Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Add external link buttons. Create custom affiliate links for Amazon, eBay, AliExpress, and more.
| BL External Links Button | Affiliate & Ambassador | |
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| Screenshots | images | images |
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Turn your biggest fans into a word-of-mouth sales channel — ambassadors, affiliates & creators.
| Metric | BL External Links Button | Affiliate & Ambassador: Roster |
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| Rating | ★ 5.0 ★ | 4.8 ★ |
| Total reviews | 14 | ★ 21 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free trial available |
| Built for Shopify | ★ Yes | — |
| Pricing tiers | 3 tiers | 3 tiers |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Languages | 9 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Oct 2024 | Oct 2022 |
BL External Links Button edges out Affiliate & Ambassador: Roster on rating (5.0★ vs 4.8★), but the gap is small enough that pricing fit and feature differentiation should drive the decision more than the headline number.
Pricing entry tiers: BL External Links Button at Free plan available, Affiliate & Ambassador: Roster 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.
Recommended by size: small/early-stage merchants who need fast install and low risk should default to BL External Links Button; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Affiliate & Ambassador: Roster's 21-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than BL External Links Button's broader-but-shallower coverage.
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: BL External Links Button audit • Affiliate & Ambassador: Roster audit
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| Keyword | BL External Links Button | Affiliate & Ambassador |
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| external affiliate links | #2 | Not ranked |
| affiliate | #23 | Not ranked |
| affiliate links | #24 | Not ranked |
| license | Not ranked | #24 |
| grow faster | Not ranked | #88 |
Both BL External Links Button and Affiliate & Ambassador: Roster offer paid plans only. BL External Links Button starts at Free plan available; Affiliate & Ambassador: Roster starts at Free trial available. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
BL External Links Button has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 14 reviews) compared to Affiliate & Ambassador: Roster (4.8★ from 21 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
BL External Links Button holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.8★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. Affiliate & Ambassador: Roster has the deeper published review base (21 vs 14), 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.
BL External Links Button typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (14 reviews). Affiliate & Ambassador: Roster typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (21 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. BL External Links Button and Affiliate & Ambassador: Roster 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 BL External Links Button" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
