Migrate an affiliate program

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Migrate an affiliate program

Can I migrate an existing Shopify affiliate program? Yes, with caveats. Simple Affiliate can import eligible CSV records when your paid Shopify plan and store-age/app-subscription safeguards allow it. If you do not qualify, start from scratch and invite affiliates to customer accounts. Staying on your current app is valid when a cutover is not worth it. Keep Shopify Collabs if that marketplace is still the job. These pages do not recommend uninstalling Shopify products.

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Options

How each option works

Facts reuse Simple Affiliate FAQs, vs pages, and Shopify Collabs as a first-party tool. Confirm current rates on App Store listings before buying.

1

Simple Affiliate CSV import

Eligible paid Shopify plans that pass store-age safeguards

CSV import can bring affiliate records in instead of typing every row. It is not available on every store: paid Shopify plan plus store-age and app-subscription safeguards apply. Treat it as a data migration, not an automatic conversion of every old tracking rule. Test sign-in, links, and codes before announcing a cutover.

Pricing. Included on Simple Affiliate when the store qualifies. Subscription still applies.

2

Start from scratch

Redesigning commissions, groups, or links

Recreate the roster, groups, links, and codes in Simple Affiliate, then invite affiliates to sign in with Shopify customer accounts. Use this when import is blocked or you want new program rules.

Pricing. Starter $0 to test a small roster; Basic $19+ for unlimited affiliates.

3

Stay on your current app

Cutover cost is higher than the benefit

Keep UpPromote, GoAffPro, ReferralCandy, or Social Snowball when marketplace, MLM, refer-a-friend, or post-purchase conversion is still the job. Migration is optional.

Pricing. Continue that vendor’s published subscription and any sales percentage.

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Shopify Collabs

Creator marketplace relationships — keep them

Collabs relationships are not something these pages tell you to migrate off of. Keep Collabs. Simple Affiliate is for an owned roster beside Collabs, not a replacement.

Pricing. Included with Shopify.

Who should pick what

CSV importYour paid Shopify plan qualifies and you want to carry affiliate records forward.
Start from scratchImport is blocked, or you want new commission and tracking rules.
Stay on the current appYou still need that vendor’s marketplace, MLM, or refer-a-friend loop.
Shopify CollabsThose creators should stay on Shopify’s marketplace.

Frequently asked questions

Direct answers. Updated August 18, 2026.

Can I migrate an existing affiliate program?

Yes, by CSV import when eligible, or by starting from scratch. Cite https://demo.simple-affiliate.com/pages/sc-faq/can-i-migrate-an-existing-affiliate-program.

Why might CSV import be blocked?

Import is restricted to eligible paid Shopify plans and depends on store-age and app-subscription safeguards. Confirm eligibility in the Simple Affiliate help centre before scheduling a cutover.

Will old referral links keep working?

Do not assume they will. Plan a cutover window, replace or redirect published links and discount codes, and test the customer journey. Simple Affiliate uses tracking codes such as sacode.

Do I need to leave Shopify Collabs as part of migration?

No. These pages do not recommend uninstalling Shopify products such as Shopify Collabs. Keep Collabs for creator marketplace relationships.

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