# GrowSurf: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 33 judge labels across 2 categories by 13 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/growsurf

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Referral and partner programs](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/partner/referral-and-partner-programs/index.md) | 0% | 15 | 5% | 22 |
| [Loyalty, advocacy and referrals](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/loyalty-advocacy-and-referrals/index.md) | 0% | 19 | 0% | 11 |

## What the models said for it

- "Choose Cello or GrowSurf if: You're a B2B SaaS company focused on product-led growth through in-product referrals." (MiniMax M2.5, Loyalty)
- "GrowSurf is the SaaS-first option that prices by participant rather than by store revenue." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Referrals)
- "For SaaS Startups: GrowSurf or FirstPromoter for billing integrations." (Grok 4.20, Referrals)
- "Best Customer‑to‑Customer Referral Platform for Mid‑Market B2B: GrowSurf" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Loyalty)

## And against it

- "As programs scale, users report that the platform lacks deep automation." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Referrals)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named GrowSurf, from 96 of the 100 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- openloyalty.io: 51
- growsurf.com: 47 (its own site)
- softwareadvice.com: 45
- albato.com: 44
- capterra.com: 44
- getapp.com: 37
- extole.com: 36
- geekflare.com: 36
- 99minds.io: 33
- joy.so: 27

### Pages cited

- https://openloyalty.io/insider/best-referral-software: 46
- https://albato.com/blog/publications/best-referral-program-software: 44
- https://geekflare.com/guides/best-referral-program-software: 36
- https://99minds.io/blog/referral-marketing-software: 32
- https://extole.com/blog/best-referral-software: 30
- https://joy.so/blog/best-referral-program-software: 27
- https://capterra.com/referral-software: 25
- https://growsurf.com/blog/mega-list-of-referral-software: 24

## In its own words

What GrowSurf's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Referral program software that turns your customers, patients, and members into your lowest-cost growth channel. (https://growsurf.com/)
- For: marketing and product teams at digital businesses with an established audience and a trackable referral outcome (https://growsurf.com/)
- Price stated: Startup plans start at $179/mo for up to 2,500 participants, or $125/mo billed yearly. Business plans start at $449/mo for up to 10,000 participants, or $314/mo billed yearly. Affiliate programs cost $0/mo plus a 3% success fee on referral revenue. (https://growsurf.com/)
- Starting price: $179/mo (https://growsurf.com/)
- Free plan or trial: 14-day free trial (https://growsurf.com/)
- Integrations claimed: 60 (https://growsurf.com/); 12 (https://growsurf.com/security) (pages disagree)
- Certifications: GDPR, CCPA
- Hosting: SFO2 datacenter (San Francisco, United States), us-central1 region (Iowa, United States)
- Customers named: Microverse, SurveyMonkey, Volumio, Givebutter, Not Boring, MainStreet, Keyring, Draftbit

## What it publishes

Every page growsurf.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 990 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 216 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 86 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 27 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 99 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/gtm.