sonpiaz · Oct 17, 2026 · Oct 17, 2026 · Oct 17, 2026
diff --git 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<br />The vendor lists your program in a marketplace or directory affiliates browse. | Finds affiliates<br />A network, matching or outreach service that recruits partners. | Payouts<br />The vendor sends money to affiliates for you. | PayPal<br />Affiliates can be paid by PayPal through the tool. | Tax forms<br />Collects W-9/W-8 forms or files 1099s. |
 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
-| [Affitor](https://affitor.com/pricing) | Yes<br />every live program | Yes<br />team service | Yes<br />bank or Wise | No<br />bank or Wise | No<br />not stated publicly |
+| [Affitor](https://affitor.com/pricing) | Yes<br />every live program | Yes<br />team service | Yes<br />bank or Wise | No<br />bank or Wise | Yes<br />W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E or W-9 |
 | [PromoteKit](https://www.promotekit.com/pricing) | No<br />not in plan table | No<br />not in plan table | Partial<br />Pro, 5-8% fee | Yes<br />CSV mass payments | Partial<br />Pro, Stripe payouts |
 | [Endorsely](https://endorsely.com/pricing) | Yes<br />Starter, free | Yes<br />15 on Starter | No<br />PayPal file | Yes<br />bulk file | Not checked |
 | [Impact.com](https://impact.com/integrated-platform-prices/) | Partial<br />Essentials, $500/mo including $2,500 in partner payouts | Yes<br />AI recs, Starter | Partial<br />payout overage fee | Yes<br />partner pays 2% | Yes<br />W-9/W-8, Starter |

diff --git 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<br />500 on Business | Partial<br />10 on Business | Partial<br />Enterprise | Partial<br />Enterprise | Partial<br />5% payout fee | Partial<br />14 countries | Yes<br />Business plan |
 | [PartnerStack](https://www.partnerstack.com/pricing) | Yes<br />all plans | Yes<br />all plans | Yes<br />Launch | Yes<br />Marketplace, Launch | Yes<br />fee not stated | Yes<br />direct deposit, PayPal | Not checked |
-| [Affitor](https://affitor.com/pricing) | Yes<br />unlimited | Yes<br />unlimited | Yes<br />every live program | Yes<br />team service | Yes<br />bank or Wise | No<br />bank or Wise | No<br />not stated publicly |
+| [Affitor](https://affitor.com/pricing) | Yes<br />unlimited | Yes<br />unlimited | Yes<br />every live program | Yes<br />team service | Yes<br />bank or Wise | No<br />bank or Wise | Yes<br />W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E or W-9 |
 
 </FeatureMatrix>
 
@@ -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. 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
@@ -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<br />500 on Business | Partial<br />10 on Business | Partial<br />Enterprise | Partial<br />Enterprise | Partial<br />5% payout fee | Partial<br />14 countries | Yes<br />Business plan |
 | [Tolt](https://tolt.com/pricing) | Yes<br />all plans | Partial<br />3 on Basic | No<br />not in plan table | No<br />not in plan table | Partial<br />Growth, 2% fee | Yes<br />auto on Growth | Partial<br />Growth, $99 |
-| [Affitor](https://affitor.com/pricing) | Yes<br />unlimited | Yes<br />unlimited | Yes<br />every live program | Yes<br />team service | Yes<br />bank or Wise | No<br />bank or Wise | No<br />not stated publicly |
+| [Affitor](https://affitor.com/pricing) | Yes<br />unlimited | Yes<br />unlimited | Yes<br />every live program | Yes<br />team service | Yes<br />bank or Wise | No<br />bank or Wise | Yes<br />W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E or W-9 |
 
 </FeatureMatrix>
 
@@ -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. 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
@@ -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, 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
@@ -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<br />1,000 on Starter | Yes<br />all plans | No<br />not in plan table | No<br />not in plan table | Partial<br />Enterprise 2+ | Yes<br />direct on Business+ | Yes<br />collects, no 1099 |
 | [Dub Partners](https://dub.co/pricing) | Partial<br />500 on Business | Partial<br />10 on Business | Partial<br />Enterprise | Partial<br />Enterprise | Partial<br />5% payout fee | Partial<br />14 countries | Yes<br />Business plan |
-| [Affitor](https://affitor.com/pricing) | Yes<br />unlimited | Yes<br />unlimited | Yes<br />every live program | Yes<br />team service | Yes<br />bank or Wise | No<br />bank or Wise | No<br />not stated publicly |
+| [Affitor](https://affitor.com/pricing) | Yes<br />unlimited | Yes<br />unlimited | Yes<br />every live program | Yes<br />team service | Yes<br />bank or Wise | No<br />bank or Wise | Yes<br />W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E or W-9 |
 
 </FeatureMatrix>
 
@@ -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. 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
@@ -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<br />all plans | Partial<br />2 on Starter | No<br />not in plan table | No<br />not in plan table | Partial<br />3% fee | Yes<br />mass payouts | Partial<br />Managed Payouts, 3% |
 | [Dub Partners](https://dub.co/pricing) | Partial<br />500 on Business | Partial<br />10 on Business | Partial<br />Enterprise | Partial<br />Enterprise | Partial<br />5% payout fee | Partial<br />14 countries | Yes<br />Business plan |
-| [Affitor](https://affitor.com/pricing) | Yes<br />unlimited | Yes<br />unlimited | Yes<br />every live program | Yes<br />team service | Yes<br />bank or Wise | No<br />bank or Wise | No<br />not stated publicly |
+| [Affitor](https://affitor.com/pricing) | Yes<br />unlimited | Yes<br />unlimited | Yes<br />every live program | Yes<br />team service | Yes<br />bank or Wise | No<br />bank or Wise | Yes<br />W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E or W-9 |
 
 </FeatureMatrix>
 
@@ -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. 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
@@ -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, 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
 
@@ -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 |