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LeadDyno charges a flat monthly fee by feature tier for affiliate tracking, from $49 a month, rather than taking a percentage of what affiliates sell. Refgrow does the same thing structurally, a flat fee with no cut of referred revenue, but starts cheaper at $29 a month billed monthly with two months free annually. Both avoid a percentage-based platform charging more for your own success. Refgrow is newer and undercuts LeadDyno's price while matching its no-percentage model, and both cap you to one programme at the entry tier.
Run an affiliate programme without a platform fee
Affiliate tracking with no cut of referred revenue
LeadDyno | Refgrow | |
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| Starting price (they differ) | From $49 | From $29 |
| 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 | 14 days |
| API | Yes |
Run an affiliate programme without a platform fee
LeadDyno is affiliate tracking for a business that wants its own programme rather than a listing on somebody's network: affiliates get a link and a dashboard, commissions are calculated on your rules, and payouts run from the same place. Pricing is a flat monthly fee by feature tier rather than a share of the sales it tracks, which matters once the programme works. Recruiting affiliates is still entirely your problem.
Our note
Count how many commission structures you need before picking a tier, because that single limit is what forces the jump from $49 to $129 and it is easy to miss when comparing feature lists. Against a platform that takes a percentage, this pays off once tracked sales pass a few thousand a month.
Affiliate tracking with no cut of referred revenue
Refgrow tracks affiliates for a subscription product and states plainly that it takes no percentage of what they generate, which is the difference that matters once a program starts working. The affiliate portal is hosted for you and an embeddable widget puts signup inside the product. Payouts go out through PayPal or Wise. The cheapest plan covers one program, so anybody running separate schemes for creators and agencies is on the tier above from the start.
Pick LeadDyno if you expect to need several different commission structures for different partner types, since its higher tiers go all the way to unlimited reward structures at $749 a month for a large programme. The entry Lite plan at $49 a month covers one reward structure and one commission plan, which is the limit that forces an upgrade.
Pick Refgrow if you are starting a first affiliate programme and want the lowest entry price with the most included at that price. Starter is $29 a month, cheaper than LeadDyno's entry tier, and bundles a hosted portal, an embedded signup widget, coupons and fraud protection with no caps and no transaction fees stated on the page. It also covers one programme only, so a business needing several from day one should count that limit first.
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| Data export | Not stated | Not stated |
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| Their cut | Not stated | None |
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| Runs on | Web | Web |
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| Covers | Affiliate & Referral | Affiliate & Referral |
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| Works with | Nothing in particular | 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
The no-transaction-fee line is the thing to hold against the percentage-based platforms, because it means a successful program does not quietly become the most expensive tool you own. Count your programs before choosing the tier, since one program is a real limit rather than a soft one.