UpPromote Alternative: Why Brands Choose ReferralCandy

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ReferralCandy vs UpPromote

Feature comparison at a glance

Let's compare ReferralCandy and UpPromote Side by Side. Explore key features, pricing, customer support, and more to find the best fit for your needs

ReferralCandy

UpPromote

Shopify Rating
4.9★ (1,470 Reviews)
4.9★ (2,593 Reviews)
Unlimited Referrals
Limited by plan (200-600 referrals/month)
Post-purchase referral pop-ups
Brand-lift Insights
Shopify Referral Extension
White-Label Experience
Tiered commissions(Multi-Level Rewards)
Professional plan ($89/month)
Klaviyo & Mailchimp Integration
Professional Plan ($89/month)
eCommerce Platform Support
Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Magento, Custom API
Primarily Shopify-focused
Dedicated Success Manager
Available on Scale Plan
Standard Support only

Basic plan

$96/year
Basic features for up to 10 users with everything you need.
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Business plan

$192/year
Advanced features and reporting, better workflows and automation.
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Enterprise plan

$384/year
Personalised service and enterprise security for large teams.
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User access
Basic features
Saved reports
10
20
Unlimited
Individual data
20GB
40GB
Unlimited
Support
Automated workflows
200+ integrations
Reporting and analytics
Analytics
Basic
Advanced
Advanced
Export reports
Scheduled reports
API access
Advanced reports
Saved reports
Customer properties
Custom fields
User access
SSO/SAML authentication
Advanced permissions
Audit log
Data history

Why brands choose ReferralCandy over UpPromote

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

Built-in A/B testing feature

Test reward amounts and invite emails inside ReferralCandy, then scale the winner automatically. UpPromote does not offer native A/B testing in the app.

Brand-lift and partner impact

See more than clicks. Measure creator reach, store visits, and revenue influenced so you can invest in partners that move the needle.

Code levelbranding and localization

Block self-referrals at the IP level, restrict rewards to true first-time customers, and review flags in Fraud Center before payout.

Subscription ready tracking

Works clealy with Recharge, Skio, Appstle, Awtomic, Loop and more. So recurring orders are tracked and rewarded without extra scripts or spreadsheets.
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.
$558M
in referral & affiliate sales
1220%
Average ROI

Success Stories

Branch Basics 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 Murphy
CEO, Branch Basics
Toki Mats generated Affiliate Sales of more then  $500,000with an ROI of 41%
Stars

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

Devan
Fractional CMO, Toki Mats
24% referral rate,which is 7x higher than the industry average!
Stars

“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 Shioya
Sales Lead, Atmoph
Lifetime referral sales of$600,000with22.25%referral rate.
Stars

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

Stephen Calsbeek
Co-Owner, Farm Hounds
Generated more than$700,000in referral sales
Stars

ReferralCandy’s platform hassignificantly impactedhow 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 LaBonty
CEO, CycleBoard

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