The Rewardful alternative without revenue tiers.
Rewardful's plans are tiered on the monthly revenue your affiliates generate — cross $7,500/mo and you're on the $99 plan, cross $15,000/mo and you're negotiating Enterprise. Qanary meters meaningful events instead, so the price never climbs because your affiliates got good at their job.
your best month shouldn't trigger an upgrade email.
- Unlimited affiliate revenue on Core ($49/mo)
- Free plan — Rewardful starts at $49 after a 14-day trial
- Your existing
?via=links keep working
Switch, or stay? Depends on one question.
Both tools track recurring commissions on Stripe, both do coupon-code attribution, both have an affiliate portal. The real difference is what happens to your bill when the program starts working.
Stay on Rewardful if…
You're on Paddle today and want a native connection right now, or your affiliate-driven revenue will stay comfortably under $7,500/mo — at that size, Rewardful's $49 Starter is a fair deal and switching buys you little.
Switch to Qanary if…
You expect the program to grow past $7,500/mo, you want a free plan to validate before paying anything, or you want double-sided referral rewards and fraud review before payout in the same tool — all on a price that ignores your revenue.
Same $49 sticker. Very different trajectory.
Rewardful tiers on the revenue your affiliates bring in. Qanary meters meaningful events — a bot-filtered click or a new conversion — and never looks at your revenue. Here's what that means as the program grows:
| As your program grows | Rewardful |  Qanary |
|---|---|---|
| Validating, first affiliates | $49/mo Starter (after 14-day trial) | $0 — Free plan, 5,000 events/mo |
| $5,000/mo from affiliates | $49/mo | $49/mo Core |
| $10,000/mo from affiliates | $99/mo — Growth tier required | $49/mo — nothing changes |
| $20,000/mo from affiliates | $149+/mo — Enterprise, custom pricing | $49/mo — nothing changes |
| What makes the price move | Monthly affiliate-generated revenue | Meaningful events (350,000/mo included on Core) |
Rewardful prices from rewardful.com/pricing, checked July 2026 — Starter $49/mo up to $7,500/mo in affiliate-driven revenue, Growth $99/mo up to $15,000/mo, Enterprise $149+/mo beyond that. Full Qanary plans on the pricing page.
Feature by feature. No fine print.
| Capability | Rewardful | Qanary |
|---|---|---|
| Recurring commissions on Stripe subscriptions | Yes | Yes, links + coupon codes |
| Free plan (not just a trial) | 14-day trial only | Free plan, 5,000 events/mo |
| Unlimited affiliate revenue on the entry paid plan | Capped at $7,500/mo | Unlimited on Core ($49/mo) |
| Double-sided referral rewards (advocate + friend) | Affiliate-focused | Yes, rewards deliver themselves |
| Fraud review queue before a commission accrues | Basic fraud signals | Checked before it's billable, every plan |
| Native billing connections | Stripe & Paddle | Stripe in one click; Paddle, Lemon Squeezy & Polar on the roadmap, REST API for anything custom |
| Set up by an AI agent (MCP) | No | Yes — point Claude Code or Cursor at the MCP server |
What you'd give up. Said plainly.
Paddle, natively, today
Rewardful's Paddle connection is live now. Qanary connects Stripe in one click today; Paddle, Lemon Squeezy, and Polar are on the roadmap, with the REST API covering custom setups in the meantime. If you bill through Paddle and won't integrate by API, Rewardful is the pragmatic pick.
A longer track record
Rewardful has run Stripe affiliate programs since 2018 and has years of public reviews behind it. Qanary is newer — that's part of why every feature ships on every plan and the Free tier exists: try it against your real traffic first.
An affiliate directory
Rewardful lists your program in its public directory, which can surface a few affiliates on its own. Qanary doesn't run a marketplace — affiliates join through your branded portal, which you promote.
Migrate in an afternoon. Links included.
1. Connect Stripe — one click, and webhooks wire themselves. No API keys to paste.
2. Create your campaign — commission terms, cookie window, and your branded portal, configured in the dashboard or by your AI agent.
3. Keep your links — Qanary reads the same ?via=
parameter Rewardful uses, so links your affiliates already shared keep
converting after the switch.
4. Invite your affiliates — send your existing roster the portal invite link, or create them programmatically over the REST API.
Faster still: point Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex at the Qanary MCP server and ask it to set the campaign up for you.
Fair questions.
Does Qanary take a percentage of my affiliate revenue like Rewardful's tiers do?
No. Qanary meters meaningful events — a bot-filtered click or a new conversion — and Core ($49/mo) includes 350,000 of them with unlimited affiliate revenue. Rewardful doesn't take a percentage either, but its plan tiers are set by the revenue your affiliates generate, which works out to the same pressure: grow past $7,500/mo and your bill goes up.
Will my affiliates' existing Rewardful links keep working?
Yes. Qanary reads the same ?via= link parameter, so once your
domain runs the Qanary snippet, links your affiliates already shared attribute
correctly — no one has to redistribute anything.
Can I import my affiliate roster from Rewardful?
Invite your existing affiliates to your branded portal with a link, or create them programmatically over the REST API — your AI agent can script the import from a CSV export in a few minutes.
I bill through Paddle. Should I still switch?
Honest answer: Rewardful's Paddle connection is native today, and Qanary's is on the roadmap. If you're Paddle-only and don't want to integrate by API, stay put for now. If you're on Stripe — or run both — the switch is one click.
Is there really a free plan, or is it a trial?
A real free plan: 1 campaign and 5,000 meaningful events per month, with full tracking and no card required. It's meant for validating your program before you pay anything — see pricing for what each tier adds.
Grow past $7,500/mo without an upgrade email.
Free plan, full tracking, and your existing ?via= links keep working. Flat $49/mo when you're ready.