From 37abda58401332f55360318c40c280f9ce3757ac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: sonpiaz Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 01:04:57 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] fix: blog comparisons say Affitor collects a tax form from each partner Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 (1M context) --- content/blog/best-affiliate-software-saas.mdx | 4 ++-- content/blog/dub-vs-partnerstack.mdx | 6 +++--- content/blog/dub-vs-tolt.mdx | 6 +++--- content/blog/firstpromoter-alternatives.mdx | 4 ++-- content/blog/firstpromoter-vs-dub.mdx | 6 +++--- content/blog/rewardful-vs-dub.mdx | 6 +++--- content/blog/rewardful-vs-firstpromoter.mdx | 6 +++--- 7 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/blog/best-affiliate-software-saas.mdx b/content/blog/best-affiliate-software-saas.mdx index 11a065c2..359bbb72 100644 --- a/content/blog/best-affiliate-software-saas.mdx +++ b/content/blog/best-affiliate-software-saas.mdx @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ title: "Best Affiliate Software for SaaS 2026: Pricing, Fees and 19 Tools Compared (Checked Oct 2026)" description: "Which affiliate software to choose for a SaaS, checked against each vendor's own pricing page in October 2026: what 19 tools cost before the first sale and after a program earns, which have no monthly fee and how their free plans are capped, what a second program costs, and who brings the affiliates." date: "2026-07-05" -updated: "2026-10-13" +updated: "2026-10-17" category: "Comparison" layout: "comparison" highlight: "Pricing" @@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ A tracker records what affiliates sell; it does not find them. Three ways vendor | Tool / Platform | Marketplace
The vendor lists your program in a marketplace or directory affiliates browse. | Finds affiliates
A network, matching or outreach service that recruits partners. | Payouts
The vendor sends money to affiliates for you. | PayPal
Affiliates can be paid by PayPal through the tool. | Tax forms
Collects W-9/W-8 forms or files 1099s. | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | -| [Affitor](https://affitor.com/pricing) | Yes
every live program | Yes
team service | Yes
bank or Wise | No
bank or Wise | No
not stated publicly | +| [Affitor](https://affitor.com/pricing) | Yes
every live program | Yes
team service | Yes
bank or Wise | No
bank or Wise | Yes
W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E or W-9 | | [PromoteKit](https://www.promotekit.com/pricing) | No
not in plan table | No
not in plan table | Partial
Pro, 5-8% fee | Yes
CSV mass payments | Partial
Pro, Stripe payouts | | [Endorsely](https://endorsely.com/pricing) | Yes
Starter, free | Yes
15 on Starter | No
PayPal file | Yes
bulk file | Not checked | | [Impact.com](https://impact.com/integrated-platform-prices/) | Partial
Essentials, $500/mo including $2,500 in partner payouts | Yes
AI recs, Starter | Partial
payout overage fee | Yes
partner pays 2% | Yes
W-9/W-8, Starter | diff --git a/content/blog/dub-vs-partnerstack.mdx b/content/blog/dub-vs-partnerstack.mdx index c5340ec0..afac97f2 100644 --- a/content/blog/dub-vs-partnerstack.mdx +++ b/content/blog/dub-vs-partnerstack.mdx @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ title: "Dub vs PartnerStack: Pricing, Contracts and Features Compared (Checked Oct 2026)" description: "Dub Partners publishes its prices, from $90 a month plus a 5% payout fee, and you can cancel any time. PartnerStack prices after a demo, on one-year renewing terms, and includes its partner marketplace on the entry plan. Checked on both vendors' pages on October 12, 2026." date: "2026-10-13" -updated: "2026-10-13" +updated: "2026-10-17" category: "Comparison" authors: ["Son Piaz, Founder"] readTime: "5 min read" @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ How many partners and teammates the entry plan holds, whether the vendor helps y | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Dub Partners](https://dub.co/pricing) | Partial
500 on Business | Partial
10 on Business | Partial
Enterprise | Partial
Enterprise | Partial
5% payout fee | Partial
14 countries | Yes
Business plan | | [PartnerStack](https://www.partnerstack.com/pricing) | Yes
all plans | Yes
all plans | Yes
Launch | Yes
Marketplace, Launch | Yes
fee not stated | Yes
direct deposit, PayPal | Not checked | -| [Affitor](https://affitor.com/pricing) | Yes
unlimited | Yes
unlimited | Yes
every live program | Yes
team service | Yes
bank or Wise | No
bank or Wise | No
not stated publicly | +| [Affitor](https://affitor.com/pricing) | Yes
unlimited | Yes
unlimited | Yes
every live program | Yes
team service | Yes
bank or Wise | No
bank or Wise | Yes
