Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Refersion
Refersion clearly comes out ahead of Awin on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Refersion has a free tier; Awin does not. Refersion's paid plans start at $39/mo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | saas tool |
| Company | Awin Global | Refersion Inc. |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | MarketingData & Analytics | MarketingData & AnalyticsE-Commerce |
| Categories | marketing-tools | marketing-tools |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
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| Feature | awin | refersion |
|---|---|---|
| Ability To Create Exclusive, Customized Reports | ||
| % Of Sale Or Subscription Commissions | ||
| Automation Via Apis | ||
| 30+ Marketing Integrations | ||
| Benchmark Performance Against Competitors With Sector Insights | ||
| Advanced Commission Options | ||
| Designed For Small Businesses, Beginners, Start-Ups, Or Digital Agencies | ||
| Advanced Tracking By Product & Customer Email | ||
| Grow Online Sales And Reach New Customers | ||
| Affiliates Can View And Apply | ||
| Includes Everything From Awin Accelerate | ||
| Api Access | ||
| Includes Everything From Awin Access | ||
| Approve Affiliates | ||
| Increased Reporting Flexibility | ||
| Chat Support | ||
| Option To Self-Manage Or Leverage Expert Account Management And Advice | ||
| Early Feature Access | ||
| Optional Fully-Branded Private Network | ||
| Everything In Launch, Plus | ||
| Platform To Launch A Self-Managed Program | ||
| First-Party Tracking Domain (No Cookies) | ||
| Unlimited Commission Groups With Adaptable Commission Setting Rules | ||
| Marketplace Listing | ||
| Unlimited Commission Setting Rules Based On Any Unique Data Point | ||
| Multi-Store Management | ||
| Unrestricted Access To All Platform Features | ||
| New Vs Returning Customer Commissions | ||
| One-Click Payouts - Includes Paypal | ||
| Personalized Affiliate Discovery |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Refersion comes out ahead overall, though Awin can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Refersion offers a free tier; Awin does not currently list one.
