How Pilot's referral program works — and how to launch one like it
The referrer gets $500 Visa digital gift card; the friend gets $500 Visa digital gift card.
Business ops · Two-sided credit · Verified October 20, 2026
Pilot referral program terms
| Referrer gets | $500 Visa digital gift card |
|---|---|
| Friend gets | $500 Visa digital gift card |
| Earned when | The referred company becomes a Pilot customer within 1 year of the referral and completes onboarding or stays a customer for 90 days |
| Who can join | US. Referrers must be employees of a Pilot customer. Referees must not be current or former customers or already in talks with Pilot. No self-referrals |
| Payout | Each party must respond within 30 days of being contacted or the reward may be forfeited; W-9 needed if cash rewards exceed $600 in a year |
Source: Pilot Customer Referral Program Terms & Conditions, read on October 20, 2026. Terms change and can differ by country; the source page decides.
More from Pilot's terms
The pilot.com/referrals page describes the offer differently: the referrer picks a $500 gift card or a reMarkable tablet, and the referee gets $500 off the first subscription.
The same terms in a RefRef Referral Widget. An illustration built by RefRef, not Pilot's own widget.
What this structure costs on your numbers
Take a plan of $50 a month: $600 in the first 12 months, at a 70% gross margin. Keeping half of the gross profit leaves a reward budget of $210 for each referred customer. These are example figures, not Pilot's.
With Pilot's structure, the rewards for one referred customer cost $1,000. That is more than the $420 of gross profit that one referred customer brings at this price, so the program cannot break even here. A structure like this pays off only with higher-value customers.
Two-sided credit
Start from the “Give $20, get $20” template
The customer and the friend they invite both get a fixed amount of credit or cash.
- Create a free RefRef account and add your Project.
- Create a Program from the “Give $20, get $20” template.
- Set the rewards: $500 for the referrer, $500 for the new customer, or your own amounts.
- Install the landing script and send the signup and purchase Events. RefRef connects each customer to their referrer and records the Rewards.
Questions about Pilot's referral program
01What does Pilot's referral program give?
The referrer gets $500 Visa digital gift card; the friend gets $500 Visa digital gift card. RefRef summarized this from Pilot's own page on October 20, 2026; check that page for the current terms.
02When is the Pilot reward earned?
The referred company becomes a Pilot customer within 1 year of the referral and completes onboarding or stays a customer for 90 days.
03How do I launch a program like Pilot's?
Create a RefRef Program from the "Give $20, get $20" template, then set the amounts to your own: $500 for the referrer, $500 for the new customer. RefRef tracks each referral from the shared link to the paid customer and records the Rewards that your rules give.
04Is RefRef affiliated with Pilot?
No. RefRef is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Pilot. This page describes Pilot's public program terms to show how the same structure works in RefRef. To join Pilot's program, use Pilot's own site.
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Not affiliated with Pilot
Pilot is a trademark of its owner. RefRef is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Pilot. This page summarizes Pilot's public program terms in RefRef's words to explain the program's structure; it is not an offer, and it has no referral codes.
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