Is Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy cheaper than Captiv8?

For most accounts under typical category usage, the answer depends on tier. Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy is in the free band (Free), while Captiv8 is freemium (Free to install). At parity scale, the cheaper option can save 30–60% — but feature-for-feature swaps usually narrow the gap above the second tier.

Which alternative has the highest rating?

Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy 5.00★, Affilitrak Affiliate Marketing 5.00★, BUZZ Affiliate Marketing 5.00★. Audit scores are the better tiebreaker when ratings cluster — they reflect listing depth, screenshots, and description quality. Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy carries an audit score of 88/100.

Why isn't every option on this list?

This page surfaces 12 alternatives ranked by blended score. Apps just outside the top-12 typically have lower feature similarity (under 40%), thinner listings (audit under 65), or have flagged review-quality issues. If you have a specific app in mind, check the full Shopify catalog for its profile.

How is the ranking built?

Three signals, weighted: feature similarity (45%) from N-gram match against Captiv8's feature signature, audit + rating (35%) blending listing quality with rolling 90-day rating, and review velocity (20%) tracking 30-day review additions normalized by category baseline. We don't accept paid placement and we publish the rules so you can audit them yourself.

When was this ranking last updated?

This page rebuilds daily. Source data — Captiv8's listing and the 12 alternatives' listings — is scraped every 24 hours. Audit scores re-run on the same cadence. If a rating shifts more than 0.05★ overnight, that's a real change in the marketplace, not a model artifact.

Can I track Captiv8 alongside its alternatives in AppRanks?

Yes — that's the dashboard product. Add up to 12 competitors to any app you track, and AppRanks will surface daily ranking deltas, ad activity, keyword overlap, and rating-curve divergence. The free tier covers 1 app + 3 competitors. Try free →

Captiv8 alternatives — Shopify apps ranked by audit score

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Captiv8 alternatives — Shopify apps ranked by audit score

SIDE-BY-SIDE COMPARISON

Captiv8 versus the top 3.

Five rows, all loaded above the fold. Wins are highlighted; nothing's hidden behind a tab.

YOU'RE LEAVING

Captiv8

#1 in Affiliate program

Rating—

Reviews0

Audit78/100

PricingFree to install

Best forAffiliate program workflows

TOP PICK

Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy

#1 in Affiliate programs

Rating5.00★

Reviews1,074 ★

Audit88/100

PricingFree

MatchNot measured

Best forAffiliate programs workflows

RANK #2

Affilitrak Affiliate Marketing

#2 in Affiliate programs

Rating5.00★

Reviews253

Audit89/100

PricingFree

MatchNot measured

Best forAffiliate programs workflows

RANK #3

BUZZ Affiliate Marketing

#3 in Affiliate programs

Rating5.00★

Reviews63

Audit90/100 ★

PricingFree to install

MatchNot measured

Best forAffiliate programs workflows

	YOU'RE LEAVING Captiv8 #1 in Affiliate program	TOP PICK Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy #1 in Affiliate programs	RANK #2 Affilitrak Affiliate Marketing #2 in Affiliate programs	RANK #3 BUZZ Affiliate Marketing #3 in Affiliate programs
Average rating	—	5.00 (highest in this row)	5.00

Alternatives to Captiv8

Three you should evaluate first.

Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy

Affilitrak Affiliate Marketing

BUZZ Affiliate Marketing

Captiv8 versus the top 3.

Captiv8

Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy

Affilitrak Affiliate Marketing

BUZZ Affiliate Marketing

The next 9, denser.

9 more Shopify alternatives to Captiv8

How these alternatives are ranked

Four reasons people leave.

Pricing has outgrown your usage

You need a feature outside the focus

Support response has slowed you down

Your scale has changed since you picked

Answers built from the data.

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