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Both cover giveaways & referrals. Here is what separates them on price, billing, what you can take with you, and coverage.
Dozens of contest formats, one subscription
Refer-a-friend for a shop, on a success fee
Easypromos | ReferralCandy | |
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| Starting price (they differ) | From $29 | From $39 |
| Pricing model (they differ) | Paid subscription | Free trial, then paid |
| Free tier | No | No |
| Billing | Monthly or annual | Monthly or annual |
| Free trial | Not stated | 7 days |
| API | Not stated | Yes |
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Dozens of contest formats, one subscription
Easypromos is a library of promotion mechanics rather than a single giveaway form: random draws, quizzes, photo contests, instant win games and a set of small browser games people actually play. Everything runs from one account with entry rules, winner selection and the compliance text a public draw needs. A plan covers unlimited promotions for as long as it is active. The interface shows its age in places.
Our note
Buy a month rather than a year unless you promote continuously, because the ability to activate a plan for a three week contest and stop is the thing this pricing allows and most competitors do not. Check which formats sit in which tier first, since that is the only axis the ladder moves on.
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Refer-a-friend for a shop, on a success fee
ReferralCandy runs the customer referral program for an online store: the reward, the emails chasing it, the fraud checks and the payout. Every plan has every feature and the tiers differ only in the split between a fixed monthly fee and a percentage of the sales the program brings in. Working out which tier is cheapest for you is real arithmetic, and the dearer plans can genuinely cost less.
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| Their cut | Not stated | 10.5% of what you earn |
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| Runs on | Web | Web |
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| Covers | Giveaways & Referrals, Social Media Management | Giveaways & Referrals, Affiliate & Referral |
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| Works with | Instagram, TikTok, Facebook | Nothing in particular |
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| Founded | Not listed | Not listed |
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| Reader rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
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| Live deals | None right now | None right now |
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Our note
Do the arithmetic rather than reading down the price column, because the cheapest plan is the most expensive one past a few thousand dollars of referred sales. The break-even between the first two tiers lands near $600 a month in referred revenue.
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