10 Best Design Affiliate Programs in 2026
Design tools suit any site that writes for creators, web designers or small businesses building a brand: readers buy templates, editors and site builders, and many of these tools bill every month. Every program below is in the Design category of the OpenAffiliate registry, picked across stock assets, WordPress themes and builders, website builders, graphics, presentations, thumbnails and photo editing. Each block shows how the program pays, as published in its own terms or network listing, and the day we last checked it.
How we make money: some links on this page are tracked so we can see which programs readers choose. Rankings are never paid for.
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| Program | You earn |
|---|---|
 | $20 to $500, tiered |
 | 40% one-time |
 | 30% recurring, length: see full terms |
 | 30% recurring for 12 months |
 | 30% one-time |
 | up to 30% |
 | 25% recurring, length: see full terms |
 | 25% recurring for 12 months |
 | 20% recurring for life |
 | 25% to 35%, recurring for 12 months |
Envato
Best for video and creative content
Envato is a creative subscription with a large library of video templates, stock video, royalty-free music, graphics, design templates, photos, fonts and web templates, plus AI tools for images, video, music and voice. Its program on Impact pays a flat amount per eligible subscriber, by plan: monthly plans earn a monthly amount for the first months of the subscription only, and annual plans earn one larger payment. Payouts go out monthly by EFT or PayPal.
Not for: Long recurring income: a monthly subscriber earns for the first months only.
- You earn
- $20 to $500, tiered
- Cookie
- 90 days
- Payout
- Monthly, $10 minimum
- Runs on
- Impact
Themify
Best for WordPress tutorial sites
Themify makes WordPress themes and plugins built for speed and SEO, including the Ultra and Shoppe themes and the Themify Builder drag-and-drop page builder. It pays a share of the initial purchase of any product, memberships, plugins and addons included, after a refund wait, and payouts go by PayPal each month once you reach its minimum.
Not for: Coupon and ad-driven sites: coupons, deals and ads such as Google Ads need approval first.
- You earn
- 40% one-time
- Cookie
- 60 days
- Payout
- Monthly, $100 minimum
- Runs on
- Its own program
BrandBird
Best for SaaS founders and indie makers
BrandBird turns screenshots into polished social media graphics, mockups and marketing images, with device frames, backgrounds, shadows and annotations, brand kits, and exports sized for X, LinkedIn, Instagram and Product Hunt. It also has a Chrome extension, a Figma plugin, a Mac app and an API. It pays a recurring commission on purchases made through your link, monthly via PayPal.
Not for: Brand-term search ads and Facebook ads: both need approval first, or referral commissions are invalidated.
- You earn
- 30% recurring, length: see full terms
- Cookie
- Not published
- Payout
- Monthly, $50 minimum
- Runs on
- Rewardful
Pineapple Builder
Best for small business website content
Pineapple Builder is an AI website builder for small businesses: it drafts a first version of a site, lets owners update pages and copy in plain English, and brings forms, SEO, hosting, blogging, newsletter signups, analytics and memberships into one place. It pays for a year from the first paid invoice on new Basic and Grow subscriptions, and referred customers get a discount on their first invoice with your code. Applications are reviewed, and payouts go by PayPal or bank transfer.
Not for: Paying on signups: clicks and signups alone earn nothing, and each commission has a review period.
- You earn
- 30% recurring for 12 months
- Cookie
- 60 days
- Payout
- On request, $50 minimum
- Runs on
- Its own program
Strikingly
Best for no-code website content
Strikingly is a website builder for launching simple, mobile-ready websites without code, and its yearly plans include a free domain. It pays a share of a referred user's first payment, so longer plans earn more, and each commission is reviewed after the trial and a holding period before the monthly payout. Approval is automatic, and affiliates get banners and links with their referral code built in.
Not for: Brand-term paid search: bidding on Strikingly brand terms or misspellings is not allowed.
- You earn
- 30% one-time
- Cookie
- Not published
- Payout
- Not published
- Runs on
- Its own program
TemplateMonster
Best for web designers and developers
TemplateMonster is a marketplace for website templates, WordPress themes, graphics, plugins and other digital items for web design and development. It pays a larger share of a referred user's first purchase and a smaller share of their later purchases, plus a share of sales from sub-affiliates you bring in, and gives affiliates a personal manager and promotion tools. Payments go out on request after identity verification.
