ShopMy vs Mavely: commission rates, payouts, and getting in

This is the first fork, and it splits creators cleanly. ShopMy screens applicants, and while a referral from an existing creator meaningfully improves your odds, it is still a gate; creators report a practical bar around 1,000 followers. Mavely removes the gate entirely: it states officially there is no follower minimum and no application, so you sign up, verify, and start. If you just want to begin earning today with nothing standing in the way, Mavely wins this outright. If you would rather be part of a curated network that vets its creators, ShopMy is the trade you are making. See the ShopMy creator requirements and Mavely creator requirements for the full detail.

ShopMy brands typically pay 10% to 30% on the item price before tax and shipping, and ShopMy is reported to run an 82/18 revenue share, though the rate you see displayed already accounts for that split, so it is the rate you earn. Mavely rates are set by each brand and swing far wider, from around 4% at big mass retailers to over 40% at some smaller brands, and Mavely layers on a monthly performance bonus and a reported 10% referral commission on creators you recruit. So ShopMy is the steadier, higher-floor rate in a curated catalog; Mavely is a wider spread with bonuses on top but a lot of low-rate mass retail. Neither is simply higher.

ShopMy pays weekly on Fridays once you clear just $11 in confirmed earnings, via Stripe or PayPal, so a small creator sees money quickly and often. Mavely pays biweekly, roughly 45 days after the purchase date, with no comparable balance threshold to release funds. In practice, ShopMy has the faster cadence and the lower bar to a first payout, while Mavely trades a slightly longer wait for having no gate at all on either joining or cashing out. Both hold commission while returns clear. If fastest-possible small payouts matter most, ShopMy edges it.

Beyond affiliate links, the platforms diverge on paid brand work. ShopMy's Opportunities marketplace is well regarded for surfacing real, paid brand collaborations, and many professional creators join ShopMy specifically for it. Mavely is built more around affiliate SmartLinks and deal content across mass retail than around a curated brand-deal marketplace. If sponsored brand deals are a meaningful part of your income plan, ShopMy's marketplace is a concrete reason to prefer it; if you mostly want to share deals and links across a broad retail catalog, Mavely fits that pattern better.

Here is the ceiling on this whole comparison. ShopMy and Mavely are both built for physical retail, so both pay a one-time commission that ends the moment the sale clears, and neither carries AI tools, developer software, or SaaS subscriptions. If your audience buys makeup and Target hauls, pick whichever of the two fits above. But if your audience takes your advice on which AI writing tool or analytics stack to subscribe to, the catalog was always the constraint, not the follower gate. A storefront built for recurring commissions on the software you recommend keeps paying every month a fan stays subscribed, which retail affiliate structurally cannot.