Licence software vs. Direct Selling as a Service.
Public pricing and positioning as listed by each vendor. Verify current numbers with them before you decide.
| DIRSL | I***S | C***S | E***O | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Monthly SaaS from $99 | One-time licence $699–$5,399+ | One-time licence from $750 | Enterprise quote |
| Time to launch | 24 hours | 2–6 weeks | 2–6 weeks | 3–6 months |
| Hosting & updates | Included, automatic | Self-hosted | Self-hosted | Managed |
| Self-serve signup | Yes | No | No | No |
| Compensation plans | 16 + hybrids | 10+ | 21 | Major plans |
| Custom domain & white-label | Included | Add-on | Add-on | Yes |
| Free trial | 14 days | Demo only | Demo only | No |
Where each platform is strong, and where DIRSL differs.
I***S
- Model
- One-time licence
- Price
- $699 – $5,399+ (Enterprise by quote), as publicly listed
- Hosting
- Self-hosted on your server
- Time to launch
- 2 – 6 weeks
- Plans
- 10+ plans (Binary, Unilevel, Matrix, Board, Monoline, Generation, Stair-Step, Hybrid, Party, Donation)
- 17+ years in market, deep plan knowledge base
- Shopify / WooCommerce / OpenCart integrations
- US payout and 1099 compliance
- DIRSL is a monthly subscription with hosting and updates included
- Self-serve signup and a live workspace in minutes, not weeks
- Multi-tenant: one codebase, every customer gets upgrades automatically
C***S
- Model
- One-time licence with Laravel source code
- Price
- From $750 one-time, as publicly listed
- Hosting
- Self-hosted
- Time to launch
- 2 – 6 weeks
- Plans
- 21 plan types claimed
- Source code delivered under licence
- Large plan catalogue
- E-wallet, KYC/AML, replicated stores
- No server, no source to maintain: DIRSL runs it for you
- Custom domain and white-label included on Growth, not an add-on
- Built-in compliance gates for high-risk plans
E***O
- Model
- Enterprise platform, quote-based
- Price
- Not published; enterprise contracts
- Hosting
- Managed by vendor
- Time to launch
- 3 – 6 months typical implementation
- Plans
- Binary, Unilevel, Matrix, Hybrid, Party Plan, Affiliate + pools
- 220+ open APIs and direct SQL access
- Commission engine SDK and sandbox modelling
- 40 currencies, $6B+ annual volume processed
- DIRSL starts at $99/mo with a 14-day free trial
- Enterprise tier offers SSO, dedicated infra and SLAs without a six-month project
- Same compensation engine from Launch to Enterprise, so you never migrate platforms
Competitor details are as publicly listed on vendor sites and third-party directories (Oct 2026). Verify current pricing and features with each vendor. Trademarks belong to their owners.
Moving from a licence platform takes a weekend.
Our migration team has imported genealogies from every major MLM product. Here is the sequence.
Export your genealogy
Members, sponsor and placement IDs, ranks, wallet balances and historical commissions as CSV or a database dump.
Map your plan
Our team recreates your compensation rules in DIRSL and runs a parallel commission cycle against your last payout to verify the numbers match.
Import & verify
We import your data into a staging workspace. You and your top leaders check their trees and balances.
Point your domain
Add one CNAME. SSL is issued automatically and your members log in with their existing IDs.
Cut over
Typically a weekend. The old system stays read-only for 30 days as a safety net.
Your network starts tomorrow.
Create your workspace, pick a plan and invite your first distributors. If you're not live in 24 hours, your first month is free.