Trackdesk Alternative
The band under $329, still served
Trackdesk's cheapest plan is $329/mo. Referly covers the same revenue band from $75.
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Referly's direct Trackdesk importer maps affiliates, referral links and commission rates. Free on every plan.
Referly is a Trackdesk alternative for programs under $30,000/mo. Trackdesk's entry plan is Business at $329/mo with a $30,000/mo program-revenue cap, nothing cheaper exists on their site, and the plan's real limits (5 seats, 10 active offers, 100 tracked coupons) sit in the expandable matrix, not on the plan card. Referly covers the same band at $75 and $149/mo, and imports from Trackdesk directly.
Credit where due
Where Trackdesk is the right answer
We say what they do well before we say what they do not. That is the reason you can believe the rest of the page.
Trackdesk's unlimited claims are, on their own terms, true: affiliate partners, clicks and conversions genuinely aren't metered on any plan. The security posture is real. ISO 27001:2022, compliance documentation written for a buying committee rather than a landing page, and migration assistance is included from the entry plan. Above $30,000/mo in program revenue, with procurement in the room, Trackdesk is a fair fight and sometimes the right answer.
Below that line, there is simply no product: the site's cheapest number is $329/mo.
What you actually pay
The same program, priced by both
At this size Trackdesk costs 4.4× what Referly does. The gap comes from the percentages and the plan cliffs, not the sticker price.
Referly
- Startup plan
- $75
Startup, up to 200 active affiliates
Trackdesk
- Business plan
- $329
Business, covers program revenue up to $30,000/mo
Trackdesk's cheapest plan is $329 against Referly's $75, and both cover this program comfortably. Their Business tier caps at $30,000/mo, which Referly reaches at $149, so for the same ceiling the difference is $149 against $329.
Assumes the program Referly's $75 plan is sized for: $10,000/mo in affiliate revenue, 200 active affiliates, 20% commission ($2,000/mo in payouts), 100 referred orders and 5,000 tracked clicks. The same program, priced by each vendor's own published rates.
The other side
Where Trackdesk stops
Three real limitations, each one traceable to a sentence on their own website.
The vacated low end
No plan exists under $329/mo, no starter tier, no free tier, nothing. The under-$30k/mo program Trackdesk's own cap describes is priced as if it were an enterprise.
Source: trackdesk.com/pricing
Cards versus matrix
The plan cards advertise ∞ unlimited clicks, conversions and partners. The expandable matrix underneath holds the working limits: 5 seats, 10 active offers, 100 coupon-tracking codes on Business.
Source: trackdesk.com/pricing
The centre of gravity
Separate Network and iGaming product lines run from $499 and $1,249/mo. The roadmap and the revenue serve network-scale operators; a single brand program is the side of the business, not the middle.
Source: trackdesk.com/pricing
Referly vs Trackdesk, full comparison table
Compiled from real research into both platforms. The same rows appear on every alternatives page, so you can compare any two of them.
| Comparison | Referly | Trackdesk |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price / month | $75 (Startup) | $329/mo (Business) |
| Real cost at $10,000/mo | $75/mo on Startup | $329/mo on Business |
| What the price meters on | Affiliate revenue | Program revenue |
| Revenue cap, entry plan | $10,000/mo | Program revenue up to $30,000/mo |
| Next tier | $149 (Business), $30,000/mo cap | $499 (Enterprise), Pricing tiers above $30,000/mo |
| Transaction or payout fee | 0% transaction fee | None stated |
| Stripe | Not stated | |
| Shopify | Not stated | |
| WooCommerce | Not stated | |
| Paddle | Not stated | |
| Chargebee, Polar, Zylvie | Not stated | |
| Coupon-code tracking | Every plan, including Startup | 100 tracked coupons on Business, unlimited above |
| Cookie window | 60 days default, configurable | Not stated |
| W-9 / W-8 collection | Business and above, TIN encrypted at rest | Not stated |
| EU self-billing invoices | Business and above, with VIES VAT validation | Not stated |
| Automated payouts | Business and above, through PayPal and Wise with no percentage fee | Not stated |
| Affiliate marketplace | Built in | |
| Influencer Discovery | $199/mo add-on, 500 invitations/mo | |
| Branded portal on your domain | Business and above | Not stated |
| Portal languages | 15 + custom languages you define | Not stated |
| Sub-affiliate tiers | 2 levels, Business and above | Not stated |
| Free tier | Referly has none | Nothing under $329/mo |
| Trial | 14 days, no card | 14 days |
| Refund policy | Standard | Not stated |
| Direct import into Referly | n/a | Direct importer |
| Bulk approve, decline and edit | Bulk approve and decline affiliates | Not stated |
| Cancel without contacting support | Self-serve in billing settings; billed via Stripe | Not stated |
| Per-link and per-affiliate reporting | Link-level and per-affiliate, every plan | Reporting exports are basic per reviewers |
| Payout proof and audit trail | Proof required on manual payouts, with an audit trail. Business and above for automation | Not stated |
| New-sale and new-affiliate alerts | Email alerts to program owners | None yet, per their own reviewers |
Their reviewers, not us
What Trackdesk users say they're missing
Verbatim from public reviews, with the rating and date each one carries. Every link goes to the source.