Not for: Brand-name bidding: paid ads are allowed, but not on the TemplateMonster name, its variations or misspellings.
- You earn
- up to 30%
- Cookie
- 60 days
- Payout
- On request
- Runs on
- Its own program
Beaver Builder
Best for WordPress agencies
Beaver Builder is a drag-and-drop page builder for WordPress, built for freelancers and agencies who build client sites, with saved layouts, reusable templates, white labeling and Beaver Builder AI, which turns a prompt into an editable layout. It pays on qualified new sales and on qualifying recurring purchases, annual renewals included, by PayPal each month, and applications are reviewed by the team.
Not for: Coupon and deal sites: unofficial coupons, rebates and deal-site placements are not allowed.
- You earn
- 25% recurring, length: see full terms
- Cookie
- 60 days
- Payout
- Monthly, $100 minimum
- Runs on
- Its own program
Visme
Best for presentation and infographic content
Visme is a visual content platform for presentations, documents, infographics, charts, reports, forms, whiteboards and social media graphics, with templates, brand kits, team collaboration and AI design tools. It pays a share of every transaction from referred paying customers for a year, by PayPal each month, and applications are typically reviewed within a few business days.
Not for: Search ads: no paid search or pay-per-click campaigns on any keyword, branded or not.
- You earn
- 25% recurring for 12 months
- Cookie
- 60 days
- Payout
- Net 60, $150 minimum
- Runs on
- FirstPromoter
Pikzels
Best for YouTube creator audiences
Pikzels is an AI thumbnail maker for YouTube: it turns a prompt into a thumbnail, recreates thumbnails that already work with your own edits, fixes weak spots in one click, scores thumbnails on viewer behavior and keeps your face and style consistent. It also writes titles and offers an API. Its program on FirstPromoter pays a share of all payments from your referrals for life, by PayPal, IBAN bank transfer, Payoneer and other methods.
- You earn
- 20% recurring for life
- Cookie
- Not published
- Payout
- Monthly, $50 minimum
- Runs on
- FirstPromoter
Fotor
Best for photo editing content
Fotor is an online photo editor and design tool with AI enhancement, upscaling, photo restoration, background and object removal, AI image and video generation and design templates, on the web and in mobile and desktop apps. Its program on Tolt pays a share of each referred payment that rises by tier: monthly subscriptions pay for a year and annual plans pay once, and existing users who upgrade or renew through your link count. Anyone can apply, with no follower minimum.
Not for: Coupon, cashback and deal sites: they are not permitted.
- You earn
- 25% to 35%, recurring for 12 months
- Cookie
- 30 days
- Payout
- $100 minimum
- Runs on
- Tolt
How we chose
We started from the programs in the Design category of the OpenAffiliate registry whose terms we verified in the last few months, then our editors picked a mix across stock assets, WordPress, website builders, graphics and photo tools and ordered them by commission as the registry records it. Some pay once on the first purchase and some on every payment, so check how each one pays. Programs whose terms we have not re-checked in the last 90 days are left out until we do. Filter all programs the same way.
FAQ
Which of these programs list a recurring commission?
BrandBird (30% recurring, length: see full terms), Pineapple Builder (30% recurring for 12 months), Beaver Builder (25% recurring, length: see full terms), Visme (25% recurring for 12 months), Pikzels (20% recurring for life) and Fotor (25% to 35%, recurring for 12 months) list their commission as recurring. The others list theirs as tiered, one-time and hybrid; each block gives the details.
How long do cookies last on these programs?
7 of the 10 programs on this page publish a cookie window: Envato (90 days), Themify (60 days), Pineapple Builder (60 days), TemplateMonster (60 days), Beaver Builder (60 days), Visme (60 days) and Fotor (30 days). The others do not publish one.
When were these terms checked?
Each program's terms were checked on its own affiliate page between 2026-10-13 and 2026-10-17; every block shows its own date. Programs whose terms we have not re-checked in the last 90 days are left out until we do.