Reflio
Web and SaaS
affiliate marketing software
SHOW HN2022
How HN took it
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
The thread, comment by comment
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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
This explains a lot and a cap sounds great!
cateye on HN
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 HNI’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 HNYou 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 HNI 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 HNI 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
so does this only work if i use stripe ?
matt-p on HN
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 HNCan 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 HNIf 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
so does this only work if i use stripe ?
matt-p on HN
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
What exactly makes this privacy first?
ahulak on HN
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 HNMy 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