FirstPromoter tracks affiliate referrals and commissions for SaaS and e-commerce. Slugy handles what happens one step earlier: the branded short links, QR codes, and click data behind every affiliate share.
What FirstPromoter does best
FirstPromoter gives each affiliate a dashboard, tracks their referred sales, and manages commission payouts. Its value is revenue attribution and partner management — areas Slugy intentionally does not cover.
Where Slugy fits alongside it
- Branded affiliate links — replace raw referral URLs with memorable links on your own domain.
- Click-level insight — know which affiliates drive traffic even before sales land, with referrer and geo breakdowns.
- QR codes + bio pages — offline-ready codes and link-in-bio pages extend affiliates beyond the browser.
- Lead conversion tracking — attribute signups to exact links on Pro, enriching what FirstPromoter reports downstream.
At a glance
| Category | FirstPromoter: affiliate tracking · Slugy: link platform |
| Commission payouts | FirstPromoter |
| Branded links + QR | Slugy |
| Per-link click analytics | Slugy |
| Open source | Slugy is open source |
Verdict
Keep revenue attribution in FirstPromoter; put the links themselves in Slugy. Affiliates share nicer URLs, and you see the full funnel from click to commission.