Referral marketing software — AI Recommendation History

What AI assistants recommended for referral marketing software, date by date. Every ranking we publish is frozen the day it publishes, so this is a record of what was said — not a re-computation of what today's data would say about the past.

Record: 26 dated snapshots · Aug 14, 2026 – Sep 8, 2026

What changed

Computed by comparing each dated snapshot with the one before it. Share moves smaller than 1pp are treated as noise and left out — the same threshold that suppresses trend arrows on the ranking.

Sep 8, 2026vs Sep 7, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 7, 2026vs Sep 6, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 6, 2026vs Sep 5, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 5, 2026vs Sep 4, 2026
  • ▲Referral Rock moved #7 → #5
  • ▼Viral Loops moved #5 → #7
  • ▲ReferralCandy moved #2 → #1
  • ▼Shopify moved #1 → #2
  • ▲Referral Factory moved #10 → #9
  • ▼FirstPromoter moved #9 → #10
  • ▼Stripe -2.6pp (37.5% → 34.9%)
  • ▼Shopify -2.4pp (50% → 47.6%)
  • ▼Friendbuy -2.2pp (33.9% → 31.7%)
  • ▼Viral Loops -2.2pp (33.9% → 31.7%)
  • ▼Cello -1.6pp (28.6% → 27%)
  • ▼FirstPromoter -1.4pp (26.8% → 25.4%)
  • ▲ReferralCandy +1.2pp (46.4% → 47.6%)
Sep 4, 2026vs Sep 3, 2026
  • ▲ INReferral Rock entered the top 10 (#14 → #7)
  • ▼ OUTPaddle left the top 10 (#8 → #12)
  • ▲Referral Rock moved #14 → #7
  • ▼Paddle moved #8 → #12
  • ▼Referral Factory moved #7 → #10
  • ▼Viral Loops moved #3 → #5
  • ▲Cello moved #10 → #8
  • ▲Stripe moved #4 → #3
  • ▲Friendbuy moved #5 → #4
  • ▲Referral Rock +14.2pp (17.9% → 32.1%)
  • ▲Stripe +8.9pp (28.6% → 37.5%)
  • ▲Cello +7.2pp (21.4% → 28.6%)
  • ▲FirstPromoter +5.4pp (21.4% → 26.8%)
  • ▲Friendbuy +5.3pp (28.6% → 33.9%)
  • ▲Shopify +3.6pp (46.4% → 50%)
  • ▲ReferralCandy +3.5pp (42.9% → 46.4%)
  • ▲GrowSurf +3.5pp (28.6% → 32.1%)
  • ▼Viral Loops -1.8pp (35.7% → 33.9%)
  • ▼Referral Factory -1.8pp (28.6% → 26.8%)
  • ▲Paddle +1.8pp (21.4% → 23.2%)
Sep 3, 2026vs Sep 2, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 2, 2026vs Sep 1, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 1, 2026vs Aug 31, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 31, 2026vs Aug 30, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 30, 2026vs Aug 29, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 29, 2026vs Aug 28, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 28, 2026vs Aug 27, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 27, 2026vs Aug 26, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 26, 2026vs Aug 25, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 25, 2026vs Aug 24, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 4-7 → 7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

