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, commissions approved before they are owed, and what each partner is owed kept in one place.
Feature by feature
Calisto Circle beside Mention Me
- 7 In both
- 9 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 Nov 2, 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 Nov 2, 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 Nov 2, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Social SharingCalisto: share buttons for five social platforms sit under Distribution, beside landing pages.Checked Nov 2, 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 Nov 2, 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 Nov 2, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Rewards for the FriendMention Me rewards the new customer as well as the referrer, for example with a discount code applied at checkout.Checked Nov 2, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Pipeline | ||
| Referral Statuses and ApprovalsCalisto: every referral moves through Pending, Qualified, Converted and Rejected, and is converted with the revenue it brought.Checked Nov 2, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Fraud RulesMention Me screens referrals with gaming rules the brand sets before a reward is given.Checked Nov 2, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Reports | ||
| Referral DashboardCalisto: the performance dashboard and Reports cover referrals, affiliates, the funnel, payouts and engagement, with CSV and PDF exports.Checked Nov 2, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Benchmarks Against Similar BrandsMention Me compares a program's share rate, purchase rate and order growth with comparable brands.Checked Nov 2, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Referred Customer Lifetime ValueMention Me adds the revenue from everyone a customer refers to that customer's own spend.Checked Nov 2, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Optimization | ||
| Offer and Placement TestingMention Me A/B tests incentives, placements and messages and recommends what to change next.Checked Nov 2, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Integrations | ||
| Ad Audiences From Referral DataMention Me sends referral data to Google, Meta and TikTok to build lookalike audiences.Checked Nov 2, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Shop Platform IntegrationsMention Me connects to Shopify and to email platforms such as Klaviyo, Emarsys and Attentive.Checked Nov 2, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Referral APIMention Me offers a REST API that connects referral data to a brand's CRM and other systems.Checked Nov 2, 2026Source | No | 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?
Not from Circle. Circle rewards the person who refers; it does not give the new customer a reward of their own.
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
The pages behind this comparison: the sector, the apps and the guides.