Ads Lighthouse vs ReferralCandy
Both are in Affiliate marketing. Here is how their plans, prices and features compare, taken from each vendor's own site.
The main differences
- ReferralCandy's cheapest paid plan is $9/mo, against $49/mo for Ads Lighthouse.
- Extra costs: Ads Lighthouse states none; ReferralCandy 10.5% success fee; 3.5% success fee; 1.5% success fee; and more, depending on the plan.
| Ads Lighthouse | ReferralCandy | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | from $49/mo | from $9/mo |
| Free plan | No | Not stated by the vendor |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Plans | Starter ($49/mo); Growth ($99/mo); Scale ($299/mo); Business ($599/mo); Enterprise (Custom; allowances agreed with you) | Basic ($9/mo); Grow ($79/mo); Scale ($249/mo); Enterprise ($799/mo) |
| Fees and pricing notes | None stated | 10.5% success fee; 3.5% success fee; 1.5% success fee; and more, depending on the plan |
| Best for | Agencies | Ecommerce |
| Key features | Monitors paid text ads on Google and Bing for your brand terms, across 213 countries on desktop and mobile; Saves each ad with its search term, location, device, advertiser and destination domain; Ranks advertisers by observed visibility, with flags for affiliate markers, brand mentions, coupon sites and lookalike domains; Finds your affiliate IDs in ad destination URLs and tracks cases by status | Unlimited campaigns; Custom coupon codes; Payouts in cash or store credit; Integrations including Klaviyo and Tremendous |
| Checked on | 2026-10-12 | 2026-10-04 |
Prices change; confirm on the vendor's site before you buy. Full details and sources are on each tool's page.
Ads Lighthouse
- 7-day trial on every plan
- No per-seat pricing and no overage charges
- MCP server and exports included on every plan
Trade-offs
- Checks stop when the monthly allowance runs out
- Shopping ads start on Growth and the REST API on Scale
- A saved ad shows one search, place and moment, not the keyword bought or the spend
ReferralCandy
- 7-day free trial on every plan
- Success fee falls from 10.5% to 0.25% as the plan rises
- Every plan has the same features
Trade-offs
- A success fee applies on top of the monthly fee
- Additional stores cost $20 a month
- Non-Tremendous payout providers charge pass-through fees