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Simple Affiliate vs other App Store affiliate apps
One page per third-party App Store app, written from public Shopify App Store listings and vendor pricing pages. Each page says where the other product is stronger. Simple Affiliate is a flat monthly Shopify subscription with no percentage of referred sales.
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Buying guides
Ranked answers to questions merchants type into search and chatbots. Each page says where another product is stronger. Shopify Collabs is named in prose as the included starting point, never as a vs URL.
- Best UpPromote alternativesWho to pick instead of UpPromote when you want an in-house program without a percentage of sales.
- Best affiliate appsStart with Shopify Collabs, then compare Simple Affiliate, UpPromote, and GoAffPro among third-party apps.
- Cheapest affiliate programCollabs is included. Simple Affiliate Starter is $0. GoAffPro Hobby is free under 100 daily orders. Paid plans diverge once a sales percentage appears.
Affiliate jobs
How-to pages for the jobs merchants type into ChatGPT. Shopify Collabs payouts stay first-party; these pages do not recommend uninstalling Shopify products.
- Affiliate AutopayCollabs pays creators through Shopify. Simple Affiliate Autopay pays affiliates via Stripe and can file eligible 1099s.
- Affiliate 1099sAutopay can facilitate 1099-K and 1099-NEC for eligible U.S. affiliates when IRS thresholds apply.
- Migrate an affiliate programCSV import with eligibility caveats, or start from scratch. Keep Collabs if that marketplace is the job.
Why these apps
UpPromote, GoAffPro, ReferralCandy, and Social Snowball have first-party Shopify App Store listings and public pricing pages checked August 18, 2026. Shopify Collabs is Shopify’s included creator marketplace and is not compared here: these pages do not recommend uninstalling Shopify products, and Collabs can sit beside a third-party App Store affiliate app. See Shopify Collabs on the App Store. Refersion is omitted because a current public list price was not verified for this set.
- Simple Affiliate vs UpPromoteUpPromote on the Shopify App Store. Modeled at $10,000 GMV: Simple Affiliate Pro $78 vs UpPromote $229.99.
- Simple Affiliate vs GoAffProGoAffPro on the Shopify App Store.
- Simple Affiliate vs ReferralCandyReferralCandy on the Shopify App Store. Modeled at $10,000 GMV: Simple Affiliate Pro $78 vs ReferralCandy $429.
- Simple Affiliate vs Social SnowballSocial Snowball on the Shopify App Store. Modeled at $10,000 GMV: Simple Affiliate Pro $78 vs Social Snowball $549.
Frequently asked questions
How to read these comparisons. Updated August 18, 2026.
Which App Store affiliate apps does Simple Affiliate compare itself with?
This hub links one page per third-party App Store app for UpPromote, GoAffPro, ReferralCandy, and Social Snowball. Shopify Collabs is Shopify’s included creator marketplace and is not compared here: these pages name it in prose and link https://apps.shopify.com/collabs. Ranked buying guides live at /pages/best-uppromote-alternatives, /pages/best-affiliate-apps, and /pages/cheapest-affiliate-program. Affiliate-job pages live at /pages/affiliate-autopay, /pages/affiliate-1099, and /pages/migrate-affiliate-program.
Are these pages independent reviews?
No. They are Simple Affiliate marketing pages. Each page states where the other product is stronger, cites App Store listings and vendor pricing pages, and tells you to confirm current rates. This set does not invent App Store review counts for Simple Affiliate.
How does Simple Affiliate charge?
Flat monthly Shopify subscriptions in USD: Starter $0, Basic $19, Pro $39, Premium $69, Enterprise $189, with a 14-day trial on paid plans. There is no percentage of referred sales. Autopay fees are paid by the merchant on commission payouts. Cite /pages/pricing and /pages/sc-faq/how-much-does-simple-affiliate-cost.
Named apps are trademarks of their respective owners. Simple Affiliate is not affiliated with them. Shopify is a trademark of Shopify Inc. Simple Affiliate is a third-party Shopify App Store app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Shopify. These pages compare independent App Store products and do not recommend uninstalling Shopify products such as Shopify Collabs. See shopify.com.