ReferralCandy

4.5 (333)
get more sales through word of mouth referrals

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4.5 /5
(333)
Value for Money
4.5/5
Features
4.4/5
Ease of Use
4.4/5
Customer Support Software
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Amin
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  • Industry: Media Production
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Excellent Automated Marketing Tool

Reviewed on 08/11/2018

It’s a staple of our Shopify-based ecommerce store.

It’s a staple of our Shopify-based ecommerce store.

Pros

Referral Candy works. We use it as a part of our Shopify store, and we’ve had success with it. About 3% of our monthly sales are generated via Referral Candy. The interface is easy to use, and the constantly make improvements, month to month. We essentially set it up, and review it once every four months — we love how little administration we need to do.

Cons

We’ve seen other referral programs offer a “stage-based” referral incentive (eg if you refer 5 or 10 people you get a special Gift). I wish Referral Candy offered this. Additionally, there are automatic “share” buttons that are easy to include for customers associated with Facebook and Twitter. I wish they had the ability for us to program sharing via WhatsApp. Finally, it appears the price has increased for ge software, which is not ideal

Amanda
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  • Industry: Arts & Crafts
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used for Free Trial
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Customer Support is Great

Reviewed on 22/04/2020

Pros

Being completely new to this type of software and having some difficulty setting it up, I was relieved to be able to have a virtual meeting with a real live person to hash out any roadblocks. Customer support was great!

Cons

I wish there was a direct integration with Moonclerk so that a coupon could be automatically applied to a checkout form via the ReferralCandy link. Additionally, it is disappointing that the advocates cannot have a credit automatically applied to their Moonclerk account, and that we have to manually send their rewards. Overall it provides less automation that I expected, and leaves a lot to be desired.

Alternatives Considered

Tapfiliate

Reasons for Switching to ReferralCandy

Tapfiliate seemed to be more geared towards Affiliate Marketing -- for bloggers and influencers who would want to have a dashboard to log in to check on their rewards with multiple different companies. We are more interested in friends referring their friends, which ReferralCandy seemed perfect for.
Justin
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  • Industry: Professional Training & Coaching
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for Free Trial
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  • Likelihood to recommend 5.0 /10

They promise exactly what we need. I hope they deliver.

Reviewed on 20/11/2020

Pros

The base concept of their offerings is just great. We wanted a simple and automated way customers or others could refer and get rewarded. They seem to be exactly what we are looking for. I am still in the trail and yet to see if work on a large scale, but if they deliver what they promise it will transform our companies growth.

I love it's integration with Chargebee (as long as it works).

So far the customer support team has been very responsive and that matters a lot to me. [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] specifically have been helpful.

Cons

I found the dashboard UI not intuitive and there were glitches once our Chargebee account and Referral Candy were linked saying they weren't linked, but then one day they it solved itself. Unnerving, but hopefully all figured out.

Alternatives Considered

Tapfiliate and Referral Rock

Reasons for Switching to ReferralCandy

No need to login for an affiliate to get started referring. Intigration with Chargebee. Price.
Katherine
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  • Industry: Health, Wellness & Fitness
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Great Customer Support in getting campaign set up

Reviewed on 29/06/2023

Pros

As title says. I'm new to RC and was setting up a campaign with a lot of requirements. Referral Candy was able to meet those requirements. Shout out to [sensitive content hidden] from customer support who was able to answer all my questions and take me through the whole process!

Cons

It's not the easiest platform to implement.

Tyler
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  • Industry: Health, Wellness & Fitness
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

A Solid, Easy-to-use Referral System

Reviewed on 28/04/2023

Pros

ReferralCandy was extremely easy to implement and is very easy to manage day-to-day. The support is also great; I typically get all issues resolved very quickly. It is also affordable compared to other options.

Cons

I'd just like to see more features that allow us to customize the ReferralCandy experience. The best example would be a feature that would allow us to control when we send rewards to advocates. Some advocates complain that payouts only happen on a monthly basis. If we could control payouts and make them more frequent if we wanted to, like some other referral platforms allow, that would be excellent!

yu ting
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  • Industry: Marketing & Advertising
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Great experience in ReferralCandy

Reviewed on 16/03/2023

Pros

Amazing customer service.Big thanks to [sensitive content hidden], he is helpful and kind to help me to resolve issues.I would highly recommend this app!

Cons

None, I think all the functions for ReferralCandy are good.

st
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  • Industry: Retail
  • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

great product and servicw

Reviewed on 14/12/2022

Pros

easy to implement and the service from [SENSITIVE CONTENT]

Cons

almost nothing. everything is so good. its a huge sales boost since we use referralcandy.

