# AffiliateBase review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Affiliate program software for SaaS companies that use Stripe Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. AffiliateBase connects referral links and coupons to Stripe payments so a software company can run an affiliate program with recurring commissions. Partners get a portal with their links and earnings, and payouts go out by Stripe transfer or as PayPal and Wise export files. - **Category:** Affiliate & Referral Software - **Made by:** Relay Capital, LLC - **Website:** https://www.affiliatebase.io - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you do not use Stripe, as attribution is built around it. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, AffiliateBase has a free plan, and paid plans start at $39 per month (Starter), up to $7,500/mo of affiliate revenue. - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** 5 referrals per month, unlimited affiliates and the REST API. No card required. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free | $0 per month for up to 5 referrals | Unlimited affiliates and the REST API; no team members, extra campaigns or payout export files. | | Starter | $39 per month for up to $7,500 of affiliate revenue | Adds unlimited team members and campaigns, plus PayPal and Wise export files. | | Growth | $69 per month for up to $15,000 of affiliate revenue | Adds a branded affiliate portal and invite-only campaigns. | | Pro | $119 per month for over $15,000 of affiliate revenue | No revenue cap above $15,000 a month, and priority support. | Read from https://www.affiliatebase.io/pricing on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with AffiliateBase before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Annual billing saves 2 months** (Annual discount): The pricing page offers annual billing that saves two months a year, shown as $78 a year on Starter, $138 on Growth and $238 on Pro. Source: https://www.affiliatebase.io/pricing ## Key features - **Stripe-based attribution:** Referral links, coupons and tokens are matched to Stripe payments by webhook, with first-click or last-click attribution and a window set per campaign. - **Recurring commissions:** Commission rules cover one-time payments and subscriptions, so a renewal can earn the partner another commission. - **Partner portal:** Affiliates see their referral links, promotional materials, performance and earnings. A branded version needs the Growth plan or higher. - **Payout runs:** Pay affiliates by Stripe transfer from your own Stripe balance, or export PayPal and Wise files and mark the payouts as paid afterwards. - **Fraud review:** Self-referral detection signals and a manual review step let you hold, approve or deactivate suspicious referrals before paying. - **REST API:** The REST API is included on every plan, including Free, for custom integrations and tracking. ## Good for - SaaS companies that take payments through Stripe - Small programs that want a free plan to prove tracking first - Founders who want flat monthly fees rather than a share of revenue ## Worth knowing - Built around Stripe; the homepage says checkout must pass referral data correctly for attribution to work. - Free is capped at 5 referrals a month and has no team members or payout export files. - Paid tiers are set by monthly affiliate revenue: $39 up to $7,500, $69 up to $15,000, then $119. - Stripe transfers need affiliates in countries Stripe supports; others are paid with PayPal or Wise exports. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. AffiliateBase tracks referrals from Stripe payments and runs affiliate payouts for SaaS companies, with a free plan for 5 referrals a month. But it depends on Stripe passing referral data correctly, the free plan has no team members, and paid tiers climb with affiliate revenue. - **Value for money: C.** $39 a month for Starter, up to $7,500 of affiliate revenue, is above the cheapest quarter's start of $31 and well under the dearer quarter. Growth is $69 and Pro $119. - **Free plan and trial: C.** A free plan with 5 referrals a month, unlimited affiliates and the REST API, no card. Five referrals is a cap you will reach fast. - **Features: C.** Stripe attribution, recurring commissions, a partner portal and payout runs exist, but attribution works only if checkout passes referral data to Stripe. - **Ease of use: C.** A web app where checkout, campaigns and payouts are for you to set up. No store rating is on record. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web only, with a REST API and 7 integrations. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from AffiliateBase's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among affiliate and referral tools - AffiliateBase's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 55 of the 89 other affiliate and referral tools we grade, and level with 12. - It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 35 of 89) and worst on features (C, above 0). - Its paid plans start at $39 a month, against a middle price of $65.46 for the category: 14 of the 49 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 5 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/affiliate-software ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace AffiliateBase you would be making payouts to partners in many countries, with their tax forms. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. It costs $468 a year. - You could not: Payouts to partners in many countries, with their tax forms. - You could not: Every click and sale traced back to the right partner. - You could not: Connections that pull numbers from dozens of other services. - You could not: It plugs into other products, Stripe, PayPal and Wise among them, and has an API. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Stripe, PayPal, Wise, Webflow, WordPress, Circle, Next.js **Tags:** Affiliate tracking, Partner payouts, Public API, Dashboards ## Alternatives - [Rewardful](https://toolgpa.com/tools/rewardful): Affiliate and referral tracking for SaaS companies billing on Stripe. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/affiliatebase-vs-rewardful) - [FirstPromoter](https://toolgpa.com/tools/firstpromoter): Affiliate, referral and influencer programs for SaaS subscriptions. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/affiliatebase-vs-firstpromoter) - [PromoteKit](https://toolgpa.com/tools/promotekit): Affiliate marketing software built for Stripe businesses. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/affiliatebase-vs-promotekit) - [Tapfiliate](https://toolgpa.com/tools/tapfiliate): Affiliate, referral and influencer tracking for SaaS and online stores. 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