“No performance alerting yet, but you can track trends if you log in regularly.”
In ReferlyReferly emails program owners on new sales, new affiliates and payout events, so the dashboard is not the only way to know something happened.
“Setting up custom commission models for various campaigns requires more steps than I would prefer.”
In ReferlyReferly's commission plans are reusable objects: build one, attach it to any campaign or affiliate group, and change it in one place afterwards.
Quotes are reproduced word for word, typos included, from reviews posted within the last 24 months. Reviews get edited and deleted, so if one of these no longer reads as written, tell us and it comes down.
Which one should you choose?
An honest look at which of Referly and Trackdesk is right for you, including the reasons to stay where you are.
Choose Referly if
- 01Your program earns under $30,000/mo and $329 is most of the budget, not a rounding error
- 02You want more than 100 tracked coupon codes without an Enterprise tier
- 03Stripe and Shopify on one program, self-serve, price published
- 04You'd rather start at $75 and step to $149 when the revenue justifies it
Choose Trackdesk if
- 01Program revenue is comfortably past $30,000/mo and procurement wants ISO 27001 paperwork
- 02You genuinely need unmetered clicks, conversions and partner counts
- 03Migration assistance from the vendor, included, matters to your switch
- 04You're running network or iGaming operations their dedicated product lines serve
Free migration
Switch from Trackdesk without losing your history
A direct Trackdesk importer carries affiliates, links and commission rates across. Free on every plan, including Startup.
Scope and plan
~45 minList your campaigns, commission rules and open payouts. Decide what happens to commissions accrued but not yet paid.
Export and map
~30 minExport affiliates from Trackdesk. Referly's direct Trackdesk importer maps affiliates, their referral links and their commission rates.
Configure and import
1 to 2 hoursRecreate your commission plans in Referly, run the import, and swap the tracking script and the payment connection.
Verify and go live
3 to 7 days overlapRun both in parallel, compare attributed sales daily, then switch off Trackdesk.
What does not come across
Historic click data and per-click attribution history stay in Trackdesk. Referly imports your affiliates, their links and their commission rates; it does not import Trackdesk's click log. Commissions already accrued in Trackdesk should be paid out from Trackdesk before you switch.
Referly vs Trackdesk vs everyone else
Five facts on each of the other tools. If you are weighing up a third option, its page is one click away.
| Referly | Trackdesk |  Everflow |  PartnerStack |  Rewardful |  UpPromote | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $75/mo | $329/mo | Not published | Not published | $49/mo | Free |
| Meters on | Affiliate revenue | Program revenue | Not published | Not published | Affiliate revenue | Referral revenue |
| Fee on top | 0% transaction fee | None stated | Not published | Not published | 0% transaction fee | 1-2% of successful referral sales |
| Stripe | Not stated | Not published | Not published | |||
| Shopify | Not stated | Not published | Not published | |||
| Tax forms | Business and above | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
Fee footnote: Referly's 0% is a transaction fee. The optional agency client-billing fee (5% / 2.5% / 1%) and the opt-in Referly Payouts rail (5% / 8%) are separate, and neither one touches a sale. See all alternatives
Customer stories
Take their word for it
The founders and affiliate managers behind three fast-growing programs, in their own words.
“Affiliates drive a serious share of our revenue across three countries. Since we moved to Referly everything runs from one place, tracking has been spot on, and our partners get paid without me chasing spreadsheets.”
Alexander Koppers
Affiliate Manager, Moov
$6.9M
in total affiliate-driven revenue
- 1,154
- active affiliates
- 19,017
- affiliate sales
- 1,240,030
- clicks tracked
“We have been running affiliate programs for over a decade, and ours is one of the biggest parts of how OptimizePress grows. Referly is the first platform where an operation with thousands of partners actually feels manageable, from recruiting new affiliates to tracking every sale they send.”
James Dyson
Founder & CEO, OptimizePress
- 7 figures
- in affiliate-driven sales
- 4,554
- active affiliates
- 10,536
- referrals
“This platform is quite simple and easy to use, and you can start attracting people to your affiliate program very quickly. A big plus is that the founder, Ayo, is super responsive.”
Ilfat Khayrullin
CMO & Co-founder, Letterly
- 300K+
- app users
- 689
- active affiliates
- 24,114
- clicks tracked
FAQ
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All are honest, unbiased answers, even when not flattering.
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Where each starts. Trackdesk's cheapest plan is $329/mo with a $30,000/mo program-revenue cap; Referly covers that same band with two plans at $75 and $149. Trackdesk answers with genuinely unlimited clicks and partners plus an ISO 27001 posture; Referly answers with published pricing an under-$30k program can actually justify.
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