Growth · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to GrowSurf

Build a referral program into your product or newsletter

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. GrowSurf launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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GrowSurf 2.0▲296
Create a custom refer-a-friend program for your site
2020 · growsurf.com · its alternatives →
2
GrowSurf▲259
Automate viral growth for your website. 100% free
2018 · growsurf.com · its alternatives →
3
GrowSurf Premium▲113
Automate viral growth for your website
2018 · growsurf.com · its alternatives →
4
How to grow like Dropbox▲606
Build a Dropbox-style referral with this useful tool ✌️
2017 · its alternatives →
5
Viral Loops for Newsletters▲296
Grow your publication’s audience with referrals
2021 · viral-loops.com · its alternatives →
6
ReferralMagic▲339
Turn your users and customers into referral magnets.
2019 · 50saas.com · its alternatives →
7
Viral Loops for Shopify▲212
Grow your store with word of mouth 😎
2018 · viral-loops.com · its alternatives →
8
Best Referral Programs▲381
A curated directory of startup referral programs
2016 · referral.growthjam.com · its alternatives →
9
GrowthBot▲214
Grow your startup from $0-$10,000 MRR
2022 · its alternatives →
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Referlist▲178
Increase email sign-ups via word of mouth referrals
2019 · referlist.co · its alternatives →
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UpViral▲185
Grow your email list faster using referral marketing
2021 · upviral.com · its alternatives →
12
Email Growth Playbook▲127
Increase your email ROI with 60+ growth tactics
2021 · its alternatives →
13
GrowSumo▲273
Get paid to recommend products you love
2015 · app.partnerstack.com · its alternatives →
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Referlist – Increase email sign-ups via word of mouth referrals▲70
Hi there HN! Excited to share Referlist (https://referlist.co/), a simple way to increase sign-ups on your landing page for pre-product launches. Give your users early access to your product when they share it with their friends! I make A LOT of landing pages. Whenever I want to test an idea, I'll make a website with a sign-up form to see how excited people are about a concept. I wanted to encourage word of mouth growth and incentivize my users to share these sites with their friends. Robinhood was able to amass nearly one million sign-ups via their referral program, so I…
2019 · its alternatives →
15
Refir▲127
Grow your userbase with referrals
2023 · refir.xyz · its alternatives →
16
Partnero: Newsletter Referrals▲204
Expand your subscriber list with a referral powerhouse
2023 · partnero.com · its alternatives →
17
Runway by GrowSurf▲138
Free financial planning & analysis tool for startups
2025 · runway.growsurf.com · its alternatives →
18
Advanced Growth Marketing Insights▲205
Newsletter insights sourced from 100's of YC companies
2019 · demandcurve.com · its alternatives →
19
Product-Led Growth by TheVentureCity▲129
Playbook for driving product growth
2020 · theventure.city · its alternatives →
20
Viral Growth Calculator▲102
Calculate whether your referral loop will go viral
2017 · upviral.com · its alternatives →
21
Growth Toolkit▲193
200+ growth hacks and 500+ related resources for your growth
2020 · its alternatives →
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ReferralHero - New UX/UI▲6
10x your users with our automated referral growth engine
2024 · referralhero.com · its alternatives →
23
Salescamp▲121
Grow virally with a super simple referral widget
2017 · fbgm.in.net · its alternatives →
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GrowSurf▲16
Automate viral growth for your website 100% free
2017 · growsurf.com · its alternatives →

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