Rebecca
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  • Industry: Wine & Spirits
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Proactive Customer Support

Reviewed on 08/05/2023

Pros

Referral Candy integrated easily into our Shopify store. It's easy to use, and the customer support is proactive and helpful. Shout out to [sensitive content hidden] who spotted an issue with our Referral Candy before we had noticed and reached out directly so that we could fix it.

Cons

When we first started there seemed to be some errors with issuing rewards, but customer support was able to assist quickly.

Mark
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  • Industry: Apparel & Fashion
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Great product, great customer support (by [sensitive content hidden])

Reviewed on 25/01/2023

Perfect,

Perfect,

Pros

Easy to use and customize. Also great customer support by [sensitive content hidden]

Cons

Difficult to integrate with Klaviyo (easy templates, flows are helpfull)

Kimberly
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  • Industry: Writing & Editing
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Great ROI

Reviewed on 24/02/2023

But overall, the program is great and fulfills its purpose. It has helped us set up an effective...

But overall, the program is great and fulfills its purpose. It has helped us set up an effective referral program that works, and we can easily track referrals and manage payouts. And their customer service is EXCEPTIONAL! They answered questions that I was typing before I even hit send. One of the best customer service experiences I've had to date with a software company. They were extremely fast in responding (within 10 minutes), and [sensitive content hidden] was so helpful and thorough!

Pros

It was easy to use and integrate into my Shopify store and has already paid for itself.

Cons

I would like to have more control over the contents of emails that are sent.

senu
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  • Industry: Accounting Software
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Referral Candy Review

Reviewed on 21/12/2021

We used Referral Candy to track multiple referral campaigns and grow our brand

We used Referral Candy to track multiple referral campaigns and grow our brand

Pros

Referral Candy has plethora mind-blowing functionalities. When it comes to tracking of referrals, no other referral marketing tool is even close. It's one of our favorite tools that we have used to skyrocket our startup to 6 figures. It campaign setup is very simple as ABCD. It only takes few minutes

Cons

They need to do better with their customer support

Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: E-Learning
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for Free Trial
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Functional and Gracefully Simple

Reviewed on 22/03/2021

We needed a simple referral system we could activate to increase our acquisition. Most platforms on...

We needed a simple referral system we could activate to increase our acquisition. Most platforms on the market have affiliate marketing capabilities that we didn't need and their pricing scaled along with that. ReferralCandy offered a simple referral system that matched our requirements in an easy to manage package with a lot of thoughtful features that could get anyone's referral program up and running quickly.

Pros

The software is functionally operational from day 1. It has the core features of a referral program and common access points for integration. Their system is open enough to allow for additional tinkering to adapt it to your system but it you can hit the ground running.

Cons

The ways of accessing information on users enrolled to the referral programs and analytics needs more granular control. Its virtually impossible to manage and migrate large amounts of data in an efficient manner. As such, it may be difficult to use the product to scale but their customer support and development team maintained comms with us so we were able to eventually solve the issues but there were many compromises.

Jessi
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  • Industry: Consumer Goods
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 3.0 /10

It does the bare minimum

Reviewed on 24/08/2022

Fine!

Fine!

Pros

Simple to use and navigate. Can search customers in the backend easily.

Cons

Tracking is not efficient. Wish there were more referral/ ways to earn rewards capabilities. Does not integrate with Shopify well. Customers can't stack rewards. They can only use 1 code per order.

Justin
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  • Industry: Food & Beverages
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

We love ReferralCandy

Reviewed on 18/03/2022

Pros

It is an easy way to manage our referral program. [SENSITIVE CONTENT] was incredibly helpful in getting our program setup.

Cons

There could be more technical features built out, but then would likely be more expensive.

Kyle
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  • Industry: Hospitality
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Great product

Reviewed on 03/11/2020

Pros

Easy to use and implement and commission based so incentives are aligned and great support

Cons

Could use a few more features, hasn't changed much over the years but the core functionality remains good and on par with competition

Julia
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  • Industry: Music
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for Free Trial
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Great Customer Service

Reviewed on 01/06/2021

We are still on the free trial but the solution is looking very promising.

We are still on the free trial but the solution is looking very promising.

Pros

The chat support is great. [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] from the ReferralCandy team was able to help us very quickly.

Cons

It would be great to be able to create multiple campaigns in different currencies (for referrer cash payments). Also, it would be great if there would be additional payout options in addition to PayPal.