W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E or W-9 | @@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ Choose Dub Partners when you want to launch on a published price, keep the optio Like PartnerStack, Affitor lists your program where affiliates look; like Dub, it publishes its price and has no minimum term. Our marketplace is young and much smaller than PartnerStack's network. Affitor, which we make, has no subscription: $0 until a program has made $10,000 through affiliates, then 3.5% of affiliate-driven sales, with no cap on affiliate revenue and no limit on partners or seats. Every program is listed on the [Affitor marketplace](https://affitor.com/marketplace), and the Affitor team helps you recruit, onboard and train partners ([affitor.com/join](https://affitor.com/join)). It reads Stripe sales with no code, takes other billing systems through its API or SDK, and lets you run a test sale before launch. -The trade-offs are in the tables above: there is no importer, so you invite partners by email or CSV and they get new links; payouts go out by bank transfer or Wise after a review, not PayPal; and Affitor does not track coupon codes or collect tax forms. Details are on the [pricing page](https://affitor.com/pricing). +The trade-offs are in the tables above: there is no importer, so you invite partners by email or CSV and they get new links; payouts go out by bank transfer or Wise after a review, not PayPal; and Affitor does not track coupon codes. Each partner signs a tax form (W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E or W-9) in their account before the first payout. Details are on the [pricing page](https://affitor.com/pricing). ## FAQ diff --git a/content/blog/dub-vs-tolt.mdx b/content/blog/dub-vs-tolt.mdx index 11687f65..182450a9 100644 --- a/content/blog/dub-vs-tolt.mdx +++ b/content/blog/dub-vs-tolt.mdx @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ title: "Dub vs Tolt: Pricing, Payout Fees and Features Compared (Checked Oct 2026)" description: "Tolt starts at $69 a month for up to $10,000 a month in affiliate revenue, with unlimited affiliates and manual payouts; automatic payouts start on Growth at $99 a month, plus a 2% fee. Dub Partners starts at $90 a month plus a 5% payout fee, and sends payouts and handles tax forms on that plan. Checked on both pricing pages on October 12, 2026." date: "2026-10-13" -updated: "2026-10-13" +updated: "2026-10-17" category: "Comparison" authors: ["Son Piaz, Founder"] readTime: "5 min read" @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ How many partners and teammates the entry plan holds, whether the vendor helps y | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Dub Partners](https://dub.co/pricing) | Partial
500 on Business | Partial
10 on Business | Partial
Enterprise | Partial
Enterprise | Partial
5% payout fee | Partial
14 countries | Yes
Business plan | | [Tolt](https://tolt.com/pricing) | Yes
all plans | Partial
3 on Basic | No
not in plan table | No
not in plan table | Partial
Growth, 2% fee | Yes
auto on Growth | Partial
Growth, $99 | -| [Affitor](https://affitor.com/pricing) | Yes
unlimited | Yes
unlimited | Yes
every live program | Yes
team service | Yes
bank or Wise | No
bank or Wise | No
not stated publicly | +| [Affitor](https://affitor.com/pricing) | Yes
unlimited | Yes
unlimited | Yes
every live program | Yes
team service | Yes
bank or Wise | No
bank or Wise | Yes
W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E or W-9 | @@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ Choose Tolt when you want unlimited affiliates, Paddle or Chargebee natively, an If you would rather not pay a monthly plan before affiliates sell, there is a third shape. Affitor, which we make, has no subscription: $0 until a program has made $10,000 through affiliates, then 3.5% of affiliate-driven sales, with no cap on affiliate revenue and no limit on partners or seats. Every program is listed on the [Affitor marketplace](https://affitor.com/marketplace), and the Affitor team helps you recruit, onboard and train partners ([affitor.com/join](https://affitor.com/join)). It reads Stripe sales with no code, takes other billing systems through its API or SDK, and lets you run a test sale before launch. -The trade-offs are in the tables above: there is no importer, so you invite partners by email or CSV and they get new links; payouts go out by bank transfer or Wise after a review, not PayPal; and Affitor does not track coupon codes or collect tax forms. Details are on the [pricing page](https://affitor.com/pricing). +The trade-offs are in the tables above: there is no importer, so you invite partners by email or CSV and they get new links; payouts go out by bank transfer or Wise after a review, not PayPal; and Affitor does not track coupon codes. Each partner signs a tax form (W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E or W-9) in their account before the first payout. Details