Affiliar vs ReferOn
ReferOn is an affiliate management system for casino and sportsbook operators, launched in 2023 and independent since a management buyout in May 2026. It reports 80+ operators and 245+ brands, and its prices are given in a demo. Affiliar covers the same verticals with published prices from $53 a month.
This comparison uses only what ReferOn publishes on its own site or what trade press has reported, checked on 4 October 2026; each claim links to its source. Not published means we could not find it on a public page, not that ReferOn lacks it: ask them.
Why operators choose Affiliar over ReferOn
- Published pricing from $53 a month with a free trial. ReferOn quotes on request through a demo.
- Negative carryover that nets a losing month against later ones, where ReferOn floors each negative group at zero.
- CPA you can trust: hold period, cash retention, KYC level and positive lifetime NGR, set per plan, and a deposit that fails a gate waits instead of being lost.
- Every NGR deduction itemised, per product: bonuses, chargebacks, provider fees per brand, payment fees, jackpot contributions and taxes. ReferOn documents NGR as GGR minus bonuses and adjustments.
Side by side
| Affiliar | ReferOn | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Published: five plans from $53 to $1,430 a month, free trial. | Not published; the site books a product demo. Paid support packages in three tiers.[1][2] |
| What it is | Self-serve SaaS built only for casino and sportsbook; live in days, no implementation project. | Affiliate management system for casino and sportsbook operators; launched in 2023, independent after a management buyout completed in May 2026.[3][4][5] |
| CPA qualification | Minimum deposit, wagering multiple, hold period, cash retention, deposit count, positive lifetime NGR; KYC level from the $494 plan. A deposit that fails a gate stays pending. | Qualified CPA against the thresholds in the reward plan, such as turnover or active days.[6][7] |
| NGR calculation | Per product, with bonuses, chargebacks, provider fees per brand, payment fees, jackpot contributions and taxes itemised. | Documented as GGR minus bonuses and adjustments; chargebacks and fixed fees recorded as deductions.[8][9] |
| Negative carryover | Per plan, on every plan. | Negative balances are grouped, and a negative group floors at zero rather than reducing positives elsewhere.[6] |
| Affiliate payouts | Built in: Affiliar sends the payout itself once the operator approves it, in USDT or USDC on Tron, Ethereum or BNB Chain. No export to another system. | Manual payouts handed to wire or finance systems; automatic crypto payouts through licensed partners' gateways, each confirmed with 2FA.[9][10] |
| Integration | Kafka event stream or REST, per event or batched; events are idempotent. | Real-time read and write API, report exports by API and CSV, server-to-server postbacks. How operator data is sent in is not described.[11][7] |
| Commission models | RevShare on NGR or GGR, CPA, hybrid, tiered RevShare and fixed per qualified player, per product. Hybrid and tiered from the $98 plan. | CPA, RevShare (rates per product), CPC and hybrids in any combination, with conditional triggers such as turnover thresholds or active days.[6] |
| Brands and currencies | Multi-brand, with provider fees per brand and mirror domains; every amount normalised into a base currency. | Multi-brand; multi-currency billing.[11] |
| Fraud controls | CPA gates on every plan; shared IP, device and wallet signals from the $935 plan. | Qualification thresholds before CPA, and 2FA confirmation on every automated payout.[6][10] |
| Sub-affiliates | Two tiers, from the $98 plan: each parent passes a share of its own commission down. | Sub-affiliation.[12] |
| Verticals | Online casino and sportsbook. | Online casino and sportsbook.[5][11] |
| Track record | In production with two operators since January 2026. | Reports 80+ operators and 245+ brands; 2.4 million registrations tracked in its first year.[11][3] |
Where ReferOn may fit better
- You want CPC deals or conditional rewards triggered by turnover or active days.
- You pay affiliates by wire through your own finance systems as well as in crypto.
For how the commission models and CPA gates above work, see iGaming affiliate commission models, explained.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Affiliar and ReferOn?
ReferOn is a casino and sportsbook affiliate system launched in 2023, with flexible conditional rewards, CPC deals and crypto payouts through partner gateways, priced on request. Affiliar publishes its prices from $53 a month, supports negative carryover across periods, itemises payment fees and taxes in NGR and offers hold-period, retention, KYC and positive-NGR gates for CPA.
How much does ReferOn cost?
ReferOn does not publish its prices; they are quoted on request. Affiliar's plans are published, from $53 to $1,430 a month, with a free trial.
Can I migrate from ReferOn to Affiliar?
Yes. Affiliar takes player activity by Kafka or REST and can import affiliates in bulk by CSV on the Affiliate Plus plan and above. Existing affiliate links need to be pointed at Affiliar's tracker; plan the switch at the start of a commission period so no period is split across two systems.
Sources
ReferOn's public pages and trade press, checked on 4 October 2026. Affiliar's column describes Affiliar's own product and published plans.
- https://www.referon.com/contact/
- https://www.referon.com/news/referon-expands-offering-with-new-support-packages-referon-assist/
- https://tech.eu/2024/02/02/affiliate-marketing-software-referon-surpasses-24-million-registrations-in-its-debut-year/
- https://igamingbusiness.com/company-news/referon-announces-completion-of-management-buyout/
- https://www.referon.com/about/
- https://www.referon.com/reward-logic/
- https://help.referon.com/en_US/affiliate-media/postbacks-s2s-pixels
- https://help.referon.com/affiliate-formulae
- https://www.referon.com/payments-finance/
- https://www.referon.com/news/referon-launches-built-in-crypto-finance-layer-to-automate-affiliate-payouts/
- https://www.referon.com/
- https://www.referon.com/affiliate-management/
Compare it on your own numbers.
Plans from $53/mo with a free trial. See pricing or book a walkthrough at [email protected].