What is an affiliate network?

A platform between brands and the partners who promote them: it tracks referrals and pays commission. PartnerStack, Impact, Affitor, Dub, Awin, CJ Affiliate and Lemon Squeezy run marketplaces you browse and apply through. Rewardful, FirstPromoter, Tolt, Tapfiliate and Creem are affiliate software a brand runs its own program on, so you join through the brand.

Which affiliate network has the most programs?

PartnerStack, with 394 of the 1038 live programs listed here. Next come Rewardful (69) and Impact (48).

Do you need an affiliate network to join a program?

No. 402 of the 1038 programs here (39%) are run in-house: you apply on the brand's own site, with no network account.

Affiliate Networks

An affiliate network connects brands with the partners who promote them and pays commission on referred sales. Of the 1038 live programs in this registry, 636 run on 12 affiliate networks, led by PartnerStack with 394; the other 402 are run in-house by the brand.

Affitor

38 programs · 38 verified

Marketplace

AI-native affiliate network for SaaS: one partner account, then apply to each program in its marketplace.

Awin

6 programs · 3 verified

Marketplace

Global affiliate network where publishers join advertisers' programs from one account; Awin also owns ShareASale.

CJ Affiliate

5 programs · 4 verified

Marketplace

Affiliate network formerly called Commission Junction, where publishers apply to advertisers' programs from one account.

Creem

1 program · 0 verified

Software

Merchant of record for SaaS with a built-in affiliate platform; partners join each brand's program by invitation or link.

Dub

9 programs · 5 verified

Marketplace

Link attribution platform for short links and affiliate programs, with a marketplace where partners discover programs.

FirstPromoter

37 programs · 25 verified

Software

Affiliate management software SaaS companies use to run affiliate, referral and influencer programs from one platform.

Impact

48 programs · 24 verified

Marketplace

Partnership management platform (impact.com) with a marketplace connecting brands with affiliates, creators and publishers.

Lemon Squeezy

4 programs · 2 verified

Marketplace

Merchant of record for software and digital products, with an Affiliate Hub where affiliates browse and join store programs.

PartnerStack

394 programs · 105 verified

Marketplace

Partner platform for B2B SaaS, with a marketplace where partners apply to software companies' affiliate and referral programs.

Rewardful

69 programs · 50 verified

Software

Affiliate and customer referral tracking software that SaaS companies use to run their own programs.

Tapfiliate

10 programs · 5 verified

Software

Affiliate tracking software that brands use to run their own affiliate and referral programs.

Tolt

15 programs · 8 verified

Software

Affiliate software for SaaS startups running their own program, working with Stripe, Paddle and Chargebee.

402 programs run in-house, with no network

Affiliate networks FAQ

What is an affiliate network?: A platform between brands and the partners who promote them: it tracks referrals and pays commission. PartnerStack, Impact, Affitor, Dub, Awin, CJ Affiliate and Lemon Squeezy run marketplaces you browse and apply through. Rewardful, FirstPromoter, Tolt, Tapfiliate and Creem are affiliate software a brand runs its own program on, so you join through the brand.
Which affiliate network has the most programs?: PartnerStack, with 394 of the 1038 live programs listed here. Next come Rewardful (69) and Impact (48).
Do you need an affiliate network to join a program?: No. 402 of the 1038 programs here (39%) are run in-house: you apply on the brand's own site, with no network account.