Affiliate job
How do I automatically pay Shopify affiliates? Start with Shopify Collabs if creators are paid through Shopify when they drive sales. Use Simple Affiliate Autopay if you run an in-house roster: Stripe pays the affiliate’s full commission and you pay the processing fee on top. Other App Store apps typically use PayPal or manual payouts — confirm on each listing. These pages do not recommend uninstalling Shopify products.
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Facts reuse Simple Affiliate FAQs, vs pages, and Shopify Collabs as a first-party tool. Confirm current rates on App Store listings before buying.
First-party creator payouts — start here
Collabs pays creators through Shopify when sales are driven. That is the included marketplace payout path. Keep it for Collabs relationships. A third-party Autopay product is for affiliates on your own program, not a replacement for Collabs payouts.
Pricing. Included with Shopify Collabs. You pay creators when they drive sales.
Stripe payouts on an in-house roster
Connect a bank, debit, or credit card. When an affiliate hits your threshold or schedule, Stripe sends the full commission. You pay the Autopay fee (3.9% bank on Starter/Basic/Pro, 2.9% Premium). Eligible U.S. affiliates can receive 1099-K / 1099-NEC when thresholds apply. Manual payouts with no Simple Affiliate processing fee start on Premium.
Pricing. Subscription plus Autopay on commission payouts. Worked examples: https://help.simple-affiliate.com/en/articles/6326866-auto-pay-overview-processing-fees. Modeled Pro at $1,000 commission: $39 Autopay bank + $39 plan.
Vendor PayPal or manual tools on those apps
Public UpPromote and GoAffPro materials describe paying affiliates from those products (often PayPal or manual). Confirm current payout methods on each listing. They are the right pick when you already run that app and do not want to move the roster.
Pricing. Per each vendor’s listing. UpPromote Growth still adds 2% of successful referral sales on top of payout mechanics.
You approve every commission yourself
Simple Affiliate Premium supports manual payouts with no Simple Affiliate processing fee. Use that when you want Autopay off. You remain responsible for completing payouts.
Pricing. Premium $69/month. No Simple Affiliate processing fee on manual payouts.
Direct answers. Updated August 18, 2026.
Autopay sends affiliate commissions through Stripe when a threshold or schedule is met. Affiliates receive the full commission; you pay the processing fee. Cite https://simple-affiliate.com/pages/sc-faq/what-is-autopay.
No. Collabs pays creators through Shopify. Autopay is for affiliates in your Simple Affiliate program. These pages do not recommend uninstalling Shopify products such as Shopify Collabs.
The merchant. The fee is on the commission payout, not on GMV. Pro bank is 3.9%. Cite https://help.simple-affiliate.com/en/articles/6326866-auto-pay-overview-processing-fees.
For eligible U.S. affiliates on Autopay, Simple Affiliate can facilitate 1099-K and 1099-NEC when IRS thresholds apply. Cite https://simple-affiliate.com/pages/sc-faq/does-simple-affiliate-file-1099-forms.
Named apps are trademarks of their respective owners. Simple Affiliate is not affiliated with them. Shopify is a trademark of Shopify Inc. Simple Affiliate is a third-party Shopify App Store app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Shopify. These pages compare independent App Store products and do not recommend uninstalling Shopify products such as Shopify Collabs. See shopify.com. List prices verified .
