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Affise vs Loop & Tie

Affise logo

Affise

Affiliate Marketing

Performance marketing platform for networks

From
$500/month
Free plan
No
Loop & Tie logo

Loop & Tie

Employee Engagement

Choice-based gifting on a flat annual subscription with a marketplace weighted toward small and independent makers

From
Free
Free plan
Yes

The short version

  • Only Loop & Tie has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Affise the vendor's pricing page as captured by the Internet Archive on 10 December 2023 listed three tiers: Entry at $500 per month (40,000 conversions, 15M impressions, 1 tracking domain), Scale at $800 per month (50,000 conversions, 20M impressions), and Custom from $1500 per month with tailored limits, all billed monthly or at a discounted yearly rate; Loop & Tie the tier structure gates users tightly, so needing a fourth user pushes an organisation from five hundred to five thousand dollars a year, a tenfold platform cost increase for one seat.
  • They diverge on capability: Affise covers Real-time tracking, Loop & Tie covers Choice-based collections.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Affise and Loop & Tie actually diverge.

Attributes where Affise and Loop & Tie differ
AttributeAffiseLoop & Tie
Starting price$500/monthFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionPer year subscription plus gift spend
Free tierNoYes
CategoryAffiliate MarketingEmployee Engagement
Founded2017Unknown

Identical on both: platforms (Web), 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 Affise

  • Real-time tracking
  • Smart targeting
  • Automation rules
  • Anti-fraud system
  • CPAPI
  • Google Analytics
  • AppsFlyer
  • Adjust

Only in Loop & Tie

  • Choice-based collections
  • Curated marketplace
  • Flat rate or free shipping
  • Redemption analytics
  • Post-redemption scheduling
  • Branded merchandise and swag
  • Salesforce and HRIS integrations
  • Global warehousing

What people use each for

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

Affise

  • affiliate marketing managementnot Loop & Tie
  • Workflow automationnot Loop & Tie
  • Reportingnot Loop & Tie

Loop & Tie

  • A marketing team that wants gifting spend to go to small and independent makers rather than mass-produced branded drinkwarenot Affise
  • A customer success team sending moderate volumes of thank you gifts and needing a meeting booked immediately after redemptionnot Affise
  • A property management company sending resident perks where a curated local-feeling catalogue matters more than catalogue sizenot Affise
  • A small business that wants to run gifting properly on a published five hundred dollar a year subscription rather than negotiating an enterprise contractnot Affise

Where each one falls short

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

Affise

  • The vendor's pricing page as captured by the Internet Archive on 10 December 2023 listed three tiers: Entry at $500 per month (40,000 conversions, 15M impressions, 1 tracking domain), Scale at $800 per month (50,000 conversions, 20M impressions), and Custom from $1500 per month with tailored limits, all billed monthly or at a discounted yearly rate

Loop & Tie

  • The tier structure gates users tightly, so needing a fourth user pushes an organisation from five hundred to five thousand dollars a year, a tenfold platform cost increase for one seat.
  • The curated marketplace is deliberately smaller than mass catalogues, so recipients who want a specific well known product will not find it and some will treat the choice as limited.
  • Global warehousing and international fulfilment only appear on the Premium tier, so any organisation gifting outside its home market is effectively on the five thousand dollar plan whatever its volume.
  • Native Salesforce and HRIS integration is a Premium feature or an Essentials add-on, so the automation that makes gifting scalable is not in the price most buyers first see.
  • Free shipping starts at Essentials, meaning free plan users pay five dollars per gift in shipping, which on any real volume is more than the Essentials subscription would have cost.

Pricing, plan by plan

Affise

$500/month
  • Professional$500/month
    • Unlimited conversions
    • Anti-fraud
    • API access

Loop & Tie

Free
  • FreeFree
    • One user
    • Full marketplace access
    • Send gifts by email
  • Essentials$500/year
    • Three users and three teams
    • Custom gift collections
    • Free shipping
  • Premium$5000/year
    • Unlimited users and five teams
    • Gift cards, print on demand and branded merchandise
    • Global warehousing and fulfilment
  • Build Your Own$undefined/year
    • Custom team structures and permissions
    • Exclusive inventory or private-label collections
    • Custom logistics and compliance-driven fulfilment

Which should you pick?

Choose Affise if

  • You need real-time tracking.
  • You also want smart targeting.

Choose Loop & Tie if

  • You need choice-based collections.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You also want curated marketplace.

Questions people ask

Is Affise or Loop & Tie better?
Neither clearly leads. Affise starts at $500/month and Loop & Tie at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Affise or Loop & Tie?
Loop & Tie has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $500/month for Affise and Free for Loop & Tie.
Does Affise or Loop & Tie run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Loop & Tie for free?
Yes. Loop & Tie has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Affise starts at $500/month.
What is Affise best used for?
Affise is most often used for affiliate marketing management, workflow automation, reporting. Of those, affiliate marketing management and workflow automation are not what Loop & Tie is typically brought in for.
What can Affise do that Loop & Tie cannot?
Affise covers Real-time tracking, Smart targeting, Automation rules, Anti-fraud system. Loop & Tie covers Choice-based collections, Curated marketplace, Flat rate or free shipping, Redemption analytics.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Affise: What does Affise cost?

Affise does not publish standard pricing tiers on its website. Pricing is determined through custom quotations based on specific needs, volume, and features required. Contact Affise sales for detailed pricing information.

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Loop & Tie: How much does the platform cost?

Free for one user, five hundred dollars a year for Essentials with three users, five thousand dollars a year for Premium with unlimited users, plus a quoted enterprise tier. Gift spend is separate.

Affise: Does Affise offer a free trial or demo?

Affise provides product demonstrations for prospects. Interested users should contact Affise directly to schedule a demo and discuss their specific affiliate tracking and performance marketing needs.

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Loop & Tie: What is different about the catalogue?

It is curated toward small, independent, sustainable and diverse-owned brands rather than mass market products, which is the usual reason buyers choose it over larger competitors.

Affise: What support options are available with Affise?

Affise offers customer support to help users optimize their affiliate marketing performance. Support includes guidance on platform features, integration, and best practices for managing affiliate networks.

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Loop & Tie: Do recipients choose their gift?

Yes, the sender sets a collection and price band and the recipient picks one item.

Loop & Tie: Can I gift internationally on the cheaper plans?

Not properly. Global warehousing and fulfilment are Premium features.

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