Rekomi vs Sled

Rekomi

Rekomi is an affiliate and referral marketing platform designed for SaaS, AI apps, courses and subscription businesses, with six commission models (CPC, CPL, CPA, CPS, revenue share and hybrid) and payment and tax management included — it acts as the payer of record, even preparing 1099-NEC tax forms.

Sled

Sled is a hosted affiliate program built specifically on Polar.sh's native webhooks (it is not a repurposed Stripe adapter). It installs in minutes with three code snippets, does not move money or handle taxes —so it does not need KYC/AML processes— and its price is a flat $19/month no matter how much you bill through affiliates.

Key differences

• Sled only works if the business charges through Polar.sh; Rekomi is payment-processor-agnostic, which makes it valid for any stack.
• Rekomi manages affiliate payments and taxes (1099-NEC forms) by acting as the payer of record; Sled only tracks who is owed what, and the business itself marks payments as made.
• Rekomi's pricing charges a 3% fee on what is paid to affiliates, on top of the plan cost; Sled charges a flat $19/month with no additional fee, regardless of sales volume per affiliate.
• Sled has a free plan for up to 10 affiliates and a free MCP server that lets AI agents (such as Claude) query program data on a read-only basis; Rekomi does not promote an equivalent feature.

Pricing

Updated: September 2026 — source: official pricing pages (see Sources).

Rekomi

• Starter — $29/month ($24/month billed annually): 1 campaign, unlimited affiliates, up to $2,500/month in payouts.
• Growth — $49/month ($41/month billed annually): unlimited campaigns, AI copilot, up to $15,000/month in payouts.
• Pro — $99/month ($83/month billed annually): unlimited campaigns and team, white-label option, unlimited payouts.
• All plans charge 3% on affiliate payouts (2.5% on Enterprise, custom).

Sled

• Free — $0, up to 10 affiliates, MCP/AI access, no fees.
• Pro — $19/month flat, no per-conversion fee, regardless of volume.

Features and integrations

If the business needs the platform itself to pay affiliates and handle the tax side, Rekomi gives that complete coverage (in exchange for a fee on what is paid out). If the business already charges through Polar.sh and only needs to know who referred what —and pay manually—, Sled solves exactly that at a much lower fixed cost.

Ease of use

Sled is designed to install in minutes with three code snippets, ideal for a small technical team that already uses Polar. Rekomi, since it covers more features (payments, taxes, multiple commission models), has more initial setup surface, consistent with it solving more on its own.

Who is each tool for?

Rekomi: SaaS, AI apps or subscription businesses that want the affiliate platform to also manage payments and taxes, regardless of which payment processor they use.

Sled: Businesses that already charge through Polar.sh and only need simple, cheap referral tracking, handling affiliate payments themselves.

Verdict

For a SaaS that already charges with Polar.sh and only needs simple tracking, Sled clearly wins on price and simplicity. For businesses with another payment processor or that want the platform to also pay out and report taxes, Rekomi is the more complete option.