Best SaaS affiliate programs
Software subscriptions — often the best recurring commissions.
| Program | Commission | Type | Cookie | Category | Payouts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acronis Acronis affiliates earn commissions from 20% on backup and security products through Commission Junction. | Commissions from 20% | Not stated on the program's page | — | SaaS | — | Details |
| Agorapulse Agorapulse's referral partner program pays 15% of the first year's contract value for each new customer referred. | 15% of first year's contract value | Commission is on the first year's contract value; recurring renewals are not mentioned | 90 days | MarketingSaaS | — | Details |
| Amplitude Amplitude pays a 20% revenue share for the first year of a referred customer's subscription through PartnerStack. | 20% revenue share for the first year | Recurring, 12 mo | — | SaaSMarketing | — | Details |
| Better Proposals Better Proposals pays 20% ongoing commission with a 90-day tracking cookie, paid on the 1st of each month. | 20% ongoing commission on subscription fees | Recurring, lifetime | 90 days | SaaSSales & CRM | — | Details |
| Castos Castos pays 25% on podcast hosting plans for a referral's first 12 months of spend. | 25% of a referral's spend for the first 12 months | Page says commission is not recurring but is earned on up to 12 months of a referral's spend | 30 days | SaaS | PayPal | Details |
| Chaport Chaport pays 35% recurring commission for the lifetime of the customer's subscription, with a 120-day cookie and a $100 minimum payout, via FirstPromoter. | 35% recurring for the lifetime of the customer's subscription | Recurring, lifetime | 120 days | SaaS | — | Details |
| Contentsquare (Hotjar) Contentsquare's PartnerStack listing offers 15%, 20% or 25% revenue depending on whether the referred contract is monthly, yearly or multi-year. | 15% (monthly contract), 20% (yearly), 25% (multi-year) of revenue | Not stated on the program's page | — | SaaSMarketing | — | Details |
| Dub Dub's affiliate program pays 30% for each referral for up to 12 months. | 30% per referral for up to 12 months | Recurring, 12 mo | — | Referral & tracking softwareSaaS | — | Details |
| EasyCron EasyCron pays 20% of the total payment made by each paying user referred, with a 30-day cookie. | 20% of the total payment each referred paying user made | Not stated on the program's page | 30 days | SaaSWeb hosting | PayPal | Details |
| Fathom Analytics Fathom Analytics pays 25% recurring commissions with a 30-day attribution cookie to its paying customers. | 25% recurring commission | Page says recurring but does not state a duration | 30 days | SaaSMarketing | Wise | Details |
| Fillout Fillout pays 30% recurring commission for up to 12 months on paid plans. | 30% recurring for up to 12 months | Recurring, 12 mo | — | SaaSProductivity | — | Details |
| Freshworks (Freshdesk and Freshservice) Freshworks pays a tiered commission of 20% to 30% of first-year revenue on Freshdesk and Freshservice referrals. | 20% to 30% of first-year revenue, recurring up to 12 months | Recurring, 12 mo | — | SaaS | — | Details |
| Gorgias Gorgias pays 20% to 40% of referred payments for two years, depending on how many customers an affiliate acquires. | 20% to 40% of payments for 2 years, by tier | Recurring, 24 mo | — | E-commerceSaaS | — | Details |
| Heights Platform Heights Platform pays 30% lifetime commissions with a 90-day cookie, monthly via PayPal above $100. | 30% lifetime commission | Recurring, lifetime | 90 days | Online coursesSaaS | PayPal, Check | Details |
| Help Scout Help Scout pays 15% or 20% of every deal closed depending on referrals in the last 3 months, with a 90-day cookie, via PartnerStack. | 15% of every deal closed (1-10 referrals in last 3 months), 20% (11+) | Not stated on the program's page | 90 days | SaaS | PayPal, Stripe | Details |
| Hexomatic Hexomatic pays 20% commission on every sale and renewal, with tracking and payouts run through Impact. | 20% commission on every sale and renewal | Recurring, lifetime | — | SaaSProductivity | — | Details |
| Hexowatch Hexowatch pays 20% commission on every sale and renewal, with tracking and payouts run through Impact. | 20% commission on every sale and renewal | Recurring, lifetime | — | SaaSMarketing | — | Details |
| Hootsuite Hootsuite pays 20% of first-month revenue per qualifying paid Standard plan referral, with a 90-day cookie, via Impact. | 20% of first-month revenue per qualifying Standard plan | Not stated on the program's page | 90 days | MarketingSaaS | — | Details |
| Invoice Ninja Invoice Ninja's referral program pays 50% of every payment a referred user makes for three years. | 50% of every payment for three years | Recurring, 36 mo | — | SaaSProductivity | — | Details |
| Jotform Jotform pays a 30% commission on every new paid user referred, paid monthly for the first year of the subscription. | 30% on every new paid user, for one year | Recurring, 12 mo | — | SaaSProductivity | — | Details |