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Honey vs Rakuten
Side-by-side comparison of Honey and Rakuten referral programs. Which one earns you more? Here are the facts.
[ HIGHER PAYOUT ]
Rakuten offers up to 15% revenue share (lifetime).
Honey
Rakuten
CATEGORY
CASHBACK
CASHBACK
COMMISSION
Auto-coupons + Honey Gold
1-15% cashback on shopping
MODEL
revenue-share
revenue-share
MAX REV SHARE
—
15%
PAYOUT
fiat
fiat
MIN PAYOUT
$10
$5.01
FREQUENCY
ON-EVENT
MONTHLY
FIRST PAYOUT
~1d
~90d
COOKIE
LIFETIME
LIFETIME
KYC
NO
NO
GEO BLOCKED
NONE
NONE
RISK
LOW
LOW
RATING
3.7/5 (1800)
4/5 (2100)
PROGRAM AGE
13y
26y
Honey
PROS
- +Auto-applies promo codes
- +PayPal cashout from $10
- +Works with most major retailers
CONS
- −Lower cashback than Rakuten
- −Affiliate hijacking controversy
- −Honey Gold values are low
Rakuten
PROS
- +$30 welcome bonus
- +3,500+ partner stores
- +Browser extension
- +Stack with credit card rewards
CONS
- −Quarterly payouts (slow)
- −Cashback rates change frequently
- −Must remember to activate