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Offer18 vs Referral Rock

Offer18 logo

Offer18

Affiliate Marketing

Affiliate tracking for networks and advertisers

From
$49/month
Rated
-
Referral Rock logo

Referral Rock

Affiliate Marketing

Referral marketing software for any business

From
$200/month
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Offer18 there is no free plan, only a 14 day trial; Referral Rock there is one paid tier at $250 a month and no free plan, only a 14 day trial
  • They diverge on capability: Offer18 covers Real-time tracking, Referral Rock covers Multi-program support.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Offer18 and Referral Rock actually diverge.

Attributes where Offer18 and Referral Rock differ
AttributeOffer18Referral Rock
Starting price$49/month$200/month
Founded20182014

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Affiliate Marketing).

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 Offer18

  • Real-time tracking
  • Fraud detection
  • Smart links
  • Offer management
  • Publisher portal
  • Postback URLs
  • API integrations

Only in Referral Rock

  • Multi-program support
  • Customizable rewards
  • Automated workflows
  • Engagement widgets
  • Detailed analytics
  • Salesforce
  • HubSpot
  • Zapier

Both cover

  • Web support

What people use each for

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

Offer18

  • Click and conversion tracking for affiliate networksnot Referral Rock
  • Payout and ROI reporting across partnersnot Referral Rock
  • Mobile attribution for app installs and in-app eventsnot Referral Rock
  • Click fraud detectionnot Referral Rock
  • White-label tracking for agencies running partner programmesnot Referral Rock

Referral Rock

  • affiliate marketing managementnot Offer18
  • Workflow automationnot Offer18
  • Reportingnot Offer18

Where each one falls short

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

Offer18

  • There is no free plan, only a 14 day trial
  • Tier prices are not shown on the pricing page itself

Referral Rock

  • There is one paid tier at $250 a month and no free plan, only a 14 day trial
  • The plan includes 10,000 base members and a further 10,000 costs $125 a month
  • Each additional referral program is $100 a month
  • Extra users and extra recruiters are sold in blocks of 10 at $50 a month each
  • Rewards are limited to coupons, pay-as-you-go gift cards or custom rewards

Pricing, plan by plan

Offer18

$49/month
  • Basic$49/month
    • 50K clicks
    • Basic features
    • Email support

Referral Rock

$200/month
  • Starter$200/month
    • 500 members
    • Unlimited programs
    • Basic integrations

Which should you pick?

Choose Offer18 if

  • You need real-time tracking.
  • You also want fraud detection.

Choose Referral Rock if

  • You need multi-program support.
  • You also want customizable rewards.

Questions people ask

Is Offer18 or Referral Rock better?
Neither clearly leads. Offer18 starts at $49/month and Referral Rock at $200/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Offer18 or Referral Rock?
Offer18 starts at $49/month and Referral Rock at $200/month.
Does Offer18 or Referral Rock run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is Offer18 best used for?
Offer18 is most often used for click and conversion tracking for affiliate networks, payout and roi reporting across partners, mobile attribution for app installs and in-app events, click fraud detection. Of those, click and conversion tracking for affiliate networks and payout and roi reporting across partners are not what Referral Rock is typically brought in for.
What can Offer18 do that Referral Rock cannot?
Offer18 covers Real-time tracking, Fraud detection, Smart links, Offer management. Referral Rock covers Multi-program support, Customizable rewards, Automated workflows, Engagement widgets. Both handle Web support.

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