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Ibotta vs Rakuten
Side-by-side comparison of Ibotta and Rakuten referral programs. Which one earns you more? Here are the facts.
[ HIGHER PAYOUT ]
Rakuten offers up to 15% revenue share (lifetime).
Ibotta
Rakuten
CATEGORY
CASHBACK
CASHBACK
COMMISSION
Cashback on groceries + retail
1-15% cashback on shopping
MODEL
revenue-share
revenue-share
MAX REV SHARE
—
15%
PAYOUT
fiat
fiat
MIN PAYOUT
$20
$5.01
FREQUENCY
ON-EVENT
MONTHLY
FIRST PAYOUT
~1d
~90d
COOKIE
LIFETIME
LIFETIME
KYC
NO
NO
GEO BLOCKED
NONE
NONE
RISK
LOW
LOW
RATING
3.8/5 (1600)
4/5 (2100)
PROGRAM AGE
14y
26y
Ibotta
PROS
- +$20 welcome bonus
- +Best for grocery cashback
- +PayPal/Venmo cashout
- +Stack with coupons
CONS
- −$20 minimum cashout
- −Receipt scanning is manual
- −Offers expire quickly
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