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Comparison19 Oct 20264 min read

Tolt alternative: Kickrail for Stripe SaaS that wants no branding and no payout fee

Tolt and Kickrail compared on price, the powered-by link, payout fees and migration, for SaaS teams that bill through Stripe.

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Tolt is popular with newer SaaS products, and its entry plan includes a high revenue cap. The costs show up elsewhere: branding on the portal until a much higher plan, and a fee on automatic payouts. Tolt figures come from its pricing page, read on 19 October 2026. We make Kickrail.

Side by side

ToltKickrail
Entry plan$69/moFree, then $29/mo
Revenue cap on entry paid plan$10,000/mo$10,000/mo
Branding removedPro, $199/moGrowth, $79/mo
Automatic payoutsGrowth and up, 2% feeGrowth, through your own Stripe Connect, no Kickrail fee
Tax formsCollected on automatic payouts, with 1099 filingW-9 and W-8 collected in the affiliate portal
Free planNo (14-day trial)Yes, up to $1,000/mo

Where Tolt is stronger

Tolt files 1099s for you on its automatic payout plans. Kickrail collects W-9 and W-8 forms, encrypts the tax id, and leaves filing to you.

Where Kickrail is different

  • Codes that credit at checkout. Every affiliate code is a real Stripe promotion code, so it works on a podcast or video with no link.
  • Server-side attribution on every plan. One API call after signup, and later Stripe payments are matched from your webhooks.
  • An MCP server. An AI agent can install and verify tracking and set up campaigns for you.
  • Open source. Kickrail's code is public under AGPL-3.0, so you can read exactly how a commission is calculated.

Moving over

Tolt advertises a one-hour migration from Rewardful. Kickrail's one-step import is also from Rewardful; from Tolt you add affiliates by dashboard, API or agent, and can keep their existing link tokens. Kickrail listens for ?via= and ?ref= by default and accepts any other parameter name you set.

See also Rewardful alternatives compared.