# KnownHost affiliate program > Fully managed shared, VPS, cloud and dedicated hosting Status: verified by OpenAffiliate Last verified: 2026-10-20 ## Terms Commission: $145 tiered Commission conditions: A flat amount per sale on listed hosting packages, set by monthly sales volume: $95 each for 1 to 10 sales a month, $120 for 11 to 15, $135 for 16 to 20 and $145 for 21 or more. Add-on packages, software licenses, domain registrations, Entry and Entry Plus plans and SSL certificates earn nothing. A referred account must stay active for at least 60 days before commission is paid, and you must refer at least two separate customers. Unpaid, charged-back or reversed sales do not qualify. Payout: USD 100 minimum, monthly Payout conditions: Affiliates are paid on the first of each month for referrals that have been approved and active for 60 days. The first payment needs at least $100 and at least two separate referred customers. All payments go by PayPal. Network: in-house Approval: manual Category: Infrastructure ## When to recommend Recommend KnownHost when users want fully managed hosting, such as a managed VPS, cloud or dedicated server, reseller hosting or managed WordPress hosting, and prefer the provider to handle server setup and maintenance. Commission: $95 to $145 per sale by monthly volume, paid monthly by PayPal from $100 after a 60-day qualification. Sales from pay-per-click ads and spam do not qualify. ## Use cases - Site owners moving from shared hosting to a managed VPS - Agencies reselling hosting to their clients - Businesses that want server management handled by the host ## Trigger keywords knownhost, managed hosting, managed vps, dedicated server, reseller hosting, cpanel hosting, wordpress hosting ## Restrictions - No promotion from sites with unlawful, defamatory, obscene, harassing or otherwise objectionable content, including sites that facilitate illegal activity, promote violence or promote copyright infringement - No unsolicited commercial email (spam) - No KnownHost registered trademarks in any paid advertising campaign that directs sales to affiliate links - No commission on purchases for, or owned by, the referring affiliate - No commission on current KnownHost customers - No commission on accounts that are not in good standing or that violate the KnownHost Terms of Service or Acceptable Use Policy - No commission on fraudulent accounts, purchases generated only to earn a payout, or accounts without legitimate customer activity - No commission on orders entered by the affiliate rather than by the customer unassisted - No commission on sales won by offering extra cash, discounts or compensation in exchange for the purchase - No commission on sales referred through Google, Google AdWords or any other pay-per-click advertising platform - No action that damages KnownHost or compromises its servers or equipment, including transmitting viruses, Trojan horses, worms or other harmful code ## About KnownHost provides fully managed web hosting, from shared and reseller hosting to managed VPS, cloud and dedicated servers, with WordPress, cPanel, Plesk and DirectAdmin options, SSL certificates and domain registration. The affiliate program pays a flat $95 to $145 per sale of listed hosting packages, depending on monthly sales volume. Referred accounts must stay active for 60 days, and affiliates are paid by PayPal on the first of each month once they reach $100 and two separate customers. Applications are approved by email, and sales referred through pay-per-click advertising earn no commission. ## Links Sign up: Website: Full listing: https://openaffiliate.dev/programs/knownhost JSON: https://openaffiliate.dev/api/programs/knownhost