The ClickBank Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about ClickBank in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
ClickBank
The Insider’s Guide
Affiliate marketplace and checkout for digital and physical products
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among tools for selling digital products, read from ClickBank’s own pages.
Made by Click Sales, Inc. · checked Nov 12, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from ClickBank’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on ClickBank’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 12, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.4
GPA, above 9 of the 28 other tools for selling digital products we grade
ClickBank is an e-commerce platform and affiliate marketplace. Sellers list products, set affiliate commissions and use its payments and tracking, while affiliates browse offers to promote. It takes a transaction fee from each sale, and customers usually have 60 days to ask for a refund.
To get you started, here are 8 things to know about ClickBank, taken from its own pages and our grades.
No store rating on record, and you set up offers, commissions and a sales page yourself.
- 1
Best for selling with affiliates doing the promoting
ClickBank is a marketplace and payments platform where sellers list products, set affiliate commissions and use its tracking.
- 2
There is a free plan
Signing up for an account is free; ClickBank takes a 7.5% + $1 transaction fee from each sale's total purchase price.
- 3
It runs on Web
Web.
- 4
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.
- 5
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.
- 6
Integrated payments
ClickBank is the retailer of record on its sites and handles payments, sales tax and shipping fee remittance.
- 7
A 2.4 GPA, above 9 of 28
That is against the other tools for selling digital products we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 8
Keep it
To replace ClickBank 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.
ClickBank at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Click Sales, Inc.
- Category
- Selling Digital Products
- Our grade
- 2.4 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for selling with affiliates doing the promoting
ClickBank is a marketplace and payments platform where sellers list products, set affiliate commissions and use its tracking. Signing up is free, but it keeps 7.5% plus $1 of every sale before tax and shipping, and customers usually have 60 days to ask for a refund.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | No monthly fee, but 7.5% + $1 of each sale goes to ClickBank before tax and shipping, and affiliates are paid from what is left. |
| Free plan and trial | B | Opening a seller account is free and nothing is due until you sell. |
| Features | C | Payments, 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. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record, and you set up offers, commissions and a sales page yourself. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web only, with 8 listed integrations. No phone or desktop app on record. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who ClickBank is for
- Fits if you would rather pay affiliates than run ads
- Works for digital product sellers whose margins can cover a commission
Who it is not for
- 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
Good to know
Good for
- Sellers who want affiliates to bring in customers
- Affiliates looking for offers to promote at no cost
- Sellers of health and direct response products
Worth knowing
- 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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
1
plan
ClickBank has a free plan.
Opening a seller account is free and nothing is due until you sell.
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.
The free plan
Signing up for an account is free; ClickBank takes a 7.5% + $1 transaction fee from each sale's total purchase price.
Read from clickbank.com on Nov 12, 2026.
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
Affiliate marketplace and checkout for digital and physical products. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: affiliate tracking, partner payouts, online store, digital downloads.
Payments, an affiliate marketplace and tracking.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- AWeber
- Zapier
- Drip
- Ontraport
- Sendlane
- MemberMouse
- WishList Member
- ClickMagick
ClickBank is made by Click Sales, Inc.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
9/28
Other tools for selling digital products it is graded above
ClickBank's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 9 of the 28 other tools for selling digital products we grade, and level with 8.
It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 12 of 28) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 29 tools for selling digital products we grade, cut by the letter each got. ClickBank’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 3 of 28
- BFree plan and trialAbove 12 of 28
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 28
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 28
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 4 of 28
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace ClickBank 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.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 11 of the 28 other tools for selling digital products grade higher.
What you could make
- Digital downloads: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Payouts to partners in many countries, with their tax forms.
- Checkout, card payments and sales tax handled for you.
- Every click and sale traced back to the right partner.
- It plugs into other products, AWeber, Zapier and Drip among them.
What this rests on. ClickBank’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.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Digistore24, CopeCart, ThriveCart, SamCart and Whop
The 5 tools ClickBank is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.8GPA
Digistore24
Free plan
Checkout and affiliate marketplace for digital products.
- Digistore24 also covers merchant of record and a/B testing.
- 2.2GPA
CopeCart
Paid
Checkout, tax and payment recovery for high-ticket digital sales.
- ClickBank has a free plan. CopeCart does not.
- Only CopeCart lists iOS and Android apps.
- ClickBank also covers partner payouts.
- 2.6GPA
ThriveCart
Free trial · from $37/mo
Checkout, funnel and course platform with a lifetime licence option.
- ClickBank has a free plan. ThriveCart does not, though it has a free trial.
- ClickBank also covers partner payouts and online store.
- ThriveCart also covers online courses, community and a/B testing.
- 2.4GPA
SamCart
Free trial · from $79/mo
Checkout and sales page builder with courses and an AI assistant.
- ClickBank has a free plan. SamCart does not, though it has a free trial.
- ClickBank also covers partner payouts and online store.
- SamCart also covers online courses and a/B testing.
- 3.4GPA
Whop
Free
Storefront, checkout and payouts for paid communities and products.
- Only Whop lists an iOS app.
- ClickBank also covers partner payouts and online store.
- Whop also covers online courses and community.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
11
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is ClickBank free?
ClickBank has a free plan. Signing up for an account is free; ClickBank takes a 7.5% + $1 transaction fee from each sale's total purchase price.
How much does ClickBank cost?
ClickBank lists one plan. Seller account: $0.
What platforms does ClickBank work on?
ClickBank is available on Web.
Does ClickBank have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. ClickBank is listed for Web.
Does ClickBank have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. ClickBank is listed for Web.
Is ClickBank open source?
ClickBank is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
What does ClickBank integrate with?
ClickBank's listing names AWeber, Zapier, Drip, Ontraport, Sendlane, MemberMouse, WishList Member and ClickMagick.
Who makes ClickBank?
ClickBank is made by Click Sales, Inc.
What are the alternatives to ClickBank?
The closest alternatives to ClickBank in our directory are Digistore24, CopeCart, ThriveCart, SamCart and Whop.
How does ClickBank compare with other tools for selling digital products?
ClickBank's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 9 of the 28 other tools for selling digital products we grade, and level with 8.
Could I make my own version of ClickBank?
To replace ClickBank you would be making payouts to partners in many countries, with their tax forms.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from ClickBank’s own pages on Nov 12, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 12, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from ClickBank's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Click Sales, Inc. Prices change, so check clickbank.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
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Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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What else is on toolgpa.com
- ClickBank, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/clickbank
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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