Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Simple yet powerful affiliate programs to let affiliates create discounts, tracking links, and MLM
| Affilitrak Affiliate Marketing | Gather | |
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| Metric | Affilitrak Affiliate Marketing | Gather: Refer a Friend |
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| Rating | 5.0 ★ | 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 263 | 16 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free | Free trial available |
| Built for Shopify | ★ Yes | — |
| Pricing tiers | — | 1 tier |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Featured placements | 1 | — |
| Languages | 17 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Jan 2025 | Jun 2016 |
Affilitrak Affiliate Marketing and Gather: Refer a Friend are evenly matched on rating (5.0★ vs 5.0★) — the differentiator comes down to pricing fit, feature breadth, and which app's interaction pattern suits your team's workflow.
Pricing entry tiers: Affilitrak Affiliate Marketing at Free, Gather: Refer a Friend at Free trial available. Check each app's tier structure for the capacity limits you actually need before deciding — the headline number is the same shape, but the gating shape per tier (seats, usage volume, integrations) varies.
Affilitrak Affiliate Marketing has the larger user base (263 reviews vs 16), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Gather: Refer a Friend's smaller cohort can be an advantage for niche workflows where the bigger app has accumulated bloat.
Recommended evaluation path: install both apps' free tiers (where available) and run them in parallel on a small cohort for 7-14 days before committing. The data tables below show the per-feature breakdown — for most merchants the deciding factor will be a single integration or workflow detail that's hard to compare from listing pages alone.
This verdict is generated from the live marketplace data on this page — rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position all refresh from the canonical Shopify App Store listing every 24 hours. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparison outcomes; the methodology is documented on the About page and applies identically to every pair on the site.
Read each app's audit: Affilitrak Affiliate Marketing audit • Gather: Refer a Friend audit
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| Keyword | Affilitrak Affiliate Marketing | Gather |
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| affiliate marketing program | #1 | Not ranked |
| affiliate program | #4 | Not ranked |
| affiliate programs | #4 | Not ranked |
| product matcher | Not ranked | #139 |
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Both Affilitrak Affiliate Marketing and Gather: Refer a Friend offer paid plans only. Affilitrak Affiliate Marketing starts at Free; Gather: Refer a Friend starts at Free trial available. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
Affilitrak Affiliate Marketing (5.0★, 263 reviews) and Gather: Refer a Friend (5.0★, 16 reviews) are essentially tied on rating. Look at review velocity and individual reviewer quotes — both visible on each app's detail page — to differentiate.
AppRanks cannot separate these two on rating — both sit at 5.0★. Affilitrak Affiliate Marketing does carry the larger published review base (263 vs 16). Read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. Affilitrak Affiliate Marketing has the deeper published review base (263 vs 16), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.
Affilitrak Affiliate Marketing typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (263 reviews). Gather: Refer a Friend typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (16 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.
Migration support varies by app and category. Affilitrak Affiliate Marketing and Gather: Refer a Friend both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Gather: Refer a Friend" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
