Gleam alternatives
Gleam is already the cheapest affiliate & referral tool we track at a small program ($5k/mo in referred sales, 100 affiliates) ($59/mo). Here's how the other 2 compare. The closest match, impact.com, covers 54% of what Gleam does. Each one shows how much of it it covers, capability by capability, next to the price.
What Gleam does
Core: Viral waitlists & giveaways (partly).
Important: Newsletter referral program (partly), Fraud & self-referral protection (partly).
Also has: Affiliate program (partly), E-commerce store integrations (partly), Refer-a-friend programs (partly), Loyalty points & VIP tiers (partly), API, webhooks & Zapier (partly), Self-hosted / WordPress (partly).
Alternatives to Gleam at a small program ($5k/mo in referred sales, 100 affiliates), best match first
- impact.com: $125/mo $30 min or 2.5% of partner-driven revenue (Starter (greater of $30/mo or 2.5% of monthly partner-driven revenue)). It covers 54% of Gleam; missing or partial: Viral waitlists & giveaways, Newsletter referral program, Self-hosted / WordPress. Free plan: none.
- Rewardful: $49/mo Tiers by affiliate revenue (Starter ($49/mo, up to $7,500/mo affiliate-attributed revenue)). It covers 38% of Gleam; missing or partial: Viral waitlists & giveaways, Newsletter referral program, E-commerce store integrations, Loyalty points & VIP tiers, Self-hosted / WordPress. Free plan: none. Last price hike: Sep 2021.
Prices at every size
- Gleam: a small program ($5k/mo in referred sales, 100 affiliates) $59/mo, a growing program ($25k/mo in referred sales, 500 affiliates) $59/mo (Viral giveaway tool, not affiliate commissions)
- impact.com: a small program ($5k/mo in referred sales, 100 affiliates) $125/mo, a growing program ($25k/mo in referred sales, 500 affiliates) $500/mo ($30 min or 2.5% of partner-driven revenue)
- Rewardful: a small program ($5k/mo in referred sales, 100 affiliates) $49/mo, a growing program ($25k/mo in referred sales, 500 affiliates) $149/mo (Tiers by affiliate revenue)
Monthly USD on monthly billing for a defined program size (referred sales, affiliates, participants and clicks), including any platform fee the tool takes on referred sales or conversions. Commissions you pay affiliates and payout transfer fees are not included.
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