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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 LighthouseReferralCandy
Starting pricefrom $49/mofrom $9/mo
Free planNoNot stated by the vendor
Free trialYesYes
PlansStarter ($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 notesNone stated10.5% success fee; 3.5% success fee; 1.5% success fee; and more, depending on the plan
Best forAgenciesEcommerce
Key featuresMonitors 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 statusUnlimited campaigns; Custom coupon codes; Payouts in cash or store credit; Integrations including Klaviyo and Tremendous
Checked on2026-10-122026-10-04

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

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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

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