Simple Affiliate vs UpPromote

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Simple Affiliate vs UpPromote

UpPromote is a Shopify affiliate and referral app with a merchant dashboard, affiliate portal, and an UpPromote-hosted marketplace for recruiting publishers. It is often the first App Store result for “Shopify affiliate app” and publishes both a monthly subscription and a percentage of successful referral sales.

Modeled at $10,000 affiliate-attributed GMV / month: Simple Affiliate Pro $78 vs UpPromote $229.99 on published list prices. Autopay math assumes a 10% commission ($1,000).

Simple Affiliate: Pro $39/mo UpPromote: App Store listing Updated August 18, 2026

Checked against public Shopify App Store listings and vendor pricing pages. Confirm current rates and contracts before buying.

Who each one is for

UpPromote is the stronger fit if you need a marketplace to find new publishers, or you want one vendor for both affiliate and refer-a-friend with a review graph. Simple Affiliate is the stronger fit if you already have customers and partners, want the program on your store, and do not want to pay a percentage of referred sales.

Pricing

uppromote.com/pricing lists Free at $0 with a $3,000/month referral-review cap; Growth at $29.99/month plus 2% of successful referral sales; Professional at $89.99 plus 1.5%; Enterprise at $199.99 plus 1%. Simple Affiliate is Starter $0, Basic $19, Pro $39, Premium $69, with Autopay fees on commission payouts rather than on GMV.

Line item UpPromote Simple Affiliate
Published starting price Free, or Growth $29.99/mo + 2% of successful referral sales Starter $0; Pro $39/mo
% of referred sales 2% Growth / 1.5% Professional / 1% Enterprise None
Payout processing Per UpPromote payout settings (confirm on listing) Autopay 3.9% bank / 8.9% card on Pro
Modeled at $10,000 GMV $229.99 on Growth ($29.99 + 2% of $10,000) $78 on Pro with Autopay bank (assumes 10% commission = $1,000)

The $10,000/month model is affiliate-attributed GMV. UpPromote’s 2% Growth fee is billed on successful referral sales. Simple Affiliate’s Autopay fee is billed on commission payouts: this page assumes a 10% commission ($1,000), so Pro Autopay bank is $39 on top of the $39 subscription. Affiliates still receive the full commission. Confirm current UpPromote rates on uppromote.com/pricing.

Features

Capabilities below are for a typical Shopify store. Plan and add-on limits apply. UpPromote features come from its App Store listing and public docs, not from a paid trial of every SKU.

Yes: included for a typical setup Partial: limited, plan-tier, or human-in-the-loop Add-on: extra product or usage cost —: not offered or not the product
Feature Simple Affiliate UpPromote
Platform
Shopify Admin embedded app YesShopify Admin app home Yes
Shopify App Store listing Yes Yes
In-house program on the merchant store YesProgram stays on the merchant store Partial
Affiliates use Shopify customer accounts YesAffiliates use Shopify customer accounts —
No percentage of referred sales YesFlat monthly Shopify subscription —2% on Growth
Publisher marketplace — Yes
Program tools
Unlimited affiliates PartialUnlimited on Basic+ PartialPlan limits apply
Unique discount codes PartialPro+ Yes
Per-product commissions PartialPro+ Yes
Klaviyo integration PartialBasic+ Partial
CSV program import YesPaid Shopify plan and store-age safeguards Partial
Payouts and tax
Automatic commission payouts YesStripe; merchant pays the fee Partial
Merchant pays payout processing fee YesStripe; merchant pays the fee Partial
IRS 1099-K / 1099-NEC facilitation YesEligible U.S. Autopay affiliates —

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about Simple Affiliate vs UpPromote. Updated August 18, 2026.

How does Simple Affiliate bill compared with UpPromote?

Simple Affiliate is a flat monthly Shopify subscription: Starter $0, Basic $19, Pro $39, Premium $69, with a 14-day trial on paid plans. There is no percentage of referred sales. Autopay processing fees are extra (3.9% bank / 8.9% card on Pro) and paid by the merchant on commission payouts, not deducted from the affiliate. UpPromote uses a different published model, described on this page from its App Store listing and vendor pricing page. Confirm current rates before buying.

Does Simple Affiliate keep the program on my store the way UpPromote does?

Simple Affiliate is an in-house Shopify app. Affiliates sign in with your store’s customer accounts and the dashboard stays on your domain (new customer accounts) or a branded theme page such as /pages/simple-affiliate (classic accounts). UpPromote may use a vendor-hosted portal or marketplace. Cite /pages/sc-faq/why-use-simple-affiliate-instead-of-a-network.

Should I compare this with Shopify Collabs?

Shopify Collabs is Shopify’s included creator marketplace. These pages name it in prose and link apps.shopify.com/collabs and shopify.com/collabs. There is no Simple Affiliate vs Shopify Collabs URL. These pages do not recommend uninstalling Shopify products such as Shopify Collabs.

Why is UpPromote more expensive in this model?

At $10,000 affiliate-attributed GMV, Growth’s 2% sales fee is $200 plus $29.99, totaling $229.99. Simple Affiliate does not take a cut of sales. The modeled Pro total $78 is the $39 subscription plus Autopay’s 3.9% of assumed $1,000 commission. If you do not use Autopay, Pro is $39.

Does UpPromote include a free plan?

Yes. uppromote.com/pricing lists a Free plan with a $3,000/month referral-review cap. Simple Affiliate Starter is $0/month with up to 10 affiliates, one group, and one standard link per affiliate.

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UpPromote is a trademark of its owner. Simple Affiliate is not affiliated with UpPromote. 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 .

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