Collabs give creators and affiliates a tracked link and a commission rate. Attributed orders accrue commission, payout requests are approved in the admin, and the whole trail stays auditable.
Each partner gets a short link on your own domain, with click and conversion counts attached to it.
Attributed orders build a running balance for each partner, so commission is calculated as it's earned.
Partners request payouts and you approve them in the admin, with every request kept on the record.
The same tracking runs refer-a-friend for regular customers, without a separate referral tool.