Refersion suits direct-to-consumer ecommerce brands managing affiliate, influencer, or ambassador programs and seeking automated tracking and payouts.
Best Affiliate Software 2026
Facts read 21 Sep 2026 – 15 Oct 2026
Affiliate software helps businesses run referral programs, record referred sales and manage partner payments. Compare the pricing model, commission rules, tracking tools and ecommerce connections that fit your setup.
The standings: top 10
| Name | In a line | Record score | Price from | Try it free | Runs on | Facts read |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Refersion | Refersion suits direct-to-consumer ecommerce brands managing affiliate, influencer, or ambassador programs and seeking automated tracking and payouts. | 5.5 | $29 a month, billed yearly | Free plan | Web, API | 8 Oct 2026 |
| 02 OpenPartner | It suits businesses operating partner programs and creators who promote brands. | 5.4 | $3 a month | Free plan | Web, API, Self-hosted | 1 Oct 2026 |
| 03 Affiliatly | 5.2 | $16 a month | Free plan | API | 27 Sep 2026 | |
| 04 SliceWP | SliceWP suits online stores, membership sites, and agencies that want affiliates to promote their business. | 5.1 | $169 a year | Free plan | Web, API, Self-hosted | 3 Oct 2026 |
| 05 GrowthHero | 4.9 | — | Free trial | Web, API | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 06 Partnero | 4.9 | $49 a month, billed yearly | Free trial | Web, API | 3 Oct 2026 | |
| 07 Numok | Numok suits SaaS operators who use Stripe and want to run an affiliate program on their own servers. | 4.8 | Free plan | Free plan | Web, API, Self-hosted | 15 Oct 2026 |
| 08 Scaleo | 4.8 | — | Free trial | iPhone & iPad, Web, API | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 09 Refferq | Refferq suits businesses that want to manage affiliate registrations, referral tracking, commissions, and reporting through a self-hosted platform. | 4.7 | $29 a month | Free plan | Web, API, Self-hosted | 7 Oct 2026 |
| 10 Easy Affiliate | 4.6 | $99.60 a year | — | Web, API, Self-hosted | 11 Oct 2026 |
This page orders releases by newest first, using figures the makers publish without scores. Use the listings to check free options, starting paid prices, referral tracking, payout methods, partner portals, attribution windows and ecommerce integrations.
OpenPartner
It suits businesses operating partner programs and creators who promote brands.
WebAPISelf-hostedAffiliatly
APISliceWP
SliceWP suits online stores, membership sites, and agencies that want affiliates to promote their business.
WebAPISelf-hostedGrowthHero
WebAPINumok suits SaaS operators who use Stripe and want to run an affiliate program on their own servers.
Refferq suits businesses that want to manage affiliate registrations, referral tracking, commissions, and reporting through a self-hosted platform.
TUNE suits brands, agencies, advertisers, and affiliate networks managing performance partnerships.
Simple Kuma is suited to media buyers who want to host affiliate tracking themselves and keep data on their own server.
It suits enterprises, brands, agencies, creators, influencers, and publishers managing measurable partnership programs.
Everflow suits brands, networks, agencies, and publishers managing partner programs and revenue attribution.
Partnerize suits enterprise and mid-market organizations managing affiliate or other sales-partner programs across retail, ecommerce, travel, finance, telecom,…
PartnerStack is intended for SaaS companies building or scaling partner programs, from early-stage programs to mature ecosystems.
Before you choose
Compare free and paid paths
Pricing models include paid and freemium options. Free plans appear for Numok and OpenPartner; OpenPartner lists a paid option from $29 per month.
Published starting points include AffiliateWP at $299 yearly, Easy Affiliate at $249 yearly and impact.com Partnerships at $30 monthly.
Match the platform to your setup
The category covers API, web, self-hosted and iOS platform labels. Check the label against the systems you need to connect before choosing a tool.
Inspect referral and payout controls
Compare commission settings, referral tracking, affiliate payouts, attribution windows and partner-portal capabilities. A partner portal can also affect how partners view or manage their referrals.
Check ecommerce connections
Ecommerce integrations are a comparison field for these tools. Confirm that the integrations listed for a product match your store and checkout setup.
Use trials and review licences
The listings show a 30-day trial for GrowthHero and a 14-day trial for OpenPartner. Open-source code is offered by items in this category; review the licence before changing or redistributing code.