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GrowthHero
What GrowthHero is
GrowthHero is paid partner marketing software for affiliate, influencer, and customer referral programs. Merchants can create unlimited affiliate programs, set deals, commissions, and payouts, and use Affiliate Hunt to find and contact affiliates such as bloggers and website owners. Fraud prevention checks matching email addresses, matching first and last names, and reciprocal referrals between partners and customers. The service tracks recurring subscription charges attributed to referrals, with referral tracking requiring a pixel script on the website. Listed integrations include Omnisend, Mailchimp, Klaviyo, PayPal, Zapier, Mandrill, SendGrid, an API, and Stripe. Plans differ by monthly partner-sale limits, fixed-fee payouts, Hunt credits, and admin seats, while listed tiers include unlimited partner programs and partners. Starter and Pro include email, chat, and 1:1 support; Premium lists priority support. Starter begins at $45 a year billed annually or $49 a month. GrowthHero offers a 30-day trial and no free plan.
Who it suits
It suits merchants running affiliate, influencer, or customer referral programs. Its partner discovery, fraud filters, integrations, and tiered limits support different program sizes.
What it does well
- Unlimited affiliate programs and partners
- Affiliate discovery through Affiliate Hunt
- Three listed fraud filters
- Recurring referral-charge tracking
- API access and partner portal
What to know first
- No free plan
- Referral tracking requires a pixel script
- Sales tracking stops after plan limits
- Each installation covers one site and subdomains
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | 100 partner sales/mo · 10 fixed fee payouts/mo · 50 Hunt credits · 2 admin seats · Unlimited partner programs · Unlimited partners | On request |
| Pro | 250 partner sales/mo · 50 fixed fee payouts/mo · 150 Hunt credits · 2 admin seats · Unlimited partner programs · Unlimited partners | On request |
| Premium | Unlimited partner sales/mo · 150 fixed fee payouts/mo · 300 Hunt credits/mo · Unlimited admin seats · Unlimited partner programs · Unlimited partners | On request |
| Premium (annual) | Billed Annually. Cancel anytime. · Unlimited Partner Sales/mo · 150 Fixed Fee Payouts/mo · 300 Hunt Credits/mo · Unlimited Admin Seats · Unlimited Partner Programs · Unlimited Partners · All Features & API Access · Priority Support | $175 a year |
| Premium (monthly) | Monthly; cancel anytime · Unlimited Partner Sales/mo · 150 Fixed Fee Payouts/mo · 300 Hunt Credits/mo · Unlimited Admin Seats · Unlimited Partner Programs · Unlimited Partners · All Features & API Access · Priority Support | $199 a month |
| Starter (annual) | Billed Annually. Cancel anytime. · 100 Partner Sales/mo · 10 Fixed Fee Payout/mo · 50 Hunt Credits/mo · 2 Admin Seats · Unlimited Partner Programs · Unlimited Partners | $45 a year |
| Starter (monthly) | Monthly; cancel anytime · 100 Partner Sales/mo · 10 Fixed Fee Payouts/mo · 50 Hunt Credits · 2 Admin Seats · Unlimited Partner Programs · Unlimited Partners | $49 a month |
| Pro (annual) | Billed Annually. Cancel anytime. · 250 Partner Sales/mo · 50 Fixed Fee Payouts/mo · 150 Hunt Credits/mo · 2 Admin Seats · Unlimited Partner Programs · Unlimited Partners | $90 a year |
The first 8 of 9 plans, as growthhero.io lists them, read 21 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word. Every plan
Verdict
GrowthHero combines partner discovery, program management, referral tracking, fraud checks, and integrations. Buyers should compare plan limits and note that tracking pauses when a monthly limit is exceeded.
Facts from GrowthHero's own pages
- Affiliate discovery
- Affiliate Hunt lets merchants discover and contact affiliates such as bloggers and website owners in their niche. · growthhero.io, 12 Oct 2026
- Affiliate management
- Merchants can create unlimited affiliate programs and customize deals, commissions, and payouts. · growthhero.io, 12 Oct 2026
- API access
- The Merchant API features are marked Premium, while the listed Affiliate API features are available on all plans. · growthhero.io, 12 Oct 2026
- Fraud filters
- The product lists three fraud filters: matching email addresses, matching first and last names, and reciprocal referrals between partner and customer. · growthhero.io, 12 Oct 2026
- Fraud prevention
- Yes · growthhero.io, 21 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- No · growthhero.io, 21 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- The homepage displays integrations including Omnisend, Mailchimp, Klaviyo, PayPal, Zapier, Mandrill, SendGrid, an API, and Stripe. · growthhero.io, 12 Oct 2026
- Partner portal
- Partners get a portal that merchants can customize with their brand and layout. · growthhero.io, 12 Oct 2026
- Plan limit behavior
- GrowthHero says it stops tracking sales for the month when a plan limit is exceeded, and tracking resumes after upgrading. · growthhero.io, 12 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- GrowthHero’s privacy policy identifies Shark Byte Inc. as the data controller and describes user data rights under GDPR. · growthhero.io, 12 Oct 2026
- Product
- GrowthHero describes itself as 3-in-1 partner marketing software for affiliate, influencer, and customer referral programs. · growthhero.io, 12 Oct 2026
- Shopify trial
- The Shopify integration page states that its 14-day trial begins after authorizing the app in Shopify and billing starts automatically afterward. · growthhero.io, 12 Oct 2026
- Site allowance
- The pricing FAQ says each installation can be installed on one site and its subdomains; the company also offers a linked multi-site option. · growthhero.io, 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- Starter and Pro list email, chat, and 1:1 support; Premium lists priority support. · growthhero.io, 12 Oct 2026
- Tracking
- GrowthHero supports subscription tracking for referred recurring charges, and its feature page says referral tracking requires installing its pixel script on the website. · growthhero.io, 12 Oct 2026
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