{"question": "best loyalty program software for agencies", "category": "loyalty-program-software", "category_name": "loyalty program software", "audience": "agencies", "audience_name": "agencies", "engine": "Claude (Anthropic) with web search", "model": "claude-opus-5", "asked_at": "2026-10-20T23:49:43Z", "permalink": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/s/loyalty-program-software-agencies-2026-10-20", "question_page": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/q/loyalty-program-software/agencies", "brands_named": [{"position": 1, "brand": "Smile.io", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 2, "brand": "Shopify", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 3, "brand": "BigCommerce", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 4, "brand": "Wix", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 5, "brand": "LoyaltyLion", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 6, "brand": "Shopify Plus", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 7, "brand": "Yotpo", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 8, "brand": "Stamped", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 9, "brand": "Talon.One", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 10, "brand": "Headless", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 11, "brand": "Antavo", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 12, "brand": "Marsello", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 13, "brand": "Shopify POS", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 14, "brand": "Lightspeed", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 15, "brand": "Square", "label": "mentioned"}], "sources_cited": [{"url": "https://help.smile.io/en/articles/5338138-agency-referral-faq", "domain": "help.smile.io", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://smile.io/partners", "domain": "smile.io", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://help.loyaltylion.com/en/articles/6359306-about-the-loyaltylion-agency-partner-program", "domain": "help.loyaltylion.com", "source_type": "vendor"}, {"url": "https://loyaltylion.com/agency-partner-program", "domain": "loyaltylion.com", "source_type": "vendor"}, {"url": "https://www.yotpo.com/integrations/shopify-loyalty/", "domain": "yotpo.com", "source_type": "vendor"}, {"url": "https://openloyalty.io/comparisons/open-loyalty-vs-antavo", "domain": "openloyalty.io", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://whitelabel-loyalty.com/blog/loyalty/best-loyalty-program-software-providers-ranked-and-reviewed/", "domain": "whitelabel-loyalty.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.capterra.com/compare/152524-10009042/Goody-vs-RepeatMD", "domain": "capterra.com", "source_type": "review"}, {"url": "https://bonusqr.com/article/white-label-loyalty-solution-for-agencies-the-2026-revenue-growth-guide", "domain": "bonusqr.com", "source_type": "vendor"}], "answer_text": "Quick note on how I'm reading the question: I'm assuming you mean software you'd use to build and run loyalty programs *for clients* (reselling/managing), not a loyalty program for your own agency's retainer customers. The picks below are ordered for that.\n\n## If your clients are DTC/ecommerce (most agency work)\n\n**1. Smile.io** - My default first recommendation. Fastest to launch on Shopify/BigCommerce/Wix, genuinely good free and low tiers so you can put small clients on it without a fight, and the agency referral program pays a one-time commission equal to one month of the client's subscription (e.g. $999 on a Plus plan) after they've been subscribed 3 months. Weakness: less flexible than LoyaltyLion once a client wants unusual mechanics.\n\n**2. LoyaltyLion** - What I'd use for mid-market and Shopify Plus clients. More configurable rules, better analytics/reporting to justify your retainer, and the most agency-friendly partner program of the bunch: tiered (Registered → Gold → Platinum), uncapped referral rewards, co-marketing and a public partner directory that actually sends leads. Their published materials don't state the rev-share percentage - you'd have to ask partnerships fo", "answer_truncated": true, "measurement": "One answer from one engine on one date. Not a ranking and not a claim about the world; brands the engine did not name are not recorded.", "limitation": "Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included.", "alerts": {"name": "Answer Watch Pro", "price_usd": 79, "period": "month", "gets": "daily change alerts for up to 5 brands in what one AI answer engine says, history, CSV export. Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included", "url": "https://bikoosh.com/answers"}}