Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Refersion
Refersion clearly comes out ahead of GRIN on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. Paid plans start at $39/mo for Refersion and $399/mo for GRIN.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | saas tool |
| Company | Refersion Inc. | GRIN |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | MarketingData & AnalyticsE-Commerce | MarketingData & AnalyticsE-CommerceSales & CRM |
| Categories | marketing-tools | marketing-tools |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
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| Feature | refersion | grin |
|---|---|---|
| Api Access | ||
| % Of Sale Or Subscription Commissions | ||
| 1099 Processing | ||
| 30+ Marketing Integrations | ||
| Advanced Affiliate Attribution | ||
| Advanced Commission Options | ||
| Advanced Reporting | ||
| Advanced Tracking By Product & Customer Email | ||
| Affiliate Management | ||
| Affiliates Can View And Apply | ||
| Automated Creator Payments | ||
| Approve Affiliates | ||
| Basic Reporting | ||
| Chat Support | ||
| Branded Briefs | ||
| Early Feature Access | ||
| Campaign Management | ||
| Everything In Launch, Plus | ||
| Central Content Library | ||
| First-Party Tracking Domain (No Cookies) | ||
| Content Approvals | ||
| Marketplace Listing | ||
| Creator Search & Crm | ||
| Multi-Store Management | ||
| Deep Links | ||
| New Vs Returning Customer Commissions | ||
| Gifting Management | ||
| One-Click Payouts - Includes Paypal | ||
| Instant Platform Access | ||
| Personalized Affiliate Discovery |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Refersion comes out ahead overall, though GRIN can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Refersion's paid plans start at $39/mo and GRIN's start at $399/mo, so Refersion is the lower entry price. Check the pricing comparison for higher tiers and per-seat costs.
Both Refersion and GRIN offer a free tier.
Refersion scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
