Sprout Affiliate

What Sprout Affiliate is

Sprout Affiliate is a referral and affiliate program service built for Shopify stores. Merchants can track sales through discount codes or referral links, choose percentage or flat-amount commissions including tiers, and manage multiple stores, programs, affiliates, orders, payouts and messages. Affiliates get a branded signup page and account for referral links, earnings and discount codes. Suspicious orders are held for review rather than rejected automatically. The Free plan costs nothing and covers one program and up to 200 referral orders per month; payouts on Free are manual. Growth costs $9.99 a month plus 2% of referral sales. Professional costs $49.99 a month plus 1.5% of referral sales, while Enterprise costs $119.99 a month plus 1%. Paid Growth, Professional and Enterprise plans include a 14-day trial, and paid plans can be cancelled from Shopify admin. Growth and higher support automatic PayPal payouts. Billing runs through Shopify. The service offers API access, signed webhooks, and integrations including PayPal, Shopify, REST API, webhooks and MCP AI assistant integration. Companion apps are available for iPhone and Android.

Who it suits

Sprout Affiliate suits Shopify merchants who want to run affiliate programs and track referrals. The free tier may fit a single program with limited monthly referral orders, while larger listed plans allow unlimited programs and orders.

Limits

The Free plan allows one affiliate program and 200 referral orders per month, and its payouts are manual. It costs nothing. Growth starts at $9.99 a month plus 2% of referral sales; Professional is $49.99 a month plus 1.5%, and Enterprise is $119.99 a month plus 1%.

Getting started

1. Open https://sproutaffiliate.com/ and add the service through Shopify.
2. Choose the Free plan or a paid plan; the Free plan requires no card.
3. Start a Growth, Professional, or Enterprise plan with its 14-day free trial if preferred.
4. Set up a program and choose referral links or affiliate discount codes for tracking.
5. Create the branded affiliate signup page and manage partners, orders, and payouts.
6. Use the companion app on iPhone or Android if needed.

Verdict

Sprout Affiliate combines referral tracking, commission configuration and affiliate management for Shopify stores. Compare each plan's monthly or yearly charge and additional referral-sales percentage alongside its limits.