  • ▲ INPaddle entered the top 10 (#16 → #8)
  • ▼ OUTRewardful left the top 10 (#10 → #21)
  • ▼Rewardful moved #10 → #21
  • ▲Paddle moved #16 → #8
  • ▲Viral Loops moved #5 → #3
  • ▼Friendbuy moved #3 → #5
  • ▼FirstPromoter moved #7 → #9
  • ▲Referral Factory moved #8 → #7
  • ▼Cello moved #9 → #10
  • ▼Rewardful -8.6pp (22.9% → 14.3%)
  • ▼Stripe -8.5pp (37.1% → 28.6%)
  • ▼Friendbuy -8.5pp (37.1% → 28.6%)
  • ▼FirstPromoter -7.2pp (28.6% → 21.4%)
  • ▼GrowSurf -5.7pp (34.3% → 28.6%)
  • ▼Shopify -5pp (51.4% → 46.4%)
  • ▲Paddle +4.3pp (17.1% → 21.4%)
  • ▼Cello -4.3pp (25.7% → 21.4%)
  • ▼ReferralCandy -2.8pp (45.7% → 42.9%)
  • ▲Viral Loops +1.4pp (34.3% → 35.7%)
Aug 24, 2026vs Aug 23, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 23, 2026vs Aug 22, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 22, 2026vs Aug 21, 2026
  • ▲ INRewardful entered the top 10 (#12 → #10)
  • ▼ OUTExtole left the top 10 (#10 → #11)
  • ▲Stripe moved #9 → #4
  • ▼Referral Factory moved #4 → #8
  • ▼Cello moved #5 → #9
  • ▲Shopify moved #3 → #1
  • ▲Viral Loops moved #7 → #5
  • ▲GrowSurf moved #8 → #6
  • ▲Rewardful moved #12 → #10
  • ▼ReferralCandy moved #1 → #2
  • ▼Friendbuy moved #2 → #3
  • ▼FirstPromoter moved #6 → #7
  • ▼Extole moved #10 → #11
  • ▲Shopify +15.7pp (35.7% → 51.4%)
  • ▲Stripe +13.9pp (23.2% → 37.1%)
  • ▼Cello -6.4pp (32.1% → 25.7%)
  • ▼ReferralCandy -6.1pp (51.8% → 45.7%)
  • ▼Referral Factory -5.3pp (33.9% → 28.6%)
  • ▲GrowSurf +3.9pp (30.4% → 34.3%)
  • ▼FirstPromoter -3.5pp (32.1% → 28.6%)
  • ▲Rewardful +3.3pp (19.6% → 22.9%)
  • ▼Friendbuy -2.2pp (39.3% → 37.1%)
  • ▲Viral Loops +2.2pp (32.1% → 34.3%)
  • ▲Extole +1.5pp (21.4% → 22.9%)
Aug 21, 2026vs Aug 20, 2026
  • ▲ INStripe entered the top 10 (#15 → #9)
  • ▼ OUTYotpo left the top 10 (#10 → #11)
  • ▲Stripe moved #15 → #9
  • ▼GrowSurf moved #4 → #8
  • ▲Shopify moved #6 → #3
  • ▼Referral Factory moved #3 → #4
  • ▲FirstPromoter moved #7 → #6
  • ▲Viral Loops moved #8 → #7
  • ▼Extole moved #9 → #10
  • ▼Yotpo moved #10 → #11
  • ▼GrowSurf -4.5pp (34.9% → 30.4%)
  • ▼Referral Factory -4.2pp (38.1% → 33.9%)
  • ▲Shopify +4pp (31.7% → 35.7%)
  • ▼Extole -4pp (25.4% → 21.4%)
  • ▼Yotpo -4pp (25.4% → 21.4%)
  • ▼ReferralCandy -3.8pp (55.6% → 51.8%)
  • ▲Stripe +2.6pp (20.6% → 23.2%)
  • ▼Friendbuy -2pp (41.3% → 39.3%)
  • ▼Cello -1.2pp (33.3% → 32.1%)
Aug 20, 2026vs Aug 19, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 19, 2026vs Aug 18, 2026
  • ▲ INExtole entered the top 10 (#11 → #9)
  • ▼ OUTReferral Rock left the top 10 (#7 → #11)
  • ▲Shopify moved #10 → #6
  • ▼Referral Rock moved #7 → #11
  • ▲Extole moved #11 → #9
  • ▲GrowSurf moved #5 → #4
  • ▼Cello moved #4 → #5
  • ▼FirstPromoter moved #6 → #7
  • ▼Yotpo moved #9 → #10
  • ▼Referral Rock -6.1pp (29.9% → 23.8%)
  • ▼Yotpo -4.5pp (29.9% → 25.4%)
  • ▼Cello -3.1pp (36.4% → 33.3%)
  • ▲Shopify +3.1pp (28.6% → 31.7%)
  • ▼FirstPromoter -2.1pp (33.8% → 31.7%)
  • ▲Viral Loops +1.8pp (29.9% → 31.7%)
  • ▼ReferralCandy -1.5pp (57.1% → 55.6%)
  • ▼GrowSurf -1.5pp (36.4% → 34.9%)
Aug 18, 2026vs Aug 17, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 17, 2026vs Aug 16, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 16, 2026vs Aug 15, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 15, 2026vs Aug 14, 2026
  • ▲Cello moved #5 → #4
  • ▼GrowSurf moved #4 → #5
  • ▼Friendbuy -4.1pp (45.7% → 41.6%)
  • ▼Referral Rock -3pp (32.9% → 29.9%)
  • ▼GrowSurf -2.2pp (38.6% → 36.4%)
  • ▼FirstPromoter -1.9pp (35.7% → 33.8%)
  • ▼ReferralCandy -1.5pp (58.6% → 57.1%)
  • ▼Viral Loops -1.5pp (31.4% → 29.9%)
  • ▲Shopify +1.5pp (27.1% → 28.6%)

