Awin vs Commission Factory (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Awin if

• Fits if you want to find publishers to promote you, not just track your own
• Works for brands that can run a self-managed program

Look elsewhere if

• Watch out: on top of $99 a month, Access takes 3.5% of every transaction, and Accelerate 2.5%
• Skip it if you can't commit to 3 months, the minimum on Access
• Not for you if you want a lasting price: the page shows promotional $49 and $99 until 30 November
• Tight if you want APIs or automated commission rules, which start at Accelerate with a contact button

Pick Commission Factory if

• Fits if you sell to Australian shoppers and want local partners
• Works for brands that want coupon tracking

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you are small, because Core is AU$349 a month before the 2% fee
• Watch out: prices are in Australian dollars
• Watch out: service plans for account management are priced separately and not listed
• Tight if you need attribution depth, as multi-touch and custom reports are on Elevate

Awin

• Besides the monthly fee, Awin takes a tracking fee of 3.5% (Access) or 2.5% (Accelerate) of each transaction.
• Access has a 3-month minimum term.
• The pricing page shows promotional prices of $49 and $99 until 30 Nov; the regular prices are $99 and $199.
• Accelerate is listed with a contact-us button rather than self-serve sign-up, and Advanced has no published price.

Commission Factory

• Prices are in Australian dollars, and the 2.00% or 1.75% tracking fee is charged on each transaction as well.
• Service plans for account management are priced separately and not listed on the pages we read.
• Multi-touch attribution, custom reports and per-affiliate cookie lengths are limited to Elevate, which is quoted by sales.

Awin

Partner directory

Advertisers can search a directory of more than one million partners and get partner recommendations.

Campaign tools

Launch and manage campaigns, message partners in a communication center and set up automated partner emails.

Commission rules

Accelerate and Advanced support commission groups by product, category, new or existing customer, coupon code, publisher and more.

Reporting

Accelerate adds journey-path and performance reports and industry benchmarks; Advanced adds custom reports and competitor benchmarks.

Private networks

Advanced advertisers can run a branded private network for managing their own partnerships.

Service choice

From Accelerate up, a brand can run its program itself or buy expert service.

Commission Factory

Affiliate marketplace

Core gives access to more than 50,000 verified affiliates, with tools to find and recruit them and to set commissions.

Nexus AI assistant

Answers plain-English questions about a program and builds reports; Nexus Pro on Grow adds dynamic reporting and saved conversations.

Coupon and clickless tracking

Grow and Elevate cover coupon assignment to affiliates and tracking sales through coupon codes without a click.

Commission rules

Higher plans allow edits to live commissions, return-customer rates and per-transaction overrides, with custom validation windows on Elevate.

Service plans

Self-managed, co-managed (Lite and Plus) and fully managed (Pro) models, plus one-off packages for launches or seasonal peaks.

Awin

• Access$99

  per month, plus 3.5% of each transaction

  Self-managed program with partner directory access, a simple dashboard and a 3-month minimum term. Shown at $49 until 30 Nov.

• Accelerate$199

  per month, plus 2.5% of each transaction

  Adds self-managed or expert-run service, APIs, flexible reports and automated commission rules. Shown at $99 until 30 Nov.

• AdvancedCustom

  For enterprises: all platform features, custom reports, competitor benchmarks, branded private networks and unlimited commission rules.

Commission Factory

• CoreAU$349

  per month, plus 2.00% tracking fee

  Platform with 50,000+ affiliates, automated billing, real-time reports, recruitment tools and the Nexus assistant.

• GrowAU$999

  per month, plus 1.75% tracking fee

  Adds flexible commissions, coupon protection, stronger fraud detection and Nexus Pro reporting.

• ElevateCustom

  Custom reports, attribution across all channels, per-affiliate cookie lengths and commission rules built around your model.

Awin

• Other savings

  Promotional monthly fee until 30 Nov

  The pricing page shows Access at $49 and Accelerate at $99 a month, instead of $99 and $199, with a stated end date of 30 Nov.

Commission Factory

No public discounts listed.