UpPromote Alternative
UpPromote alternative for 2026: 0% per-sale fees, beyond Shopify
UpPromote is the most popular affiliate app on Shopify, and its free plan is a fine place to start. But its paid tiers take 1-2% of every approved referral sale on top of the subscription, and it is built as a Shopify app. Affiliate Manager is a flat $9/month with no per-sale fee, across Stripe, Shopify, Whop, Lemon Squeezy, and Gumroad.
| Feature | Affiliate Manager | UpPromote |
|---|---|---|
| Per-sale fee | 0% | 1-2% of approved referral sales on paid plans |
| Paid monthly price | $9/mo flat | $29.99 - $199.99/mo |
| Platforms supported | 45+ platforms (5 verified: Stripe, Shopify, Lemon Squeezy, Whop, Gumroad; the rest in beta) | Shopify (it is a Shopify app) |
| Native iOS app | Yes | No App Store listing found (checked Oct 2026); runs inside the Shopify admin |
| Free plan | No - 3-day trial, then $9/mo | Yes (limits on their pricing page) |
| Free trial on paid plans | 3 days | 14 days |
Competitor pricing as published on their websites; last reviewed October 2026. Check their site for current terms. All trademarks belong to their owners; no affiliation implied.
Why merchants switch from UpPromote
- UpPromote's paid plans take a percentage of every approved referral sale - 2% on Growth, 1.5% on Professional, 1% on Enterprise - on top of the monthly subscription. The better your affiliates perform, the more you owe. Affiliate Manager is a flat $9/month with no per-sale cut.
- UpPromote is a Shopify app. Stripe, Whop, Lemon Squeezy and Gumroad sales are outside it (checked October 2026), so you would run a separate program for them. Affiliate Manager consolidates all of them in one dashboard.
- UpPromote does have a genuinely free plan, which is a good starting point. Once you outgrow it, the paid tiers run $29.99 to $199.99/month plus that 1-2% of referral sales, against a flat $9/month here with a native iOS app included.
Moving from UpPromote? It takes about 5 minutes
- In UpPromote, export your affiliates as a CSV.
- Sign up for Affiliate Manager and open Affiliates → Import.
- Upload the file. Common columns - name, email, referral code, and commission rate - are detected automatically, so you usually don't need to rename anything. Preview the rows, then import.