Enterprise offer-management platform
you need full REST APIs (server, consumer, management) with OpenAPI specs, plus native iOS, Android, JavaScript and React Native SDKs.
you want the creators you already have tracked and paid per view — free plan first, then $22/mo, unlimited team members, no annual contract.
Extole does not publish pricing — you request a quote. Extole publishes no pricing anywhere on its site, describing only "flexible licensing and customized options" scoped to business size and channel count; Vendr's buyer transaction data reports annual contracts from about $9,647 to $138,400 with a median of $31,632 (roughly $804/mo at the low end), and one buyer reported a 3.75% discount for moving from monthly to annual billing.
Take the lowest figure anyone reports — $804/mo — and a year still comes to $9,648, against $264 for Sway9 Starter. The true number is likely higher, and only a sales call would tell you what yours is.
Third-party reported, not confirmed by Extole · source. Pricing in this category changes often — confirm with the vendor before you commit.
Extole is a developer-facing offer-management platform for large consumer brands running refer-a-friend, loyalty, ambassador and sweepstakes programmes side by side, sold through APIs and SDKs rather than a simple dashboard. A quote is a negotiation, and the side with the rate card usually wins it. What makes buyers step back:
Where Extole quotes you a price after a sales call, Sway9 charges on how many creator accounts you track and nothing else. It picks up every TikTok and Instagram post from creators you already work with, refreshes them automatically, and computes spend and effective CPM as the views arrive — the reconciliation Extole leaves you to do by hand.
Try Sway9 free →Same negotiated quote model as Extole; the difference is scope — enterprise referral and loyalty platform rather than enterprise offer-management platform.
Talkable alternatives →Same negotiated quote model as Extole; the difference is scope — referral and customer-advocacy platform rather than enterprise offer-management platform.
Mention Me alternatives →Same negotiated quote model as Extole; the difference is scope — referral and loyalty platform rather than enterprise offer-management platform.
Friendbuy alternatives →It runs on a subscription plus a cut of creator payments rather than a negotiated quote, and unlike Extole it publishes what it costs.
ReferralCandy alternatives →| Feature | Sway9 | Extole |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free plan, then $22/mo | Demo-gated — Vendr reports contracts from roughly $9,647-$138,400/yr, median $31,632/yr |
| Free plan | Yes — 3 accounts, 100 credits/mo, no card | No |
| Contract | Month-to-month, cancel any time | Reported annual; not published |
| Pricing model | Priced on tracked accounts, never on seats | Custom quote |
| Team members | Unlimited on every plan | Negotiated per contract |
| Time to first tracked post | Minutes, self-serve | After a demo and a contract |
| Auto view tracking (TikTok & Instagram) | Yes | Varies by plan |
| Pay-per-view CPM & spend automation | Yes, built in | Not the core model |
Some programmes genuinely need a vendor on the phone, and Extole is the stronger pick when the job is one of these:
If that is the software you are actually shopping for, Extole is the better buy and nothing on this page should talk you out of it.
Yes. Sway9 has a free plan with 3 tracked accounts and 100 credits a month, with no credit card and no expiry. Extole does not offer a free plan.
Demo-gated — Vendr reports contracts from roughly $9,647-$138,400/yr, median $31,632/yr, as reported by a third party rather than published by Extole, checked 2026-08-22. The full breakdown is in the pricing section above.
Sway9. Extole quotes you a price after a sales call; Sway9 is priced on tracked accounts and computes spend and effective CPM as views come in, so nothing is reconciled by hand. There is a free plan, and paid plans start at $22/mo with unlimited team members.
Sway9 is month-to-month and you can cancel any time. Note that Extole is reported to require reported annual; not published, so check your current term before you move.
Beyond Sway9, the closest comparisons are Talkable, Mention Me, Friendbuy, ReferralCandy. Each targets a different job — Talkable for enterprise referral and loyalty platform, Mention Me for referral and customer-advocacy platform, Friendbuy for referral and loyalty platform, ReferralCandy for referral marketing for e-commerce.
3 tracked accounts and 100 credits a month, for as long as you like. Upgrade from $22/mo only when your roster outgrows it.
Try for free Cancel any time · unlimited team members on every planExtole publishes no rate card, so every figure above is attributed to the third party that reported it and was checked on 2026-08-22. We would rather show you a sourced estimate and say it is an estimate than present a guess as fact.