are on the [pricing page](https://affitor.com/pricing). ## FAQ diff --git a/content/blog/firstpromoter-alternatives.mdx b/content/blog/firstpromoter-alternatives.mdx index c8353cbb..ff65b589 100644 --- a/content/blog/firstpromoter-alternatives.mdx +++ b/content/blog/firstpromoter-alternatives.mdx @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ title: "Best FirstPromoter Alternatives for SaaS in 2026 (5 Tools Compared)" description: "Five honest FirstPromoter alternatives for SaaS: Affitor, Rewardful, Tolt, Dub Partners, and PartnerStack. Pricing checked October 2026, attribution trade-offs, and a straight answer on who should pick what." date: "2026-07-05" -updated: "2026-10-13" +updated: "2026-10-17" category: Comparison image: /blog/covers/firstpromoter-alternatives.png authors: ["Son Piaz, Founder"] @@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ $0/mo, no setup fee, and nothing per partner or per seat. You pay $0 on the firs **Pros:** no subscription and no caps, so cost follows results; renewals stay attributed after the cookie is gone; a marketplace listing with recruiting help; an integration an agent can complete and test with a synthetic sale. -**Cons:** a percentage fee grows with your affiliate revenue, while a flat subscription stays flat until its cap, so price your own expected volume on both pricing pages before you choose. Affitor reads Stripe natively; on Chargebee or another billing system you wire it up through its API or SDK, while FirstPromoter connects five billing systems natively. Affitor has no tax-form collection, which FirstPromoter includes on every plan, and partners withdraw by bank transfer or Wise, where FirstPromoter also pays by PayPal, Stripe, and crypto. +**Cons:** a percentage fee grows with your affiliate revenue, while a flat subscription stays flat until its cap, so price your own expected volume on both pricing pages before you choose. Affitor reads Stripe natively; on Chargebee or another billing system you wire it up through its API or SDK, while FirstPromoter connects five billing systems natively. Affitor collects each partner's tax form (W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E or W-9) before the first payout, and partners withdraw by bank transfer or Wise, where FirstPromoter also pays by PayPal, Stripe, and crypto. **FirstPromoter:** $49 to $149+/mo from day one, cookie attribution with first- or last-click credit. **Affitor:** $0/mo, 3.5% of affiliate-driven sales after the first $10,000 per program, a click cookie and then the signup customer key. diff --git a/content/blog/firstpromoter-vs-dub.mdx b/content/blog/firstpromoter-vs-dub.mdx index ce458ce8..bc4c63d9 100644 --- a/content/blog/firstpromoter-vs-dub.mdx +++ b/content/blog/firstpromoter-vs-dub.mdx @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ title: "FirstPromoter vs Dub: Pricing, Fees and Features Compared (Checked Oct 2026)" description: "FirstPromoter starts at $49 a month with no fees listed and native support for five billing systems. Dub Partners starts at $90 a month plus a 5% payout fee, and sends payouts and handles tax forms on that plan. Checked on both pricing pages on October 12, 2026." date: "2026-10-13" -updated: "2026-10-13" +updated: "2026-10-17" category: "Comparison" authors: ["Son Piaz, Founder"] readTime: "5 min read" @@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ How many partners and teammates the entry plan holds, whether the vendor helps y | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [FirstPromoter](https://firstpromoter.com/pricing) | Partial
1,000 on Starter | Yes
all plans | No
not in plan table | No
not in plan table | Partial
Enterprise 2+ | Yes
direct on Business+ | Yes
collects, no 1099 | | [Dub Partners](https://dub.co/pricing) | Partial
500 on Business | Partial
10 on Business | Partial
Enterprise | Partial
Enterprise | Partial
5% payout fee | Partial
14 countries | Yes
Business plan | -| [Affitor](https://affitor.com/pricing) | Yes
unlimited | Yes
unlimited | Yes
every live program | Yes
team service | Yes
bank or Wise | No
bank or Wise | No
not stated publicly | +| [Affitor](https://affitor.com/pricing) | Yes
unlimited | Yes
unlimited | Yes
every live program | Yes
team service | Yes
bank or Wise | No
bank or Wise | Yes
