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Considering referral software? Try GrowSurf, the Buyapowa alternative for product and marketing teams that want to launch an in-product customer referral program with minimal dev time

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Compare GrowSurf vs Buyapowa

GrowSurf is designed to make referral marketing effortless for startups and high-growth companies. Launch multi-step campaigns, customize rewards, and leverage AI-powered insights—all in hours, not months. Marketing and growth teams can control everything without waiting on developers.

Buyapowa is a robust enterprise solution that works well for large global brands. But for teams that value speed, flexibility, and hands-on control from day one, GrowSurf delivers a smarter, faster, and more scalable referral experience.

Quick Overview

GrowSurf

  • Startup: $179/mo → 2,500 participants, 2 campaigns, 2 team members

  • Business: $449/mo → 10,000 participants, 5 campaigns, 5 team members

  • Custom: 150,000+ participants with enterprise-grade features:

    • Unlimited campaign & participant flexibility

    • Custom team member limits

    • Dynamic volume discounts

    • Security questionnaire support

    • Expert onboarding program

    • Priority customer success & support

  • All plans include AI-powered recommendations, fraud prevention, API, and webhooks

  • Exclusive partner perks valued at $234k+ included

Buyapowa

  • Pricing customized per enterprise client; contact for a quote

  • Enterprise-grade platform for large brands and multiple territories

  • Managed service model with longer setup times

  • Supports multi-brand, multi-territory, and complex loyalty programs

  • API and CRM integrations available but require setup

Feature by Feature

  • Speed & Ease of Launch: GrowSurf is self-service and lets you launch campaigns in hours. Buyapowa is enterprise-focused and often requires weeks of implementation.

  • Fraud Protection: GrowSurf blocks burner emails, applies IP thresholds, and allows manual fraud tagging—all built-in. Buyapowa provides robust fraud management but is geared toward enterprise setups.

  • AI & Automation: GrowSurf includes AI-powered reward recommendations, promotional copy suggestions, and landing page analysis. Buyapowa is automated for enterprise workflows but lacks AI-driven insights.

  • Team Access & Roles: Granular team roles and permissions come standard with GrowSurf. Buyapowa offers role-based access but mostly for large enterprise clients.

  • Flexibility & Rewards: GrowSurf supports multi-step campaigns, dynamic rewards, offline referral triggers, and custom payouts. Buyapowa has flexible reward structures but is primarily built for large-scale deployments.

Why High-Growth Teams Rely on GrowSurf
Willful

" I had about ten other referral software providers I looked at. We chose GrowSurf because it was something we could customize without having to get developers to build the whole thing out. The price was another big plus for us."

Tracy Laranjo
Tracy Laranjo
Growth Manager at Willful
MainStreet

"We use Growsurf to track ALL of our referrals, from paid acquisition channels to newsletters. GrowSurf is responsible for 15% of our new ARR from the last six weeks."

Nick Abouzeid
Nick Abouzeid
Head of Marketing at MainStreet
Keyring

" No need to compare other referral marketing solutions. I've compared them all, and we went with GrowSurf.…Their quick-campaign creation and super fast customer support are amazing. Value for price is also unmatched."

Chino Lex
Chino Lex
Founder, CEO at Keyring
Buyapowa is for established enterprises. But GrowSurf is built for your growing startup.
If you want a referral program that launches fast, scales with your company, and gives your marketing team total control and flexibility, GrowSurf is the obvious choice.
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perfect referral program solution

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  • Automatic unique links for all signed-in users
    Don't make your users sign up to join your referral program. When they're logged into your user portal, they'll see their unique link and can share it right away through social media, email, and more.
    Automatic unique links for all signed-in users
  • One-liners to copy and paste anywhere
    Get short lines of code that you can embed into your user portal and emails to promote your referral program exactly where your users are.
    One-liners to copy and paste anywhere
  • Campaign analytics to reveal what works
    Get more insight into your word-of-mouth marketing efforts than you've ever had before. Discover your top-performing campaigns and referrers so you can take strategic action that will maximize your results.
    Campaign analytics to reveal what works
  • Cuts referral program setup time from days to hours
    Our users report that the time to set up a referral program manually is a few weeks. To create it with standard referral software takes days. But to set it up with GrowSurf takes less than one day.
    Cuts referral program setup time from days to hours
  • Integrations with popular tools
    Plug and play into the tools you already use. GrowSurf connects to your CRM, email marketing tools, and dozens of other apps.
    Integrations with popular tools, Zapier, and API

Set up your refer a friend program with customer referral program software that lowers your acquisition costs, increases customer loyalty, and saves you gobs of time.

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