How long does it take to implement GrowSurf?

GrowSurf can be fully implemented in a few days or less. Many GrowSurf customers get up and running within a day. This includes campaign setup, referral tracking installation, setting up a referral portal, and automating reward fulfillment.

Can I choose what counts as a referral?

Yes. With GrowSurf, you get to choose when to trigger a referral. For example, referrals can be defined as new leads or only when new leads make qualified actions.

Do my users need to sign up separately for my referral program?

GrowSurf will automatically give your signed-in users a unique share link without them needing to sign up for your referral program separately. However, there is flexibility on whether you want this process to be automatic or manual.

GrowSurf is designed for B2C, FinTech, and SaaS companies that want to save time and development resources when building a referral program. By using our out-of-the-box referral software, product and engineering teams can easily create and manage a customer referral program versus spending weeks or months building one in-house.

What kind of integrations does GrowSurf provide?

GrowSurf comes with more than 30 native integrations, including an entire suite of development tools such as a REST API, JavaScript library, and webhooks. Our large library of no-code integrations includes Stripe, Recurly, Chargebee, and Salesforce.

How do rewards work in GrowSurf?

With GrowSurf, you can automate any type of reward -- this includes gift cards, credits, coupons, and cash via PayPal. With our rewards management system, you can automate the entire fulfillment process or manually approve rewards.

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GrowSurfvsReferralMagic

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

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Rating: 4.7 (28 reviews)
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Compare GrowSurf vs ReferralMagic

GrowSurf is designed for fast-growing SaaS and software companies that want a referral program they can launch quickly, manage effortlessly, and scale as their business grows. Multi-step campaigns, advanced analytics, and integrations give marketing and growth teams full control from day one.
ReferralMagic offers API-first referral tools and whitelabel capabilities, making it suitable for B2B SaaS and white-label deployments. While it’s developer-friendly and highly customizable, GrowSurf gives teams a faster, easier, and more comprehensive solution for both technical and non-technical users.

Quick Overview

GrowSurf

Startup: $179/mo → 2,500 participants, 2 campaigns, 2 team members included
Business: $449/mo → 10,000 participants, 5 campaigns, 5 team members included
Custom: 150,000+ participants with enterprise features, including:
- Custom campaign & participant limits
- Custom team member limits
- Volume discounts
- Security questionnaire support
- Expert onboarding program
- Priority support
All plans include fraud prevention, API, and webhooks
Exclusive partner perks worth $234k+ included

ReferralMagic

Monthly: $245/mo → unlimited referrals, unlimited campaigns, multiple campaign modes
Annual: $2,205/yr (after 15% discount) → same features with annual billing
On-Premise: $9,700 one-time license → host data on your own server, source code access
Supports multiple referral campaign types including signup boosters, conversion boosters, and selfie campaigns
Ready-to-use invite widget and multi-domain tracking
No commissions or hidden fees

Feature by Feature

Ease of Use: GrowSurf is self-service and fast to launch, letting marketing teams go live in hours. ReferralMagic requires more technical setup and onboarding for API and on-premise deployments.
Campaign Flexibility: GrowSurf supports multi-step, multi-channel campaigns with dynamic rewards and automated payouts. ReferralMagic is focused on B2B campaigns and has limited non-technical customization.
Team Access & Roles: GrowSurf provides granular team roles and collaborative features from the start. ReferralMagic’s team management depends on deployment and license type.
Analytics & Reporting: GrowSurf provides advanced dashboards, automated reporting, and participant/reward metadata. ReferralMagic offers real-time stats but mostly tracks core referral metrics.
Fraud Prevention: GrowSurf includes burner email detection, IP thresholds, data-center blocking, and manual fraud tagging. ReferralMagic does not include dedicated fraud prevention.
Automation & Integrations: GrowSurf offers prebuilt integrations, webhooks, APIs, and automated reward workflows. ReferralMagic integrates with Zapier and other tools but lacks automated reward logic.

Why Fast-Growing SaaS Teams Choose GrowSurf

" I had tried several referral marketing platforms before committing to GrowSurf. The UI/UX is much better than any of the competitors in the market, and integration was done quickly without much developer help. You can't beat it."

Wes Wagner

Head of Growth & Marketing at Microverse

"Growsurf made it incredibly easy to launch a referral program for our new and existing users and website visitors. We considered a wide array of options and Growsurf was by far the best value for money."

Max Friedman

Co-Founder, CEO at Givebutter

"We were looking for a flexible system to implement on the development side, and easy enough for our marketing team to be able to explore and manage. GrowSurf checked all the boxes."

Michelangelo Guarise

Founder, CEO at Volumio

Our features

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perfect referral program solution

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.