The ranking, date by date

Top 10 on each archived date, exactly as published. Cite a date and it stays true: snapshots are append-only, and a correction appends a new revision rather than overwriting the original.

Sep 8, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-11 – 2026-09-08 · rules v7
  • #1ReferralCandy47.6%
  • #2Shopify47.6%
  • #3Stripe34.9%
  • #4Friendbuy31.7%
  • #5Referral Rock31.7%
  • #6GrowSurf31.7%
  • #7Viral Loops31.7%
  • #8Cello27%
  • #9Referral Factory27%
  • #10FirstPromoter25.4%
Sep 7, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-10 – 2026-09-07 · rules v7
  • #1ReferralCandy47.6%
  • #2Shopify47.6%
  • #3Stripe34.9%
  • #4Friendbuy31.7%
  • #5Referral Rock31.7%
  • #6GrowSurf31.7%
  • #7Viral Loops31.7%
  • #8Cello27%
  • #9Referral Factory27%
  • #10FirstPromoter25.4%
Sep 6, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-09 – 2026-09-06 · rules v7
  • #1ReferralCandy47.6%
  • #2Shopify47.6%
  • #3Stripe34.9%
  • #4Friendbuy31.7%
  • #5Referral Rock31.7%
  • #6GrowSurf31.7%
  • #7Viral Loops31.7%
  • #8Cello27%
  • #9Referral Factory27%
  • #10FirstPromoter25.4%
Sep 5, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-08 – 2026-09-05 · rules v7
  • #1ReferralCandy47.6%
  • #2Shopify47.6%
  • #3Stripe34.9%
  • #4Friendbuy31.7%
  • #5Referral Rock31.7%
  • #6GrowSurf31.7%
  • #7Viral Loops31.7%
  • #8Cello27%
  • #9Referral Factory27%
  • #10FirstPromoter25.4%
Sep 4, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-08-07 – 2026-09-04 · rules v7
  • #1Shopify50%
  • #2ReferralCandy46.4%
  • #3Stripe37.5%
  • #4Friendbuy33.9%
  • #5Viral Loops33.9%
  • #6GrowSurf32.1%
  • #7Referral Rock32.1%
  • #8Cello28.6%
  • #9FirstPromoter26.8%
  • #10Referral Factory26.8%
Sep 3, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-06 – 2026-09-03 · rules v7
  • #1Shopify46.4%
  • #2ReferralCandy42.9%
  • #3Viral Loops35.7%
  • #4Stripe28.6%
  • #5Friendbuy28.6%
  • #6GrowSurf28.6%
  • #7Referral Factory28.6%
  • #8Paddle21.4%
  • #9FirstPromoter21.4%
  • #10Cello21.4%
Sep 2, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-05 – 2026-09-02 · rules v7
  • #1Shopify46.4%
  • #2ReferralCandy42.9%
  • #3Viral Loops35.7%
  • #4Stripe28.6%
  • #5Friendbuy28.6%
  • #6GrowSurf28.6%
  • #7Referral Factory28.6%
  • #8Paddle21.4%
  • #9FirstPromoter21.4%
  • #10Cello21.4%
Sep 1, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-04 – 2026-09-01 · rules v7
  • #1Shopify46.4%
  • #2ReferralCandy42.9%
  • #3Viral Loops35.7%
  • #4Stripe28.6%
  • #5Friendbuy28.6%
  • #6GrowSurf28.6%
  • #7Referral Factory28.6%
  • #8Paddle21.4%
  • #9FirstPromoter21.4%
  • #10Cello21.4%
Aug 31, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-03 – 2026-08-31 · rules v7
