ReferralCandy vs Rivo

Rivo Alternative: Why Brands Choose ReferralCandy

Rivo centers on loyalty points, VIP tiers and referrals. ReferralCandy runs referrals and a full affiliate suite in one app, with custom links and codes, tiered commissions and a branded partner portal.

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Feature comparison at a glance

Let’s compare ReferralCandy and Rivo side by side. Explore key features, pricing, customer support, and more to find the best fit for your needs.

ReferralCandy compared with Rivo across pricing, ratings and features
Feature	ReferralCandy	Rivo
Pricing	From $9/month	Free plan; paid plans from $15/month; referrals from $49/month
Shopify rating	4.9★ (1,481 reviews)	4.7★ (1,450 reviews)
Affiliate program	Yes	Focuses on customer referrals
Platform support	Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Magento, custom stores	Shopify only
Referral campaigns	Every plan	Scale plan and up ($49/month)
Thank You page and checkout extensions	Every plan	Plus plan ($499/month)
Store credit rewards	Every plan (Shopify only)	Plus plan ($499/month)
All features on every plan	Yes	Features vary by plan
Built for Shopify	Yes	No
Custom sender domain (DKIM)	Yes	Scale plan and up
Klaviyo integration	Yes	Yes
Month-to-month billing	Yes	Yes

Pricing and ratings verified 2026-10-02.

Why brands choose ReferralCandy over Rivo

Run referrals and affiliates in one place, with built-in fraud protection.

Referrals and affiliates, not just loyalty

Rivo centers on points and VIP tiers. ReferralCandy adds a full affiliate suite with custom links and codes, tiered commissions, and a branded partner portal.

Built for Shopify with app blocks

Turn on checkout and thank-you capture using theme blocks and extensions, and auto-generate Shopify discounts from day one.

Built-in A/B testing module

Test rewards and friend offers in the app, then choose the winner when you end the test. AI welcome email tests pick their own winner. Faster learnings without extra tools.

Measure partner impact

See referral and affiliate revenue, identify top partners, and track brand lift from creator activity so you invest where it pays.

2025 benchmarks

Unify referrals and affiliates into a single revenue engine

Powerful, self-serve referral and affiliate software that helps you acquire more customers and grow revenue without increasing ad spend.

In referral & affiliate sales: $558M
Average ROI: 1220%

Success stories

Generated more than $1.5M from their referral program

We’re super excited about working with ReferralCandy. It’s worked really well in the background, and we’re proud of achieving a 10% referral rate.

Tim MurphyCEO, Branch Basics

Affiliate sales of more than $500,000 with an ROI of 41%

ReferralCandy has allowed us to activate our amazing community of moms who love Toki to become ambassadors for the brand.

DevanFractional CMO, Toki

24% referral rate — 7x higher than the industry average

If we could get our customers to introduce the product they like, it would be a really good way to spread our product to the world. Getting timely support from Shopify apps is really rare, so we’re so grateful to ReferralCandy.

Tokinari ShioyaSales Lead, Atmoph

Lifetime referral sales of $600,000 with a 22.25% referral rate

To be honest, we were completely new to the ecommerce space and ReferralCandy had a very easy-to-add, straightforward approach. Getting customers to be the driving voice for how other customers find us has been huge for all metrics.

Stephen CalsbeekCo-Owner, Farm Hounds

Generated more than $700,000 in referral sales

ReferralCandy’s platform has significantly impacted how we monitor and engage customer loyalty. It doesn’t matter how great your product or marketing is — if your customers aren’t talking about it, there’s nothing stronger than someone loving your product and telling their friends about it.

Phil LaBontyCEO, CycleBoard

ReferralCandy vs Rivo: FAQs

Does ReferralCandy do referrals and affiliates together?

Yes. ReferralCandy runs customer referrals and a full affiliate suite in one app, with custom links and codes, tiered commissions and a branded partner portal. Learn about our referral marketing and affiliate marketing software.

Can I A/B test rewards and emails?

Yes. Test rewards and friend offers in the app, then choose the winner when you end the test. AI welcome email tests pick their own winner.

Is ReferralCandy embedded in Shopify?

Yes. ReferralCandy is a fully embedded Shopify app. Turn on checkout and thank-you capture using theme app blocks and extensions, and auto-generate Shopify discounts from day one.

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