Reflio

Web and SaaS

affiliate marketing software

SHOW HN2022

135points
56comments
#449of 2,570 in 2022
Top 18%of 2022 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

5 positive, 12 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 10 critical, out of 27 comments about the project. Thread score -0.10.

Idea: 3 for, 1 againstPricing: 1 for, 3 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Open-source option in affiliate space is welcome

    From 1 comment
    • I tried an affiliate service called LeadDyno recently for my SaaS. A lot of the companies I looked at all have very similar pricing (starting around ~$50/mo), but not all of them…
      knubie on HN
  • Lower-cost option for trying affiliate programs with no upfront commitment

    From 1 comment

Objections

  • Pricing and 9% fee per referral seen as expensive

    From 2 comments
    • Is 9% fee per successful referral not crazy expensive? Or am I missing something here?
      cateye on HN
    • I’m sorry guys, but you will need to work out the pricing. The existing solutions offer much better functionality and being managed-hosted for the same price.
      kundi on HN
  • Trust concerns with self-hosted or SaaS-controlled referral tracking

    From 2 comments
    • Interesting project but I've always half-consciously avoided self-hosted affiliate programs because of one simple reason: trust. My (possibly misguided) thought is that when…
      throwaway2016a on HN
    • You can inspect the source code of the published version. Doesn't mean what is running on the server is identical and not modified. So I'm not sure it adds trust. Trust it is bug…
      throwaway2016a on HN
  • License mixes AGPL with proprietary enterprise terms, not truly open source

    From 3 comments
    • Your license is very sketchy considering this product is aimed at businesses. You have parts of the app licensed under a proprietary license called "ENTERPRISE" and other parts…
      s1k3s on HN
    • > This software and associated documentation files (the "Software") may only be used in production, if you (and any entity that you represent) have agreed to, and are in…
      s1k3s on HN
    • I regret the wording, apologies if it comes across negatively, but sometimes you can surprise people if you market as open source and then when reading the licence people find…
      matt-p on HN
  • Tracking reliability of third-party affiliate tools questioned

    From 2 comments
    • My experience was the most 3rd party affiliate system (rewardful, CJ) actually don't properly record conversions (most likely they are blocked by ad-blockers or other technical…
      XCSme on HN
    • I was an affiliate on both CJ and rewardful, got both clicks and conversions but they were not tracked. Maybe 1 in 10 clocks was tracked.
      XCSme on HN

Requests

  • Support for Paddle and other billing providers beyond Stripe

    From 1 comment
  • Promo code support and sync with Stripe coupons

    From 2 comments
    • I tried an affiliate service called LeadDyno recently for my SaaS. A lot of the companies I looked at all have very similar pricing (starting around ~$50/mo), but not all of them…
      knubie on HN
    • Can I use promo codes instead of website tracking? Most of my new customers come from a Discord channel and never visit my website.
      combyn8tor on HN
  • Custom conversion events beyond signup

    From 1 comment
    • I like where you are going with this. Is there any way to set a different "conversion" event, instead of signup? Just move the tracking event to later in the funnel I guess? I…
      mchusma on HN
  • EU-free or US-only infrastructure option

    From 1 comment
    • Looks interesting. Will there be an option to skip the digital hop across the pond and just use US infrastructure for those that don't serve the EU?
      drusepth on HN
  • Documentation

    From 2 comments
    • I like where you are going with this. Is there any way to set a different "conversion" event, instead of signup? Just move the tracking event to later in the funnel I guess? I…
      mchusma on HN
    • If you self host then you don’t pay a 9% fee since you’re hosting your own Reflio instance. I’ll make the site more clear to reflect this :) There’s a lack of docs right now…
      mcilroy on HN

Questions

  • Does it only work with Stripe?

    From 1 comment
  • Who receives the 9% fee when self-hosting?

    From 1 comment
    • If I self-host, who is getting the 9%? I don't think the site is clear on this, as I'm wondering what the point of self hosting is if the app somehow still transfers the fee to…
      cercatrova on HN
  • What makes it privacy first?

    From 1 comment
  • Can promo codes be used instead of website tracking?

    From 1 comment
    • Can I use promo codes instead of website tracking? Most of my new customers come from a Discord channel and never visit my website.
      combyn8tor on HN

Alternatives named

  • Rewardful

    From 2 comments
    • We recently moved away from Rewardful to Tapfiliate. The only reason being - provide an option to the user to add the conversion. With only Stripe integrated for tracking it is…
      saradhi on HN
    • My experience was the most 3rd party affiliate system (rewardful, CJ) actually don't properly record conversions (most likely they are blocked by ad-blockers or other technical…
      XCSme on HN
  • LeadDyno

    From 1 comment
    • I tried an affiliate service called LeadDyno recently for my SaaS. A lot of the companies I looked at all have very similar pricing (starting around ~$50/mo), but not all of them…
      knubie on HN
  • Tapfiliate

    From 1 comment
    • We recently moved away from Rewardful to Tapfiliate. The only reason being - provide an option to the user to add the conversion. With only Stripe integrated for tracking it is…
      saradhi on HN
  • CJ

    From 1 comment
    • My experience was the most 3rd party affiliate system (rewardful, CJ) actually don't properly record conversions (most likely they are blocked by ad-blockers or other technical…
      XCSme on HN

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