Affonso review (2026): is it worth $15 a month, billed yearly?
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Affonso report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for affiliate programs for SaaS with managed payouts
Affonso runs affiliate programs for SaaS companies, from $15 a month billed yearly with a 14-day trial. Each plan has a ceiling on monthly partner revenue, and managed payouts start at Growth, $29. Branding comes off only at Elite, $79.
Who Affonso is for
- Fits if you sell SaaS and pay affiliates out of Stripe-style payments
- Works for a small program under $1,000 a month in partner revenue
Who Affonso is not for
- Tight if your program grows, as every plan has a cap on monthly partner revenue
- Skip it if you want managed payouts or private programs on the cheapest plan, since those start at Growth
- Pricey if you want your branding only: removing Affonso's costs Elite at $79
- Watch out: Launch is $15 only on yearly billing, and only Launch shows a monthly price
Why Affonso gets a 2.4
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- AValue for moneyLaunch is $15 a month billed yearly ($19 monthly), under 60% of the cheaper quarter ($39).
- DFree plan and trial14-day free trial, with no word on whether a card is needed, and no free plan.
- CFeaturesLink and coupon tracking, commission rules and fraud detection. Managed payouts, private programs and custom domain need Growth, and branding removal needs Elite.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. You connect a payment tool and set up commission rules and a partner portal.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with 8 integrations on the listing.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Affonso's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Affonso's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 32 of the 44 other affiliate and referral tools we grade, and level with 6.
It stands best on value for money (A, above 42 of 44) and worst on free plan and trial (D, above 19).
Its paid plans start at $15 a month, against a middle price of $61.50 for the category: 0 of the 29 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4, and no tool on the category's chart scores higher without costing more.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 45 affiliate and referral tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Affonso’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 42 of 44, level with 2
- DFree plan and trialAbove 19 of 44, level with 8
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 44, level with 26
- CEase of useAbove 2 of 44, level with 42
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 12 of 44, level with 32
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 30 affiliate and referral tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Affonso, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Affonso 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 is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.4 is higher than 32 of the 44 other affiliate and referral tools we grade. It costs $180 a year.
What you could not
- Payouts to partners in many countries, with their tax forms.
- Every click and sale traced back to the right partner.
- It plugs into other products, Stripe, Paddle Billing and Polar.sh among them, and has an API.
What this rests on. Affonso’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Affonso?
Affonso is affiliate and partner program software aimed at software companies that bill through Stripe, Paddle, Polar, Creem or Dodo Payments. It tracks referrals by link or coupon code, applies commission rules, and can pay affiliates on the company's behalf. Plans are priced by how much revenue the partner program brings in.
Worth knowing
- Each plan has a cap on monthly partner revenue, so the plan has to be raised as the program grows.
- Managed payouts, private programs and custom domains are not part of Launch; removing Affonso branding needs Elite.
- Prices are shown on a yearly-billing basis; only Launch shows a monthly-billed price ($19).
- Affiliate discovery and email finder credits are limited per year on every plan.
Key features
- Link and coupon tracking
- Referrals are tracked through personalized links or coupon codes, with sub-ID tracking, deep links, QR codes and a setting to bypass ad blockers.
- Commission rules
- Recurring or one-time commissions, pay-per-lead, multi-level commissions, partner-specific rules and non-monetary rewards, with currency conversion.
- Managed payouts
- On Growth and above, Affonso pays affiliates for you. Payout routes listed include PayPal, Wise and wire transfer, and W-8/W-9 tax forms can be collected.
- Partner portal
- A branded portal where partners see their activity, with a creative library, several languages and an embeddable referral dashboard.
- Fraud protection
- A risk center with self-referral and disposable-email detection, paid-traffic detection, and automatic handling of chargebacks and refunds.
- Affiliate discovery
- An internal marketplace and a discovery agent help find affiliates, including those already promoting competitors. Credits are capped per year by plan.
Affonso pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Affonso is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $15 per month, billed yearly ($19 billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $15 per month, billed yearly ($19 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Launch | $15per month up to $1,000/mo partner revenue, billed yearly ($19 monthly) | Unlimited affiliates and referrals, custom commission rules, coupon tracking, fraud detection and 1 team seat. |
| Growth | $29per month for up to $10,000/mo partner revenue, billed yearly | Adds managed payouts (Affonso pays your affiliates), private programs, custom domain and 5 team seats. Page shows a $120 yearly saving. |
| Elite | $79per month for up to $30,000/mo partner revenue, billed yearly | Adds unlimited seats and affiliate groups, a customer success manager and removal of Affonso branding. Page shows a $240 yearly saving. |
| Enterprise | $149per month and up, over $30,000/mo partner revenue | For programs above $30,000 a month in partner revenue; priced by contacting sales. |
Read from affonso.io on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Affonso before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- StartupsStartup program: 50% off the first year
Early-stage startups get 50% off in the first year, 25% in the second and 10% in the third, on application.
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Common questions
Does Affonso have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Affonso is listed for Web.
Does Affonso have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Affonso is listed for Web.
Is Affonso open source?
Affonso is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Does Affonso have an API?
Yes. Affonso offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.