  • #1Shopify46.4%
  • #2ReferralCandy42.9%
  • #3Viral Loops35.7%
  • #4Stripe28.6%
  • #5Friendbuy28.6%
  • #6GrowSurf28.6%
  • #7Referral Factory28.6%
  • #8Paddle21.4%
  • #9FirstPromoter21.4%
  • #10Cello21.4%
Aug 30, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-02 – 2026-08-30 · rules v7
  • #1Shopify46.4%
  • #2ReferralCandy42.9%
  • #3Viral Loops35.7%
  • #4Stripe28.6%
  • #5Friendbuy28.6%
  • #6GrowSurf28.6%
  • #7Referral Factory28.6%
  • #8Paddle21.4%
  • #9FirstPromoter21.4%
  • #10Cello21.4%
Aug 29, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-01 – 2026-08-29 · rules v7
  • #1Shopify46.4%
  • #2ReferralCandy42.9%
  • #3Viral Loops35.7%
  • #4Stripe28.6%
  • #5Friendbuy28.6%
  • #6GrowSurf28.6%
  • #7Referral Factory28.6%
  • #8Paddle21.4%
  • #9FirstPromoter21.4%
  • #10Cello21.4%
Aug 28, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-07-31 – 2026-08-28 · rules v7
  • #1Shopify46.4%
  • #2ReferralCandy42.9%
  • #3Viral Loops35.7%
  • #4Stripe28.6%
  • #5Friendbuy28.6%
  • #6GrowSurf28.6%
  • #7Referral Factory28.6%
  • #8Paddle21.4%
  • #9FirstPromoter21.4%
  • #10Cello21.4%
Aug 27, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-07-30 – 2026-08-27 · rules v7
  • #1Shopify46.4%
  • #2ReferralCandy42.9%
  • #3Viral Loops35.7%
  • #4Stripe28.6%
  • #5Friendbuy28.6%
  • #6GrowSurf28.6%
  • #7Referral Factory28.6%
  • #8Paddle21.4%
  • #9FirstPromoter21.4%
  • #10Cello21.4%
Aug 26, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-07-29 – 2026-08-26 · rules v7
  • #1Shopify46.4%
  • #2ReferralCandy42.9%
  • #3Viral Loops35.7%
  • #4Stripe28.6%
  • #5Friendbuy28.6%
  • #6GrowSurf28.6%
  • #7Referral Factory28.6%
  • #8Paddle21.4%
  • #9FirstPromoter21.4%
  • #10Cello21.4%
Aug 25, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-07-28 – 2026-08-25 · rules v7
  • #1Shopify46.4%
  • #2ReferralCandy42.9%
  • #3Viral Loops35.7%
  • #4Stripe28.6%
  • #5Friendbuy28.6%
  • #6GrowSurf28.6%
  • #7Referral Factory28.6%
  • #8Paddle21.4%
  • #9FirstPromoter21.4%
  • #10Cello21.4%
Aug 24, 202635 sampled answers · window 2026-07-27 – 2026-08-24 · rules v4-7
  • #1Shopify51.4%
  • #2ReferralCandy45.7%
  • #3Friendbuy37.1%
  • #4Stripe37.1%
  • #5Viral Loops34.3%
  • #6GrowSurf34.3%
  • #7FirstPromoter28.6%
  • #8Referral Factory28.6%
  • #9Cello25.7%
  • #10Rewardful22.9%
Aug 23, 202635 sampled answers · window 2026-07-26 – 2026-08-23 · rules v4-7
  • #1Shopify51.4%
  • #2ReferralCandy45.7%
  • #3Friendbuy37.1%
  • #4Stripe37.1%
  • #5Viral Loops34.3%
  • #6GrowSurf34.3%
  • #7FirstPromoter28.6%
  • #8Referral Factory28.6%
  • #9Cello25.7%
  • #10Rewardful22.9%
Aug 22, 202635 sampled answers · window 2026-07-25 – 2026-08-22 · rules v4-7