Alternatives Considered

Talkable and Yotpo
Michel
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  • Industry: Sporting Goods
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Flexible, easy to setup, great support

Reviewed on 26/06/2019

Pros

Setup was painless, it's quite flexible in how you implement the referral system and support has been sublime. Rep was great in helping setup the program and was very responsive the whole way through. The free trial is generous and has no restrictions, so you could test all you want before deciding to pay.

Cons

While setup was easy, it did take a while to verify before we could implement.

Alternatives Considered

Smile.io and Viral Loops
Belinda
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  • Industry: Retail
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 5.0 /10

Overall review

Reviewed on 15/08/2020

Pros

This product is very easy to use, and integrate.

Cons

It charges commission except the cash rewards, which costs much more than other similar software.

Tina
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  • Industry: Cosmetics
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used for Free Trial
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Using ReferralCandy as an affiliate program

Reviewed on 31/03/2020

In my business model, I am trying to create a win-win situation with my wholesale clients. They get...

In my business model, I am trying to create a win-win situation with my wholesale clients. They get a continual reward for referring their clients to my retail site. While I'm just in the early stages of trying out the program, so far the setup has been easy. We're keeping our fingers crossed for success.

Pros

I'm just in the free trial of this software, but so far it's been an easy set up. I'm a small business owner. I'm not a developer, but have some basic HTML skills. The site is reasonably easy for someone like me to set up as an affiliate. As a pure referral program, it would be no problem. The integration with MailChimp was simple and easy too. My support person [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] was *extremely* helpful in clarifying things for me.

Cons

There could be better explanation on how to use the site for affiliate purposes. Also, giving the admin the ability to batch remove customers would be preferred. They can be removed individually, but for a large number it's tedious. A simple thing, it would be nice if the chat box was a separate pop-up that can be viewed when navigating elsewhere on the site. There are some 404 issues with the site, like on the Help & Support link.

Manon
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  • Industry: Food & Beverages
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

Great customer support!

Reviewed on 07/02/2023

Good, but still exploring all the functionalities.

Good, but still exploring all the functionalities.

Pros

I had an issue and [sensitive content hidden] was very helpful in a reasonable timeframe.

Cons

I've lost the historical activities of the customer I was looking for.

Erick
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  • Industry: E-Learning
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

Code Fixes and Theme Management

Reviewed on 02/05/2023

Pros

The app's ease of implementation and the flexibility to customize and edit themes is extremely satisfying. Additionally, the customer and developer support have been exceptionally helpful.

Cons

It appears that tracking referrals may sometimes fail, possibly due to configuration issues or compatibility problems with our platform.

Christina
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  • Industry: Consumer Goods
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Customer Service Help - Cris

Reviewed on 20/04/2023

Very good.

Very good.

Pros

Transferring customers into our newsletter program to include all new sign ups.

Cons

Have not been able to easily transfer customers as of the last 2 weeks.

Valerie
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  • Industry: Oil & Energy
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Wonderful Customer Service

Reviewed on 24/07/2020

Overall, I like the product just fine. However, what I've appreciated most from working with...

Overall, I like the product just fine. However, what I've appreciated most from working with ReferralCandy has been the access to great customer service reps. The few times I've had to talk to a support representative, I was lucky to get [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN]. He's been prompt, polite, and wonderful to work with. I truly have appreciated all of his assistance thus far.

Pros

The software is relatively simple and easy to use. We haven't had any issues with the integration side of it, and since launching the program, there has been trackable ROI.

Cons

The main issue we've had with the software has more likely than not been user-related with purchases not being registered. It's an unfortunate issue, but again, more user-related than the software itself.

Andrey
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Great fast service

Reviewed on 29/11/2020

Pros

The product is very easy to use, very simple and easy to understand API. Quick live support!

Cons

No dashboard for advocates, so they hardly to track their own performance.

Maggie
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  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Easy, Fantastic Referral Program

Reviewed on 03/06/2021

ReferralCandy is a great company and product! Definitely a no-brainer for a business that relies on...

ReferralCandy is a great company and product! Definitely a no-brainer for a business that relies on word-of-mouth marketing.

Pros

I really like that ReferralCandy is so easy to use after the initial setup. My referral program has been quietly chugging away in the background for years. I've also been extremely impressed with the customer service team. They were willing to go above and beyond to make sure we were happy when implementing the tool.

Cons

I would rather not have had to get my developers involved to implement this tool, but I believe that is a necessary component of referral program software.