SWITCH FROM MENTION ME
Mention Me to Calisto Circle
Run a referral program and an affiliate program from one roster: a unique code and page for each partner, tracking links, a referral pipeline, every commission tracked until it is paid, and what each partner is owed kept in one place.
Feature by feature
Calisto Circle beside Mention Me
- 12 In both
- 4 Only in Mention Me
| 16 features | Calisto Circle | Mention Me |
|---|---|---|
| Program | ||
| Customer Referral ProgramCalisto: customers who refer are partners on the same roster as affiliates, and each earns a bonus for every person they bring.Checked 2. nov. 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Sharing | ||
| Personal Referral LinksCalisto: each partner has a unique share code, and a tracking link adds the code to any destination.Checked 2. nov. 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Hosted Referral PageCalisto: each partner has a public referral page whose form takes a friend's details once per email for each code, says where those details go and is bounded against code guessing.Checked 2. nov. 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Social SharingCalisto: share buttons for five social platforms sit under Distribution, beside landing pages.Checked 2. nov. 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Referral by Name at CheckoutMention Me lets a new customer give the referrer's name at checkout, so a referral made in conversation is credited.Checked 2. nov. 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Rewards | ||
| Rewards for the ReferrerCalisto: a referrer earns a bonus for each person who converts, and each sale counts as one referral so no one is rewarded twice for it.Checked 2. nov. 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Rewards for the FriendCalisto: a referred friend is given a single-use code for their first purchase the moment they leave their details, shown on the page and emailed from the business, and paying with it credits the partner.Checked 2. nov. 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Pipeline | ||
| Referral Statuses and ApprovalsCalisto: every referral moves through Pending, Qualified, Converted and Rejected, and is converted with the revenue it brought.Checked 2. nov. 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Fraud RulesCalisto: a partner cannot refer themselves (by email or contact), a program can pay for new customers only, a referrer’s link stops taking referrals at the program’s limit, and a refused sale is kept as a closed referral with its reason.Checked 2. nov. 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Reports | ||
| Referral DashboardCalisto: the performance dashboard and Reports cover referrals, affiliates, the funnel, payouts and engagement; payables and members export as CSV, and the program summary as CSV or PDF.Checked 2. nov. 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Benchmarks Against Similar BrandsMention Me compares a program's share rate, purchase rate and order growth with comparable brands.Checked 2. nov. 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Referred Customer Lifetime ValueCalisto: Reports and each partner’s page show the customers a partner brought, how many bought again and what they spent since, per currency.Checked 2. nov. 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Optimization | ||
| Offer and Placement TestingMention Me A/B tests incentives, placements and messages and recommends what to change next.Checked 2. nov. 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Integrations | ||
| Ad Audiences From Referral DataMention Me sends referral data to Google, Meta and TikTok to build lookalike audiences.Checked 2. nov. 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Shop Platform IntegrationsCalisto: orders synced from Shopify and WooCommerce credit the partner whose code the buyer typed there, with Sync; orders on the business’s own website credit them by their link or code.Checked 2. nov. 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Referral APICalisto: an API key reports sales and refunds, and lists and adds referrals, from the business’s own system.Checked 2. nov. 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
What moves
Bringing your data from Mention Me
Your data is read in your own browser and sent to your Calisto account. Calisto never sees your login for the old system.
From an export file
Export your data from Mention Me and drop the file in. It is read in your browser and mapped onto Calisto.
Any spreadsheet you export from Mention Me can be mapped onto Calisto, column by column.
Moving from Mention Me
Questions about switching
Can referrers and affiliates sit in one program?
Yes. Circle keeps customers who refer and affiliates or influencers who earn a commission on one roster, each with a unique code, a public referral page and tracking links.
Is a referrer ever rewarded twice for the same sale?
No. Each sale counts as one referral, and duplicates are removed, so a partner is never paid twice for it.
Does the friend get a reward too?
Yes, when the business sets a reward for friends: a single-use code for their first purchase, shown on the page and emailed from the business, and paying with it credits the partner who referred them.
Where do referrals go once they arrive?
Into a pipeline of Pending, Qualified, Converted and Rejected, with an alert when one goes stale. A referral can also become a lead in Deals, and the deal's stage then moves the referral (with Deals); that link stays off until the business switches it on.
Learn more
Everything Calisto does here
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