7 Best Affiliate Networks in 2026
An affiliate network gives you one partner account for many brands' programs and pays you on their behalf. These are the networks in our registry that do both, with how each pays and how you join, from their own pages.
Some links on this page are tracked so we can see which programs readers choose. Rankings are never paid for.
| Network | Programs here | How partners get paid |
|---|---|---|
 | 415 | Each program's own terms |
 | 59 | Impact pays publishers in more than 70 currencies. |
 | 40 | Withdraw from $20 to Wise or a bank account, once the brand has paid the invoice that covers the commission. |
 | 18 | Each program's own terms |
 | 9 | Payments run on the 1st and 15th of each month; how long a commission takes to pay depends on the advertiser. |
 | 6 | Two payouts a month, in more than 150 currencies, by direct deposit or Payoneer. |
 | 5 | Payouts on the 14th and 28th of each month after a 30-day hold, by bank or PayPal in USD; a 2% fee is taken from each referral. |
- PartnerStack
415 programs here
Each program's own terms
- Impact
59 programs here
Impact pays publishers in more than 70 currencies.
- Affitor
40 programs here
Withdraw from $20 to Wise or a bank account, once the brand has paid the invoice that covers the commission.
- Dub
18 programs here
Each program's own terms
- Awin
9 programs here
Payments run on the 1st and 15th of each month; how long a commission takes to pay depends on the advertiser.
- CJ Affiliate
6 programs here
Two payouts a month, in more than 150 currencies, by direct deposit or Payoneer.
- Lemon Squeezy
5 programs here
Payouts on the 14th and 28th of each month after a 30-day hold, by bank or PayPal in USD; a 2% fee is taken from each referral.
How to choose an affiliate network
Networks differ less in their pitch than in their terms. Check these before you open an account:
- The programs on it: A network is only as useful as the brands it carries for your audience, so browse its programs before you sign up. See every network.
- How it pays: Payout days, methods, currencies and fees differ from network to network, and a brand on it can add its own minimum or hold.
- How you join: Some networks vet every applicant or ask for a deposit, and each brand on a network can still review you before you get a link.
- Network or software: Tracking software runs a brand's own program, and the brand approves and pays you. Only a network gives you one account for many brands.
1. PartnerStack
PartnerStack is a partner platform for B2B SaaS, with a marketplace where partners apply to software companies' affiliate and referral programs. It carries the most programs in our registry, across marketing, sales, finance and developer tools.
The widest choice of software programs. Its platform terms bar automated access, so we do not read its pages; the payout and approval terms that apply are each program's own.
Network details:
- Programs in OpenAffiliate: 415 live, 123 verified. See them all
- How partners get paid: Not read: its pages are off limits to our checks, so each program's own terms apply
- Joining: Not read: its pages are off limits to our checks, so each program's own terms apply
Example programs:
2. Impact
Impact (impact.com) is a partnership platform whose affiliate marketplace connects publishers with brands across many categories, and tracks and pays partners for them.
A fit for publishers who want many large brands under one account.
Network details:
- Programs in OpenAffiliate: 59 live, 33 verified. See them all
- How partners get paid: Impact pays publishers in more than 70 currencies.
- Joining: Apply to partner with brands directly from their pages in the marketplace, then use their tracking links.
Example programs:
3. Affitor
Affitor is an affiliate network for SaaS: you open one partner account, then apply to each program in its marketplace, where some programs approve you instantly.
A fit for partners promoting SaaS and AI tools.
Network details:
- Programs in OpenAffiliate: 40 live, 39 verified. See them all
- How partners get paid: Withdraw from $20 to Wise or a bank account, once the brand has paid the invoice that covers the commission.
- Joining: Create a free partner account, then apply to each program in the marketplace; some approve instantly, others review by hand.
Example programs:
- Clozure: 50% recurring for 12 months
- KI Websitebuilder Pro: 40% recurring for life
- Jobholler: 30% recurring for 12 months
4. Dub
Dub is a link attribution platform for short links and affiliate programs, with a partner marketplace where partners discover the programs that run on it.
Our lanes never fetch Dub's network pages, so the payout and approval terms shown are each program's own.
Network details:
- Programs in OpenAffiliate: 18 live, 12 verified. See them all
- How partners get paid: Not read: its pages are off limits to our checks, so each program's own terms apply
- Joining: Not read: its pages are off limits to our checks, so each program's own terms apply
Example programs:
5. Awin
Awin is a global affiliate network, and the owner of ShareASale, where publishers join advertisers' programs from one account, from websites to social channels.
A fit for content creators, including those without a website.
Network details:
- Programs in OpenAffiliate: 9 live, 6 verified. See them all
- How partners get paid: Payments run on the 1st and 15th of each month; how long a commission takes to pay depends on the advertiser.
- Joining: Every publisher is verified before joining; a $1 deposit, refunded at the first payment threshold, is asked to join. Then you apply to each advertiser's program. A website is not required.
Example programs:
6. CJ Affiliate
CJ Affiliate, formerly Commission Junction, is an affiliate network where publishers apply to advertisers' programs from one account.
A fit for publishers working with established brands, with payouts in many currencies.
Network details:
- Programs in OpenAffiliate: 6 live, 5 verified. See them all
- How partners get paid: Two payouts a month, in more than 150 currencies, by direct deposit or Payoneer.
- Joining: Create a publisher account, then join brands' programs from CJ's network.
Example programs:
- ESET North America: 20% recurring, length not recorded
- Sucuri: $29.97 to $124.99, one-time
- Contabo: €20 to €250, one-time
7. Lemon Squeezy
Lemon Squeezy is a merchant of record for software and digital products, with an Affiliate Hub where approved affiliates browse and join store programs.
A fit for promoting indie software and digital products; a small fee comes out of each referral.
Network details:
- Programs in OpenAffiliate: 5 live, 3 verified. See them all
- How partners get paid: Payouts on the 14th and 28th of each month after a 30-day hold, by bank or PayPal in USD; a 2% fee is taken from each referral.
- Joining: Lemon Squeezy reviews every applicant to its Affiliate Hub; approved affiliates then apply to each store's program, and some programs approve automatically.
Example programs:
- NowPlayingWidget: 50% one-time
- Saner.AI: 25% recurring for life
- Screen Studio: 15% one-time
Affiliate networks and affiliate software
Affiliate software is not a network. A brand runs its own program on it, approves you and pays you itself, so there is no network account to open and no marketplace to browse. These programs in our registry run on affiliate software:
How we chose
We listed every affiliate network in the OpenAffiliate registry that runs a marketplace partners join and pays partners itself, ordered by how many live programs we list on each. How each one pays and how you join come from its own public pages, which we quote and date in our data; a network whose terms bar automated reading is shown without them. The example programs are the highest-scoring verified programs on each network. Rankings are never paid for. See every network.
Looking for more programs to promote? The Affitor marketplace lets you apply to many affiliate programs from one partner account.