Comparison

Refersion vs LeadDyno

FirstPromoter is a better choice than Refersion and LeadDyno for SaaS companies that want a complete, fully customizable affiliate platform with advanced control and built-in tools. Refersion focuses on e-commerce brands with strong Shopify and BigCommerce integrations, and LeadDyno offers broad e-commerce coverage, but both fall short on SaaS billing depth, dashboard customization, and predictable, all-inclusive pricing.

Refersion vs LeadDyno

Why SaaS companies choose FirstPromoter

Discover the top three reasons why SaaS companies choose FirstPromoter over the competition.

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Advanced reporting

18 data points across affiliate activity, revenue, and conversions, included in every plan. No tier gates, no add-ons, no waiting until you reach enterprise to see the numbers that actually matter.

Brandable affiliate dashboard

Full dashboard customization comes standard. Use your own domain, override styles with CSS, and inject JS for deeper changes. No higher tier to unlock the look you want, no white-label upcharge to get there.

Flexible commissions

Multi-tier, multi-level, per-plan, per-product. Run any commission structure your program needs without unlocking higher tiers or paying percentage fees on top of your subscription.

Feature FirstPromoter Refersion LeadDyno
Best for SaaS companies building and scaling affiliate programs E-commerce brands running affiliate, influencer, and ambassador programs E-commerce and SaaS companies needing broad integrations
Core differentiator Modern, SaaS-focused platform with advanced tracking and reporting E-commerce-focused platform with first-party tracking and deep Shopify integrations Wide integrations + built-in tools for affiliate management
Billing integrations Stripe, Paddle, Chargebee, Braintree, Recurly Stripe (recurring subscriptions only), Chargebee, Shopify, BigCommerce, WooCommerce Stripe, Chargebee, Recurly, e-commerce integrations (no Paddle/Braintree)
Link tracking capabilities Advanced tracking with links, postbacks, and attribution control First-party tracking with referral links and coupon codes Link tracking with shortlinks support
Coupon capabilities Coupon tracking + auto-create Stripe coupons Coupon code tracking Coupon tracking (no auto-generation)
Attribution options Flexible attribution (links, coupons, direct tracking) Last-click attribution Standard attribution
Commission flexibility One-time, recurring, multi-tier, multi-level, custom rewards per plan/product Tiered commissions, product-level commissions, SKU-based tracking (features gated by plan) One-time, recurring, multi-tier (limited multi-level support)
Payouts PayPal & Wise bulk payouts, auto-managed payouts, EU invoicing Unified Payments (Refersion's own system), PayPal, check, store credit PayPal payouts only (no automation)
Reporting Advanced reporting with 18 data points and detailed breakdowns Real-time merchant and affiliate dashboards Basic reporting with limited depth
Fraud controls Advanced fraud detection, approval rules, refund tracking Not publicly documented No advanced fraud protection
Affiliate dashboard branding Fully customizable, custom domain, CSS/JS support White labeling and vanity URLs available on Scale plan only Limited branding (custom domain + CSS only)
Email automation Built-in email automation + broadcast emails Automated email templates Limited automation + broadcast emails
Tax form collection Built-in W-9 / W-8BEN collection Tax handling included (specifics not publicly documented) W-9 / W-8BEN supported
Team members & roles Unlimited team members with custom roles and permissions Not publicly documented Limited role customization (predefined permissions)
Postbacks & API Postbacks, API, and webhooks for flexible integrations API access on Growth plan and higher API available, no postbacks
Starting price $49 / $99 / $149+ per month Starts at $39/month + percentage of affiliate-driven sales $49 / $129 / $349 / $749 per month

Worry free migration

Worried about migration? Leave it to us. We can help you migrate your promoters to FirstPromoter if you are using another platform.

  • Affiliates don't have to change the links
  • Reliable migration assistance
  • Simple and standard migration process
Migrating affiliates to FirstPromoter

3 simple steps

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Share the CSV file with the affiliate & referral details

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Migration will be completed in 24-48 hours

We’ve been using FirstPromoter for over 5 years. It has helped us bring in hundreds of thousands of dollars of additional revenue, while being managed by just a single person.

John O'Nolan
John O’Nolan
Founder & CEO at Ghost.org

Why customers choose us

Your business is in good hands

Our dedicated Customer Success team is there for you when you need it most.

FirstPromoter has been great, been loving the new update – much more cleaner and the new way of coupon codes is a game changer. Tracking is great and shows all numbers that needs to be seen!
David Zitoun, Submagic
David Zitoun Co-founder at Submagic
Customer service has been excellent, and the platform itself is very sleek and intuitive. For a growing affiliate program, it’s perfect!
Ethan Housen, CustomGPT
Ethan Housen Marketing and Partnership Manager at CustomGPT
It’s gotten a lot easier since the launch of V2 for sure! Honestly, our work with FirstPromoter currently is very low since we have everything set up: new affiliates get onboarded automatically and we offer to have a call with them. Rest of the work is: go through new applications once a week, check out data at least once a month, send out emails to affiliates if we do campaigns/have product releases.
Julia Schlocker, neuroflash
Julia Schlocker Product Ops Managerin at neuroflash

Common questions

These are the questions we hear most often.

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