Best affiliate software for a bootstrapped startup

Founder of Referralful, biased, but this is the segment I care about most, so here's a straight take for bootstrappers specifically.

What matters when you're bootstrapped:

- Not paying before the channel earns. A $49-$99/mo floor before you have affiliates is cash you don't have.

- No transaction fee skimming the small payouts you do make early.

- Setup measured in an afternoon, not a sprint.

How the options fit:

- Referralful (mine): free until your first affiliate, then $19.99/mo on payout volume, 0% fees. Built for exactly this stage.

- Rewardful: free tier exists but is capped on tracked revenue, then $49/mo.

- Tolt: ~$47/mo plus 2.9% per payout.

- FirstPromoter: strong, but $99/mo flat is a lot pre-revenue.

For a bootstrapped SaaS the deciding factor is usually the floor and the fees, not the feature count. Where billing starts: https://referralful.com/pricing?utm_source=reddit.com&utm_medium=subreddit&utm_campaign=comparison-d20