-collabs-vs-uppromote-affiliate-marketing) - [Shopify Collabs on Shoplist](https://shoplist.co/shopify-apps/shopify-collabs) ([Markdown](https://shoplist.co/shopify-apps/shopify-collabs.md)) - [UpPromote Affiliate Marketing on Shoplist](https://shoplist.co/shopify-apps/uppromote-affiliate-marketing) ([Markdown](https://shoplist.co/shopify-apps/uppromote-affiliate-marketing.md)) ## Methodology 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 for Shopify Collabs and UpPromote Affiliate Marketing are as of Nov 7, 2026. “Not detectable from storefronts” means an app leaves no storefront trace, so Shoplist can’t count its stores. A row names who is ahead only when every app has a measured, unestimated figure. See [data methodology](https://shoplist.co/data-methodology.md).