ClickBank vs SamCart (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, ClickBank and SamCart share a 2.4 GPA, and only ClickBank has a free plan.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
ClickBank grades higher on the free plan. SamCart grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
ClickBank
Affiliate marketplace and checkout for digital and physical products
SamCart
Checkout and sales page builder with courses and an AI assistant
Which one is for you
Pick ClickBank if
- Fits if you would rather pay affiliates than run ads
- Works for digital product sellers whose margins can cover a commission
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if your product sells cheap, as the $1 per sale is a bigger bite
- Tight if refunds hurt, since customers usually have 60 days
- Watch out: a competitor's table lists a $49.95 seller fee and a $5 payout fee that the vendor's own pages didn't confirm
- Watch out: the fee is taken before tax and shipping, then affiliate commissions come out of the rest
Pick SamCart if
- Fits if you sell courses or ebooks and want pages, checkout and hosting in one place
- Works for marketers who'll pay $199 a month for Pro's upsells, order bumps and A/B tests
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you want upsells, affiliates or the API, as all need Pro at $199 a month
- Not for you if you want a few weeks to decide, since there's no free plan and the trial is 7 days
- Tight if you have a team, as Core includes one seat, and more than Pro's ten needs a custom plan
- Watch out: SamPay charges 2.9% + 30 cents a sale, and tax collection adds 0.5% on Core or 0.35% on Pro
- Watch out: the AI assistant has limited use on Core, and other payment processors need Pro
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAClickBankFair | 2.4GPASamCartFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo monthly fee, but 7.5% + $1 of each sale goes to ClickBank before tax and shipping, and affiliates are paid from what is left. | CCore billed yearly is $79 a month less 25%: $59.25. SamCart takes no cut beyond SamPay's 2.9% + 30 cents card rate (not counted), though tax collection adds 0.5%, $5 on $1,000. That's above this category's dearer quarter, short of its dearest tenth. |
| Free plan and trial | BOpening a seller account is free and nothing is due until you sell. | CNo free plan. There's a 7-day free trial on every plan, a week and no more, and the listing doesn't say it needs a card. |
| Features | CPayments, an affiliate marketplace and tracking. The listing shows refunds up to 60 days and a fee split with affiliates that you have to work out per sale. | BCheckout with wallets and buy now pay later, sales and link-in-bio pages, a courses app with a members area, subscriptions with a customer portal and an AI assistant. The whole job is covered; upsells, A/B tests and affiliates wait for Pro. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record, and you set up offers, commissions and a sales page yourself. | CNo App Store rating on record. The AI assistant drafts copy and pages, but you're still building pages, checkouts and a members area before you sell. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with 8 listed integrations. No phone or desktop app on record. | BWeb, with PayPal, Stripe Link, Zapier, Klarna, Afterpay, Affirm, Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager. The API needs Pro, and no phone or desktop app is listed. |
| Best for | selling with affiliates doing the promoting | checkouts and sales pages with AI help |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: ClickBank and SamCart. How we grade
Where they differ
- ClickBank also covers partner payouts and online store.
- SamCart also covers online courses and a/B testing.
At a glance
| ClickBank | SamCart | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | Not published | $79 per month |
| Free plan | Signing up for an account is free; ClickBank takes a 7.5% + $1 transaction fee from each sale's total purchase price. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 7-day free trial on every plan |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Click Sales, Inc. | SamCart Inc. |
| Price read from | clickbank.com | samcart.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Worth knowing
ClickBank
- The 7.5% + $1 fee is taken before tax and shipping.
- Customers usually have 60 days to request a refund; who covers it depends on RevShare or CPA terms.
- A competitor's comparison table lists a $49.95 one-time seller fee and a $5 payout fee; ClickBank's own pages read here did not confirm them.
SamCart
- No free plan, only a 7-day trial; Core starts at $79 a month, with 25% off for yearly billing.
- SamPay charges 2.9% + 30 cents a sale on both plans, and tax collection adds 0.5% on Core or 0.35% on Pro.
- Upsells, order bumps, A/B testing, affiliates, the API and third-party processors all need Pro at $199 a month.
- Core includes one team seat and Pro ten; more seats and marketplaces need the custom Done For You plan.
Key features
ClickBank
- Affiliate marketplace
- Sellers list offers that affiliates promote; the site says over 100,000 affiliates use it and $7.5 billion in commissions has been paid.
- Revenue share and CPA commissions
- Sellers can pay affiliates a percentage of each sale (RevShare) or a cost-per-action amount, with refund responsibility depending on which.
- Integrated payments
- ClickBank is the retailer of record on its sites and handles payments, sales tax and shipping fee remittance.
- Offer Studio
- Ecommerce features announced for multi-SKU products, native variants, dynamic paylinks and flexible payment options.
- Integrations
- Its integrations page lists ad trackers, email platforms, membership plugins and Zapier for connecting other apps.
SamCart
- Checkout pages
- Mobile-first checkouts with stored cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, Venmo and buy now pay later through Klarna, Afterpay and Affirm.
- Pages and link-in-bio
- Sales pages, microsites, link-in-bio pages and opt-in pages on your own domain, built with AI help and no code.
- Courses and members area
- A courses app with a built-in members area and video hosting, so courses can be sold and delivered without another platform.
- AI assistant
- Writes sales copy and designs ebooks, courses, lead magnets, social posts and ads. Core has limited AI use; Pro is unlimited.
- Upsells, tests and affiliates on Pro
- One-click upsells, order bumps and upgrades, A/B tests of pages and prices, an affiliate center and failed-payment recovery.
- Subscriptions and customer portal
- Memberships, recurring plans and payment plans, with a portal where customers update cards and manage their own subscriptions.
Plans
ClickBank
Seller account$0
No monthly plan. ClickBank takes 7.5% + $1 of each sale, before sales tax and shipping, then the rest is split between seller and affiliate.
SamCart
Core$79
per month
Unlimited pages, products and checkouts, AI assistant with limited use, courses app, cart abandonment, integrations and 1 team seat.
Pro$199
per month
Adds one-click upsells, order bumps, A/B testing, Subscription Saver, the Affiliate Center, advanced reports, API, other processors and 10 seats.
Done For YouCustom
Sold through a call: white glove setup, a dedicated account manager, priority support, multiple marketplaces and the lowest processing rates.
Ways to pay less
ClickBank
No public discounts listed.
SamCart
- Annual discount
25% off with yearly billing
SamCart's pricing page offers yearly billing at 25% off the monthly prices of $79 for Core and $199 for Pro.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, ClickBank or SamCart?
As of Nov 12, 2026, ClickBank publishes no starting price, and SamCart starts at $79 per month.
Which has a free plan, ClickBank or SamCart?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only ClickBank has a free plan. SamCart does not, though it has a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.