W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E or W-9 | @@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ Choose FirstPromoter when you bill through more than Stripe, want detailed commi If you would rather not pay a monthly plan before affiliates sell, there is a third shape. Affitor, which we make, has no subscription: $0 until a program has made $10,000 through affiliates, then 3.5% of affiliate-driven sales, with no cap on affiliate revenue and no limit on partners or seats. Every program is listed on the [Affitor marketplace](https://affitor.com/marketplace), and the Affitor team helps you recruit, onboard and train partners ([affitor.com/join](https://affitor.com/join)). It reads Stripe sales with no code, takes other billing systems through its API or SDK, and lets you run a test sale before launch. -The trade-offs are in the tables above: there is no importer, so you invite partners by email or CSV and they get new links; payouts go out by bank transfer or Wise after a review, not PayPal; and Affitor does not track coupon codes or collect tax forms. Details are on the [pricing page](https://affitor.com/pricing). +The trade-offs are in the tables above: there is no importer, so you invite partners by email or CSV and they get new links; payouts go out by bank transfer or Wise after a review, not PayPal; and Affitor does not track coupon codes. Each partner signs a tax form (W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E or W-9) in their account before the first payout. Details are on the [pricing page](https://affitor.com/pricing). ## FAQ diff --git a/content/blog/rewardful-vs-dub.mdx b/content/blog/rewardful-vs-dub.mdx index eeceb0bf..6b8da140 100644 --- a/content/blog/rewardful-vs-dub.mdx +++ b/content/blog/rewardful-vs-dub.mdx @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ title: "Rewardful vs Dub: Pricing, Fees and Features Compared (Checked Oct 2026)" description: "Rewardful starts at $49 a month with a 0% transaction fee and unlimited affiliates. Dub Partners starts at $90 a month plus a 5% payout fee, and sends payouts and handles tax forms on that plan. Prices, limits and features checked on both pricing pages on October 12, 2026." date: "2026-10-13" -updated: "2026-10-13" +updated: "2026-10-17" category: "Comparison" authors: ["Son Piaz, Founder"] readTime: "5 min read" @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ How many partners and teammates the entry plan holds, whether the vendor helps y | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Rewardful](https://www.rewardful.com/pricing) | Yes
all plans | Partial
2 on Starter | No
not in plan table | No
not in plan table | Partial
3% fee | Yes
mass payouts | Partial
Managed Payouts, 3% | | [Dub Partners](https://dub.co/pricing) | Partial
500 on Business | Partial
10 on Business | Partial
Enterprise | Partial
Enterprise | Partial
5% payout fee | Partial
14 countries | Yes
Business plan | -| [Affitor](https://affitor.com/pricing) | Yes
unlimited | Yes
unlimited | Yes
every live program | Yes
team service | Yes
bank or Wise | No
bank or Wise | No
not stated publicly | +| [Affitor](https://affitor.com/pricing) | Yes
unlimited | Yes
unlimited | Yes
every live program | Yes
team service | Yes
bank or Wise | No
bank or Wise | Yes
W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E or W-9 | @@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ Choose Rewardful when your affiliates are already lined up, you bill through Str If neither monthly bill fits a program that has not earned yet, there is a third shape. Affitor, which we make, has no subscription: $0 until a program has made $10,000 through affiliates, then 3.5% of affiliate-driven sales, with no cap on affiliate revenue and no limit on partners or seats. Every program is listed on the [Affitor marketplace](https://affitor.com/marketplace), and the Affitor team helps you recruit, onboard and train partners ([affitor.com/join](https://affitor.com/join)). It reads Stripe sales with no code, takes other billing systems through its API or SDK, and lets you run a test sale before launch. -The trade-offs are in the tables above: there is no importer, so you invite partners by email or CSV and they get new links; payouts go out by bank transfer or Wise after a review, not PayPal; and Affitor does not track coupon codes or collect tax forms. Details are on the [pricing page](https://affitor.com/pricing). +The trade-offs are in the tables above: there is no importer, so you invite partners by email or CSV and they get new links; payouts go out by bank transfer or Wise after a review, not PayPal; and Affitor does not track coupon codes. Each partner signs a tax form (W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E or W-9) in their account before the first payout. Details are on the [pricing page](https://affitor.com/pricing). ## FAQ diff --git a/content/blog/rewardful-vs-firstpromoter.mdx b/content/blog/rewardful-vs-firstpromoter.mdx index 048f8253..de1d2c15 100644 --- a/content/blog/rewardful-vs-firstpromoter.mdx +++ b/content/blog/rewardful-vs-firstpromoter.mdx @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ title: "Rewardful vs FirstPromoter: Which Is Best for SaaS in 2026?" description: "Same $49 floor, different ceilings: revenue caps, plan limits, and billing coverage decide this one. Every number checked against both pricing pages in October 2026, plus Affitor, the $0/month option neither compare page mentions." date: '2026-07-05' -updated: '2026-10-13' +updated: '2026-10-17' category: Comparison image: /blog/covers/rewardful-vs-firstpromoter.png authors: ["Son Piaz, Founder"] @@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ Now the trade-offs, because this page promised them: - **Affitor reads Stripe natively.