A “multi-level” affiliate program — without the MLM risk
Override gives you tiered overrides like an MLM, but stays firmly on the right side of the line: commissions on real sales only, no buy-ins, no recruitment pay, tier depth bounded (up to 10).
How much does a 2% revenue share cost you?
That's $1,812 a year you keep with Override's flat fee — and it doesn't grow as you scale.
Override vs risky mlm tools
| Feature | Override | Risky MLM tools |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Flat monthly fee ($19–$99) | Often per-affiliate or % of referral sales |
| Percentage of your sales taken | 0% | Sometimes, and it grows as you scale |
| Multi-tier overrides | Up to 10 capped tiers (Scale) | Varies / often single-tier or 5 |
| Recurring commissions | Yes (privacy-safe) | Varies |
| Payout options | PayPal, store credit, bank/Wise CSV | Varies |
| Attribution | Discount code + last-click pixel | Varies |
| Fraud protection | Built-in | Varies |
| Developer API & webhooks (headless) | Yes (Scale) | Rarely |
| Compliance (sales-only, capped tiers) | Yes | Varies |
See Override in action
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Frequently asked
Is a multi-tier affiliate program legal?
Yes. A multi-tier affiliate program is legal when commissions are paid only on real product sales and tier depth is reasonable. Override pays commission strictly on sales, never on sign-ups or recruitment, and keeps tier depth bounded (up to 10).
Is this an MLM?
No. MLM schemes pay people for recruiting others and often require buy-ins. Override has no joining fee, no buy-in, and pays nothing for recruitment — only a small override on the actual sales a recruited affiliate generates.
Do you pay for recruitment?
Never. Recruitment itself earns nothing. An affiliate only earns an override when the partner they recruited makes a real sale.
How does discount-code attribution work?
Each affiliate gets a unique Shopify discount code and a referral link. When a customer buys with that code — or after clicking the link, via a last-click Web Pixel — Override attributes the order and computes commissions across your tiers automatically.
What does Override cost?
A flat monthly fee: $19 Starter, $49 Growth, or $99 Scale — with a free trial. You never give away a percentage of your referral sales.
Override is the flat-fee multi-tier affiliate app for Shopify.
For merchants who don't want to give away a percentage of their referral sales.
From the blog
Guides on running a compliant affiliate program on Shopify.