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

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

Pick Webgains if

• Fits if you want an agency-style team to set up your affiliate program
• Works for brands that pay a monthly minimum instead of building it themselves

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want self-serve, because the team recommends a service level
• Watch out: no advertiser rate is published
• Not for you if you want a trial, as none is listed
• Too light for tracking beyond affiliate marketing

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.

Webgains

• Advertiser rates are not published; the site says there is a single monthly minimum fee that differs by service level.
• Publishers can sign up free, according to the homepage, but advertisers must request a demo or start a program through the sales team.
• Programs are set up through the team, which recommends a service level, so it is not a self-serve tool.

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.

Webgains

Publisher network

The site claims more than 250,000 publisher partners and over 1,800 advertisers, with sales in more than 150 countries.

Account management

Advertisers get a dedicated team, with bespoke account management and local experts for opening programs in new markets.

Resilient Tracking Suite

Tracking is described as GDPR-compliant, with the platform quoted at 99.9% uptime.

Agency access

A separate offer for agencies lets them run affiliate programs for their clients' web stores from one platform.

Learning resources

A Knowledge Hub with platform guides, an affiliate glossary, downloadable guides and an affiliate calculator is free to use.

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.

Webgains

Pricing could not be confirmed. See webgains.com.