The Tapfiliate alternative without caps or overages.
Tapfiliate's $89 Launch plan caps you at 50 affiliates, 5,000 clicks, and 500 conversions a month — go over and you're paying $1.50 per 1,000 extra clicks and $15 per 1,000 extra conversions, or jumping to the $179 Scale plan. Qanary meters meaningful events at a flat $49/mo, with unlimited affiliates and no overage invoices, ever.
your program working shouldn't show up as an overage line item.
- Unlimited affiliates on Core ($49/mo)
- Free plan — Tapfiliate starts at $89 after a free trial
- No overage invoices on paid plans
Switch, or stay? Depends on one question.
Tapfiliate is a capable tracker with a decade behind it and 30+ pre-built integrations. The real difference is what the entry plan actually lets you run — and what shows up on the invoice once your program starts working.
Stay on Tapfiliate if…
You run a Shopify or WooCommerce store and want its 30+ pre-built e-commerce integrations working out of the box, or you need multi-level (MLM) commission structures — Tapfiliate's higher tiers do MLM, and Qanary deliberately doesn't.
Switch to Qanary if…
You're a SaaS on Stripe and 50 affiliates or 500 conversions a month is a ceiling you actually plan to hit. Qanary gives you unlimited affiliates, double-sided referral rewards, and fraud review before a commission accrues — at a flat $49/mo, with a real free plan to validate on first.
Half the sticker. None of the caps.
Tapfiliate sets caps on affiliates, clicks, and conversions, then bills overages when you pass them. Qanary meters meaningful events — a bot-filtered click or a new conversion — with no affiliate caps and no overage invoices. Here's what that means as the program grows:
| As your program grows | Tapfiliate |  Qanary |
|---|---|---|
| Validating, first affiliates | $89/mo Launch (after a 7-day trial) | $0 — Free plan, 5,000 events/mo |
| 60 affiliates signed up | $179/mo — Launch caps at 50, Scale required | $49/mo Core — no affiliate cap |
| 20,000 clicks/mo | $111.50/mo — $89 + $22.50 in click overages | $49/mo — nothing changes |
| What makes the price move | Affiliate, click & conversion caps, plus overage fees | Meaningful events (350,000/mo included on Core) |
Tapfiliate prices from tapfiliate.com/pricing, checked July 2026 — Launch $89/mo ($74/mo annual) with 50 affiliates, 5,000 clicks and 500 conversions/mo; Scale $179/mo ($149/mo annual) with 100,000 clicks and 10,000 conversions/mo; overages $1.50 per 1,000 clicks and $15 per 1,000 conversions on Launch. Full Qanary plans on the pricing page.
Feature by feature. No fine print.
| Capability | Tapfiliate | Qanary |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan (not just a trial) | Trials only (7–30 days) | Free plan, 5,000 events/mo |
| Unlimited affiliates on the entry paid plan | Capped at 50 on Launch ($89/mo) | Unlimited on Core ($49/mo) |
| Click & conversion limits | 5,000 clicks + 500 conversions/mo on Launch | 350,000 meaningful events/mo on Core |
| Overage fees when you outgrow the plan | $1.50/1,000 clicks, $15/1,000 conversions | None — no usage surprises on paid plans |
| Multi-level (MLM) commission structures | Yes, on higher tiers | No — single-tier links & coupon codes |
| Pre-built e-commerce integrations | 30+ (Shopify, WooCommerce, …) | Stripe in one click; Paddle, Lemon Squeezy & Polar on the roadmap, REST API + Zapier for anything custom |
| Fraud review queue before a commission accrues | — | Checked before it's billable, every plan |
| 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.
E-commerce plug-ins, out of the box
Tapfiliate ships 30+ pre-built integrations with strong e-commerce DNA — if you run a Shopify or WooCommerce store, it's the pragmatic pick. Qanary is Stripe-first for SaaS: one-click billing connection, with the REST API, signed webhooks, and Zapier covering everything else.
Multi-level commission structures
Tapfiliate's higher tiers support MLM — affiliates earning on the affiliates they recruit. Qanary doesn't do multi-tier commissions and doesn't plan to; it pays the person whose link or coupon code drove the sale. If your model is genuinely multi-level, stay put.
A longer track record
Tapfiliate has been running affiliate programs since 2014 and has years of public reviews behind it. Qanary is newer — that's part of why fraud review ships on every plan and the Free tier exists: try it against your real traffic before paying anything.
Migrate in an afternoon. Portal 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. Hand out fresh links — affiliates log in to your branded portal and grab their new tracking links and coupon codes — one email to your roster covers the swap.
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 charge overage fees like Tapfiliate does?
No. Tapfiliate bills $1.50 per 1,000 clicks and $15 per 1,000 conversions past your plan's caps. Qanary meters meaningful events — a bot-filtered click or a new conversion — and Core ($49/mo) includes 350,000 of them with no overage invoices on paid plans. No usage surprises.
Will my affiliates' existing Tapfiliate links keep working?
No — Tapfiliate links point at its tracking, so affiliates grab fresh links from your branded Qanary portal instead. One email to your roster covers the swap, and coupon codes give affiliates a way to keep converting even before every old link is replaced.
Can I import my affiliate roster from Tapfiliate?
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 run a Shopify or WooCommerce store. Should I still switch?
Honest answer: probably not. Tapfiliate's 30+ pre-built integrations have strong e-commerce DNA, and that's where it shines. Qanary is built Stripe-first for SaaS — if you bill subscriptions through Stripe, the switch is one click; if you're store-first, Tapfiliate is the pragmatic pick.
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. Tapfiliate offers trials only (7 to 30 days) before the $89/mo Launch plan kicks in — see pricing for what each Qanary tier adds.
Grow past 500 conversions without an overage invoice.
No affiliate caps, no click caps, no overage fees. Free plan to validate on, flat $49/mo when you're ready.
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