  • #1Shopify51.4%
  • #2ReferralCandy45.7%
  • #3Friendbuy37.1%
  • #4Stripe37.1%
  • #5Viral Loops34.3%
  • #6GrowSurf34.3%
  • #7FirstPromoter28.6%
  • #8Referral Factory28.6%
  • #9Cello25.7%
  • #10Rewardful22.9%
Aug 21, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-07-24 – 2026-08-21 · rules v4-7
  • #1ReferralCandy51.8%
  • #2Friendbuy39.3%
  • #3Shopify35.7%
  • #4Referral Factory33.9%
  • #5Cello32.1%
  • #6FirstPromoter32.1%
  • #7Viral Loops32.1%
  • #8GrowSurf30.4%
  • #9Stripe23.2%
  • #10Extole21.4%
Aug 20, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-07-23 – 2026-08-20 · rules v4-7
  • #1ReferralCandy55.6%
  • #2Friendbuy41.3%
  • #3Referral Factory38.1%
  • #4GrowSurf34.9%
  • #5Cello33.3%
  • #6Shopify31.7%
  • #7FirstPromoter31.7%
  • #8Viral Loops31.7%
  • #9Extole25.4%
  • #10Yotpo25.4%
Aug 19, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-07-22 – 2026-08-19 · rules v4-7
  • #1ReferralCandy55.6%
  • #2Friendbuy41.3%
  • #3Referral Factory38.1%
  • #4GrowSurf34.9%
  • #5Cello33.3%
  • #6Shopify31.7%
  • #7FirstPromoter31.7%
  • #8Viral Loops31.7%
  • #9Extole25.4%
  • #10Yotpo25.4%
Aug 18, 202677 sampled answers · window 2026-07-21 – 2026-08-18 · rules v4-7
  • #1ReferralCandy57.1%
  • #2Friendbuy41.6%
  • #3Referral Factory37.7%
  • #4Cello36.4%
  • #5GrowSurf36.4%
  • #6FirstPromoter33.8%
  • #7Referral Rock29.9%
  • #8Viral Loops29.9%
  • #9Yotpo29.9%
  • #10Shopify28.6%
Aug 17, 202677 sampled answers · window 2026-07-20 – 2026-08-17 · rules v4-7
  • #1ReferralCandy57.1%
  • #2Friendbuy41.6%
  • #3Referral Factory37.7%
  • #4Cello36.4%
  • #5GrowSurf36.4%
  • #6FirstPromoter33.8%
  • #7Referral Rock29.9%
  • #8Viral Loops29.9%
  • #9Yotpo29.9%
  • #10Shopify28.6%
Aug 16, 202677 sampled answers · window 2026-07-19 – 2026-08-16 · rules v4-7
  • #1ReferralCandy57.1%
  • #2Friendbuy41.6%
  • #3Referral Factory37.7%
  • #4Cello36.4%
  • #5GrowSurf36.4%
  • #6FirstPromoter33.8%
  • #7Referral Rock29.9%
  • #8Viral Loops29.9%
  • #9Yotpo29.9%
  • #10Shopify28.6%
Aug 15, 202677 sampled answers · window 2026-07-18 – 2026-08-15 · rules v4-7
  • #1ReferralCandy57.1%
  • #2Friendbuy41.6%
  • #3Referral Factory37.7%
  • #4Cello36.4%
  • #5GrowSurf36.4%
  • #6FirstPromoter33.8%
  • #7Referral Rock29.9%
  • #8Viral Loops29.9%
  • #9Yotpo29.9%
  • #10Shopify28.6%
Aug 14, 202670 sampled answers · window 2026-07-17 – 2026-08-14 · rules v4-7
  • #1ReferralCandy58.6%
  • #2Friendbuy45.7%
  • #3Referral Factory38.6%
  • #4GrowSurf38.6%
  • #5Cello37.1%
  • #6FirstPromoter35.7%
  • #7Referral Rock32.9%
  • #8Viral Loops31.4%
  • #9Yotpo30%
  • #10Shopify27.1%

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