Simple Affiliate Marketing, our full review (reviews, installation, pricing)

Simple Affiliate Marketing, our full review (reviews, installation, pricing)

Simple Affiliate Marketing, our full review (reviews, installation, pricing)

What is Simple Affiliate Marketing?

Simple Affiliate (previously covered in this project's Affiliation batch, distinguished by connecting affiliates through Shopify's native customer accounts rather than a separate portal) continues that approach, managing affiliate and influencer programs directly integrated into the storefront. It carries the Built for Shopify badge and shows a 4.9/5 rating on 117 reviews. It's developed by SA Inc., based in Ottawa, Canada.

How does the app work on a Shopify store?

Affiliates sign up and log in directly from the storefront, for a seamless, on-brand experience without a separate portal. Merchants choose automatic or manual commission payouts, track referrals via links, codes, pixels, customer logins and product-level attribution, and can set tiered commissions that automatically reward top affiliates as they hit sales targets. It covers 10 languages, including French, German, Spanish and Italian, and connects to Klaviyo.

Why choose Simple Affiliate over another affiliate app?

Native integration with Shopify customer accounts, letting affiliates sign in exactly like a regular customer, remains a genuine differentiator against apps that require a separate affiliate login system, consistent with what stood out about this app earlier in this project. Product- and collection-specific commission rates, alongside tiered commissions rewarding top performers automatically, is more granular control than several flat-rate competitors offer. Automatic payouts via bank transfer carry a 3.9% processing fee on most tiers, dropping to 2.9% only at the $69/month Premium tier where manual payouts also become free, a detail worth calculating against actual payout volume and frequency before choosing a plan.

What are the 3 main features of the app?

  1. Native Shopify customer account integration, no separate affiliate login.
  2. Product- and collection-specific commission rates, with automatic tiered rewards.
  3. Choice of manual or automatic payouts, with 1099 tax form handling included.

Pros and Cons

Pros
+"Built for Shopify" badge
+14-day free trial on paid plans, longer than the 7 days most competitors offer
+Free Starter plan with automatic payouts and 1099 tax forms included
+Available in 10 languages, including French
+Payout processing fee decreases on the top-tier Premium plan (2.9% vs 3.9%)
Cons
Free plan limited to just 10 affiliates
A bank transfer processing fee of up to 3.9% applies on top of the monthly cost, even on paid plans
Tiered commissions and manual payouts only available on the top-tier Premium plan ($69/month)

Works With

Checkout
Customer Accounts
Shopify Admin
Klaviyo

Languages

English
German
French
Spanish
Dutch
Swedish
Portuguese (Portugal)
Portuguese (Brazil)
Polish
Italian

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About the author
Inside App

Inside App

Passionate about e-commerce for several years, I decided to create my own website to showcase the best Shopify apps and help e-commerce merchants on their entrepreneurial journey.

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