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| Decision criteria | Awin | Affise |
|---|---|---|
| Consider for | Merchants and marketing agencies wanting access to a large affiliate publisher network rather than managing only invited private SaaS partners. | Performance agencies, affiliate networks and established ecommerce acquisition teams handling multiple traffic partners and offers. |
| Paid entry / monthly | $49/month | Not verified |
| Billing detail | US advertiser pricing: Access $49/month plus 3.5% transaction tracking fee; Accelerate from $99/month plus 2.5%. Enterprise Advanced is quote-based. Terms vary by region. | Affise lists Beginner from $499/month on commitment-based terms and another $625 monthly figure; Core and Expand cost more. Contract terms determine the applicable price. |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Free plan detail | No permanent free advertiser plan verified. The US Access pricing page advertises the first month free, subject to contract terms and a three-month minimum period. | No permanent free plan verified for the performance product. The pricing page lists a 14-day trial on the introductory performance plans. |
| Commissions | Advertisers define partner commission rates, and Awin charges a separate percentage-of-transaction tracking fee. Advanced tiers add more complex product-, publisher- and customer-based reward rules. | Supports partner commissions, affiliate network offer management and configurable campaign/payout rules. Network publisher settlements are separate from the platform subscription. |
| Tracking method | Affiliate partner discovery, publisher campaign management, transaction tracking, analytics, customer journey reporting and partner performance insights. | Performance offers, clicks, impressions and conversions with dashboards, fraud prevention and campaign-level statistics. The listed plans meter conversions and impressions. |
| Payouts | Awin manages publisher payment flows as part of its network but requires advertisers to fund eligible commissions and applicable tracking charges. Confirm deposit, invoicing and country-specific terms. | Affise Pay is listed on performance plans for publisher payouts. Confirm supported currencies, country coverage, withdrawal and funding fees under the contract. |
| Integrations | Network for advertisers, creators, publisher partners and agencies; integration and product tracking vary by ecommerce/advertiser system and programme tier. | Affise Performance, Affise Reach and the mobile measurement offering are separate product lines. Confirm integrations, postbacks, advertising network tracking and precise product purchased. |
| API available | Yes | Yes |
| Consider the limitation | SaaS startups seeking a simple recurring Stripe referral tracker with one predictable base fee or global pricing unaffected by region. | A solo SaaS founder who only needs to pay a few Stripe referral partners. |
| Sources checked | 2026-11-03 | 2026-11-03 |
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| Next step | Visit Awin ↗ | Visit Affise ↗ |
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