Comparison

simplereferral vs Tolt, for developers

Tolt is an affiliate program platform for SaaS, run from a dashboard with payouts built in. simplereferral is a referral API for developers and AI coding agents.

Short version: Tolt is a solid pick for a SaaS affiliate program managed in a dashboard with payouts. simplereferral is for developers who want referrals as a code-level API their agent can integrate on the first try.

Side by side

simplereferral compared with Tolt, capability by capability.
Capability	Tolt	simplereferral
Built for	SaaS affiliate programs, marketing teams	Developers and their coding agents
Primary surface	Hosted dashboard, Stripe payouts	REST API + SDK; MCP server on the way
Integration	Connect Stripe, configure in the UI	One API key, two idempotent calls
Agent-friendly docs	Standard product docs	OpenAPI + llms.txt + copy-paste quickstarts
Reward payouts	Yes, built in	No: we report attributions, you decide the reward

Which one to pick

Pick Tolt if

You run a SaaS affiliate program and want Stripe payouts handled.
A marketing team manages it in a dashboard.
You want a hosted product, not an API.

Pick simplereferral if

You are a developer adding referrals inside your own app.
You want an API designed so a coding agent integrates it correctly on the first try.
You want to own the reward logic and just get clean, idempotent attribution.

Questions

Is simplereferral a Tolt alternative?

For developers, yes. Tolt is a dashboard-run SaaS affiliate platform with payouts; simplereferral is a referral API for developers and agents integrating referrals in code.

Does simplereferral do payouts?

No. We report attributions and leave payouts to your app. Tolt handles affiliate payouts for you.

An API designed so a coding agent integrates it correctly on the first try.

One API key, two calls, idempotent and deliverable. Get an early-access key.

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