** On Chargebee or another billing system you wire it up through its API or SDK, while FirstPromoter connects five billing systems natively. - **Percentage fees grow with volume.** A flat subscription stays flat until its cap; a percentage grows with your affiliate revenue. Paying $0 until the program works suits a new program that might earn nothing; for a large, predictable program, price your own volume on each pricing page before choosing. -- **Payouts by bank or Wise, and no tax forms.** Affitor partners withdraw by bank transfer or Wise, and Affitor does not collect tax forms; both tools above pay by PayPal too, and FirstPromoter collects W-9 and W-8BEN forms. +- **Payouts by bank or Wise, with a tax form.** Affitor partners withdraw by bank transfer or Wise after signing a W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E or W-9 in their account; both tools above pay by PayPal too. ## Every number at a glance @@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ Now the trade-offs, because this page promised them: | API access | Every plan, including $49 | Every plan, including $49 | Included, with CLI and agent runbook | | Billing connections | Stripe, Paddle Classic | Stripe, Paddle, Chargebee, Recurly, Braintree | Stripe natively; others through the API or SDK | | Attribution | Cookie, 60-day default, first- or last-touch | Cookie life up to 9,999 days, first- or last-click | Click cookie (60-day default), then the signup customer key | -| Payouts and tax | PayPal and Wise bulk payouts on every plan; Managed Payouts (3%) collect tax info | Mass payouts and W-9/W-8BEN collection on every plan; managed payouts on Enterprise 2 and up, for SaaS companies, subject to approval | Bank transfer or Wise; no tax-form collection | +| Payouts and tax | PayPal and Wise bulk payouts on every plan; Managed Payouts (3%) collect tax info | Mass payouts and W-9/W-8BEN collection on every plan; managed payouts on Enterprise 2 and up, for SaaS companies, subject to approval | Bank transfer or Wise; W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E or W-9 before the first payout | | Trial | 14-day trial | 14 days, no credit card | $0 until the first $10,000 of affiliate revenue per program | | Agent integration | MCP server for its developer docs | MCP server in beta | `skill.md` runbook, beta MCP server, test sale returning `integration_verified` | | Stronger on | Entry-plan headroom, managed payouts on every plan | Billing coverage, commission rules, tax forms | A different model: no subscription | From f314fdb64c0c10989edc2f82c3a828e83c1f18fc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: sonpiaz Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 01:10:54 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] fix: blog tax form wording (the W-9 is emailed, not signed in the account) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 (1M context) --- content/blog/dub-vs-partnerstack.mdx | 2 +- content/blog/dub-vs-tolt.mdx | 2 +- content/blog/firstpromoter-alternatives.mdx | 2 +- content/blog/firstpromoter-vs-dub.mdx | 2 +- content/blog/rewardful-vs-dub.mdx | 2 +- content/blog/rewardful-vs-firstpromoter.mdx | 2 +- 6 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/blog/dub-vs-partnerstack.mdx b/content/blog/dub-vs-partnerstack.mdx index afac97f2..1c1c0d24 100644 --- a/content/blog/dub-vs-partnerstack.mdx +++ b/content/blog/dub-vs-partnerstack.mdx @@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ Choose Dub Partners when you want to launch on a published price, keep the optio Like PartnerStack, Affitor lists your program where affiliates look; like Dub, it publishes its price and has no minimum term. Our marketplace is young and much smaller than PartnerStack's network. Affitor, which we make, has no subscription: $0 until a program has made $10,000 through affiliates, then 3.5% of affiliate-driven sales, with no cap on affiliate revenue and no limit on partners or seats. Every program is listed on the [Affitor marketplace](https://affitor.com/marketplace), and the Affitor team helps you recruit, onboard and train partners ([affitor.com/join](https://affitor.com/join)). It reads Stripe sales with no code, takes other billing systems through its API or SDK, and lets you run a test sale before launch. -The trade-offs are in the tables above: there is no importer, so you invite partners by email or CSV and they get new links; payouts go out by bank transfer or Wise