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Affiliatly vs Burnalong

Affiliatly logo

Affiliatly

Affiliate Marketing

Simple affiliate software for e-commerce stores

From
Free
Free plan
Yes
Full reviewWebsite
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Burnalong

Employee Engagement

Employer wellness platform built around social classes and a wide instructor marketplace

From
On request
Free plan
No
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Affiliatly has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Affiliatly limited to 10 platform integrations, which may exclude niche or emerging e-commerce platforms; Burnalong nothing is published, so an employer cannot benchmark a Burnalong quote before entering a sales process, and third party estimates of a low single digit per employee per month rate are unconfirmed by the vendor.
  • They diverge on capability: Affiliatly covers Automatic tracking, Burnalong covers Social classes.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Affiliatly and Burnalong actually diverge.

Attributes where Affiliatly and Burnalong differ
AttributeAffiliatlyBurnalong
Starting priceFreeOn request
Pricing modelUnknownquote
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWebWeb, iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV
CategoryAffiliate MarketingEmployee Engagement
Founded2014Unknown

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Affiliatly

  • Automatic tracking
  • Custom commission rates
  • Affiliate dashboard
  • Coupon tracking
  • Manual payouts
  • Shopify
  • WooCommerce
  • BigCommerce

Only in Burnalong

  • Social classes
  • Instructor marketplace
  • Specialist populations
  • Beyond fitness content
  • Connected television
  • Challenges and programmes
  • Employer reporting
  • Reseller deployment

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Affiliatly

  • affiliate marketing managementnot Burnalong
  • Workflow automationnot Burnalong
  • Reportingnot Burnalong

Burnalong

  • An employer with a distributed or deskless workforce that cannot use an on site gym subsidy and needs something every employee can actually reachnot Affiliatly
  • A health plan or health system wanting a wellbeing library it can offer its own members under its own brandnot Affiliatly
  • An employer whose population skews older or includes many people with limited mobility, where a general fitness library gets no usenot Affiliatly
  • An HR team running a quarterly wellbeing challenge and needing structured multi week programmes rather than an unstructured content librarynot Affiliatly

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Affiliatly

  • Limited to 10 platform integrations, which may exclude niche or emerging e-commerce platforms
  • Affiliate tier capped at 50 on the Starter plan, requiring upgrade for programs with more affiliates
  • Advanced customization options are limited compared to enterprise-level affiliate platforms

Burnalong

  • Nothing is published, so an employer cannot benchmark a Burnalong quote before entering a sales process, and third party estimates of a low single digit per employee per month rate are unconfirmed by the vendor.
  • Content comes from a marketplace of independent instructors, so production quality and instructional rigour vary noticeably between classes and there is no consistent standard across the catalogue.
  • It is a wellbeing benefit rather than a clinical intervention, so it will not satisfy a plan looking for measurable clinical outcomes, and employers who buy it expecting claims reduction are buying the wrong category.
  • Per employee per month pricing across the whole population means an employer with typical wellbeing engagement is paying for the entire workforce to serve the minority who log in more than twice.
  • The social class feature only works if colleagues coordinate to attend at the same time, which requires organisational effort HR teams rarely sustain past the launch campaign, and without it the product is a video library like any other.

Pricing, plan by plan

Affiliatly

Free
  • FreeFree
    • First 50 tracked orders
  • Starter$16/month
    • Unlimited orders
    • 50 affiliates max
  • Advanced$24/month
    • 200 affiliates
    • Branded portal
  • Professional$39/month
    • 500 affiliates
    • Custom SKU commissions

Burnalong

On request
  • Burnalong$undefined/year
    • Per employee per month across the eligible population, quoted not published
    • Third party review sites estimate a low single digit dollar rate but Burnalong does not confirm it
    • Rate varies by headcount, dependant eligibility and whether it is resold through a plan

Which should you pick?

Choose Affiliatly if

  • You need automatic tracking.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You also want custom commission rates.
Affiliatly review

Choose Burnalong if

  • You need social classes.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV.
  • You also want instructor marketplace.
Burnalong review

Questions people ask

Is Affiliatly or Burnalong better?
Neither clearly leads. Affiliatly starts at Free and Burnalong at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Affiliatly or Burnalong?
Affiliatly has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Affiliatly and On request for Burnalong.
Does Affiliatly or Burnalong run on more platforms?
Affiliatly runs on Web. Burnalong runs on Web, iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV.
Can I use Affiliatly for free?
Yes. Affiliatly has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Burnalong starts at On request.
What is Affiliatly best used for?
Affiliatly is most often used for affiliate marketing management, workflow automation, reporting. Of those, affiliate marketing management and workflow automation are not what Burnalong is typically brought in for.
What can Affiliatly do that Burnalong cannot?
Affiliatly covers Automatic tracking, Custom commission rates, Affiliate dashboard, Coupon tracking. Burnalong covers Social classes, Instructor marketplace, Specialist populations, Beyond fitness content.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Affiliatly: Does Affiliatly offer a free plan?

Yes, Affiliatly is free for your first 50 tracked orders. Once you exceed 50 orders, you must upgrade to a paid plan starting at $16 per month for the Starter tier.

Source
Burnalong: Does Burnalong publish pricing?

No. It is quoted per employee per month. Third party review sites cite a low single digit dollar rate, but the vendor does not confirm any figure publicly.

Affiliatly: Which e-commerce platforms does Affiliatly integrate with?

Affiliatly integrates with 10 major e-commerce platforms: Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Squarespace, Storeden, Magento, Jumpseller, Ecwid, Lightspeed, and Wix.

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Burnalong: Is it a clinical programme?

No. It is a wellbeing content platform. It has content covering chronic conditions, but nobody is warranting clinical appropriateness for a given member, and it should not be compared against clinical vendors.

Affiliatly: Can I track offline affiliate sales?

Yes. Affiliatly supports offline tracking through coupon codes and QR codes. Affiliates can share unique QR codes online or print them for physical promotions, and purchases made by customers scanning those codes are automatically tracked and credited.

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Burnalong: What makes it different from a fitness app?

Two features: members can take a class together remotely, and the instructor marketplace covers niches such as adaptive, senior and cancer recovery that studio produced libraries do not.

Affiliatly: How does Affiliatly's API pricing work?

Affiliatly's API integration is completely free. The API enables tracking via link clicks, product codes/SKUs, or customer emails, and supports automatic order status updates and product information syncing.

Source
Burnalong: Can health plans resell it?

Yes. Health plans and health systems are a significant channel and often deliver it under their own branding.

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