after a review, not PayPal; and Affitor does not track coupon codes. Each partner signs a tax form (W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E or W-9) in their account before the first payout. Details are on the [pricing page](https://affitor.com/pricing). +The trade-offs are in the tables above: there is no importer, so you invite partners by email or CSV and they get new links; payouts go out by bank transfer or Wise after a review, not PayPal; and Affitor does not track coupon codes. Affitor collects a tax form from each partner (W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E or W-9) before the first payout. Details are on the [pricing page](https://affitor.com/pricing). ## FAQ diff --git a/content/blog/dub-vs-tolt.mdx b/content/blog/dub-vs-tolt.mdx index 182450a9..9fccfff9 100644 --- a/content/blog/dub-vs-tolt.mdx +++ b/content/blog/dub-vs-tolt.mdx @@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ Choose Tolt when you want unlimited affiliates, Paddle or Chargebee natively, an If you would rather not pay a monthly plan before affiliates sell, there is a third shape. Affitor, which we make, has no subscription: $0 until a program has made $10,000 through affiliates, then 3.5% of affiliate-driven sales, with no cap on affiliate revenue and no limit on partners or seats. Every program is listed on the [Affitor marketplace](https://affitor.com/marketplace), and the Affitor team helps you recruit, onboard and train partners ([affitor.com/join](https://affitor.com/join)). It reads Stripe sales with no code, takes other billing systems through its API or SDK, and lets you run a test sale before launch. -The trade-offs are in the tables above: there is no importer, so you invite partners by email or CSV and they get new links; payouts go out by bank transfer or Wise after a review, not PayPal; and Affitor does not track coupon codes. Each partner signs a tax form (W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E or W-9) in their account before the first payout. Details are on the [pricing page](https://affitor.com/pricing). +The trade-offs are in the tables above: there is no importer, so you invite partners by email or CSV and they get new links; payouts go out by bank transfer or Wise after a review, not PayPal; and Affitor does not track coupon codes. Affitor collects a tax form from each partner (W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E or W-9) before the first payout. Details are on the [pricing page](https://affitor.com/pricing). ## FAQ diff --git a/content/blog/firstpromoter-alternatives.mdx b/content/blog/firstpromoter-alternatives.mdx index ff65b589..d7693803 100644 --- a/content/blog/firstpromoter-alternatives.mdx +++ b/content/blog/firstpromoter-alternatives.mdx @@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ $0/mo, no setup fee, and nothing per partner or per seat. You pay $0 on the firs **Pros:** no subscription and no caps, so cost follows results; renewals stay attributed after the cookie is gone; a marketplace listing with recruiting help; an integration an agent can complete and test with a synthetic sale. -**Cons:** a percentage fee grows with your affiliate revenue, while a flat subscription stays flat until its cap, so price your own expected volume on both pricing pages before you choose. Affitor reads Stripe natively; on Chargebee or another billing system you wire it up through its API or SDK, while FirstPromoter connects five billing systems natively. Affitor collects each partner's tax form (W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E or W-9) before the first payout, and partners withdraw by bank transfer or Wise, where FirstPromoter also pays by PayPal, Stripe, and crypto. +**Cons:** a percentage fee grows with your affiliate revenue, while a flat subscription stays flat until its cap, so price your own expected volume on both pricing pages before you choose. Affitor reads Stripe natively; on Chargebee or another billing system you wire it up through its API or SDK, while FirstPromoter connects five billing systems natively. Affitor collects each partner's tax form (W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E or W-9) before the first payout, as FirstPromoter does on every plan, and partners withdraw by bank transfer or Wise, where FirstPromoter also pays by PayPal, Stripe, and crypto. **FirstPromoter:** $49 to $149+/mo from day one, cookie attribution with first- or last-click credit. **Affitor:** $0/mo, 3.5% of affiliate-driven sales after the first $10,000 per program, a click cookie and then the signup customer key. diff --git a/content/blog/firstpromoter-vs-dub.mdx b/content/blog/firstpromoter-vs-dub.mdx index bc4c63d9..319ba136 100644 --- a/content/blog/firstpromoter-vs-dub.mdx +++ b/content/blog/firstpromoter-vs-dub.mdx @@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ Choose FirstPromoter when you bill through more than Stripe, want detailed commi If you would rather not pay a monthly plan before affiliates sell, there is a third shape. Affitor, which we make, has no subscription: $0 until a program has made $10,000 through affiliates, then 3.5% of affiliate-driven sales, with no cap on affiliate revenue and no limit on partners or seats. Every program is listed on the [Affitor marketplace](https://affitor.com/marketplace), and the Affitor team helps you recruit, onboard and train partners ([affitor.com/join](https://affitor.com/join)). It reads Stripe sales with no code, takes other billing systems through its API or SDK, and lets you run a test sale before launch. -The trade-offs are in the tables above: there is no importer, so you invite partners by email or CSV and they get new links; payouts go out by bank transfer or Wise after a review, not PayPal; and Affitor does not track coupon codes. Each partner signs a tax form (W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E or W-9) in their account before the first payout. Details are on the [pricing page](https://affitor.com/pricing). +The trade-offs are in the tables above: there is no importer, so you invite partners by email or CSV and they get new links; payouts go out by bank transfer or Wise after a review, not PayPal; and Affitor does not track coupon codes. Affitor collects a tax form from each partner (W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E or W-9) before the first payout. Details are on the [pricing page](https://affitor.com/pricing). ## FAQ diff --git a/content/blog/rewardful-vs-dub.mdx b/content/blog/rewardful-vs-dub.mdx index 6b8da140..c5b3ffcf 100644 --- a/content/blog/rewardful-vs-dub.mdx +++ b/content/blog/rewardful-vs-dub.mdx @@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ Choose Rewardful when your affiliates are already lined up, you bill through Str If neither monthly bill fits a program that has not earned yet, there is a third shape. Affitor, which we make, has no subscription: $0 until a program has made $10,000 through affiliates, then 3.5% of affiliate-driven sales, with no cap on affiliate revenue and no limit on partners or seats. Every program is listed on the [Affitor marketplace](https://affitor.com/marketplace), and the Affitor team helps you recruit, onboard and train partners ([affitor.com/join](https://affitor.com/join)). It reads Stripe sales with no code, takes other billing systems through its API or SDK, and lets you run a test sale before launch. -The trade-offs are in the tables above: there is no importer, so you invite partners by email or CSV and they get new links; payouts go out by bank transfer or Wise after a review, not PayPal; and Affitor does not track coupon codes. Each partner signs a tax form (W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E or W-9) in their account before the first payout. Details are on the [pricing page](https://affitor.com/pricing). +The trade-offs are in the tables above: there is no importer, so you invite partners by email or CSV and they get new links; payouts go out by bank transfer or Wise after a review, not PayPal; and Affitor does not track coupon codes. Affitor collects a tax form from each partner (W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E or W-9) before the first payout. Details are on the [pricing page](https://affitor.com/pricing). ## FAQ diff --git a/content/blog/rewardful-vs-firstpromoter.mdx b/content/blog/rewardful-vs-firstpromoter.mdx index de1d2c15..15b98f2f 100644 --- a/content/blog/rewardful-vs-firstpromoter.mdx +++ b/content/blog/rewardful-vs-firstpromoter.mdx @@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ Now the trade-offs, because this page promised them: - **Affitor reads Stripe natively.** On Chargebee or another billing system you wire it up through its API or SDK, while FirstPromoter connects five billing systems natively. - **Percentage fees grow with volume.** A flat subscription stays flat until its cap; a percentage grows with your affiliate revenue. Paying $0 until the program works suits a new program that might earn nothing; for a large, predictable program, price your own volume on each pricing page before choosing. -- **Payouts by bank or Wise, with a tax form.** Affitor partners withdraw by bank transfer or Wise after signing a W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E or W-9 in their account; both tools above pay by PayPal too. +- **Payouts by bank or Wise, with a tax form.** Affitor partners withdraw by bank transfer or Wise, and Affitor collects a tax form (W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E or W-9) from each partner before the first payout; both tools above pay by PayPal too, and FirstPromoter collects W-9 and W-8BEN forms. ## Every number at a glance