# PromoteKit review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Affiliate marketing software built for Stripe businesses Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. PromoteKit runs affiliate programs for businesses that sell through Stripe. It tracks referrals with affiliate links or promo codes, calculates commissions from Stripe payments, and gives each affiliate a portal. It does not charge transaction fees, and paid plans can pay affiliates in bulk through Stripe. - **Category:** Affiliate & Referral Software - **Made by:** PromoteKit - **Website:** https://www.promotekit.com - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Not for you if you don't use Stripe, as it doesn't work without a Stripe account. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, PromoteKit has a free plan, and paid plans start at $29 per month, billed yearly (monthly-billed price not read). - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** Up to 3 referrals and 1 affiliate campaign, with unlimited affiliates and team members and no transaction fees. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free | $0 | Up to 3 referrals, 1 campaign, coupon-code tracking, affiliate portal, PayPal and Wise payouts. | | Pro | $29 per month, billed yearly (monthly price not read) | For programs under $10,000/month from affiliates: unlimited referrals and campaigns, API, webhooks, fraud detection, one-click payouts. | | Enterprise | Custom | For over $10,000/month from affiliates: Pro features plus custom implementation; contact the vendor. | Read from https://www.promotekit.com/pricing on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with PromoteKit before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Save 25% with yearly billing** (Annual discount): The pricing page marks its yearly option as saving 25% compared with monthly billing. Source: https://www.promotekit.com/pricing ## Key features - **Links and promo codes:** Affiliates get unique links or Stripe-backed promo codes. Code tracking needs no script on your site; link tracking needs one script tag. The cookie lasts 60 days by default. - **Commission types:** A percentage or fixed amount, on every payment or a limited number or period. Paid plans add per-product commissions and tiers for top affiliates. - **One-click global payouts:** Pay many affiliates at once to bank accounts in 100+ countries through Stripe, with 1099 forms for US affiliates. Adds a 5% (bank) or 8% (card) processing fee. - **Affiliate portal:** Each affiliate sees links, codes, referrals, earnings and payout details. A custom domain and removal of PromoteKit branding are on paid plans. - **Fraud and refund handling:** Self-referral fraud detection is on Pro. Refunds seen in Stripe adjust the affiliate's commission automatically. - **API and webhooks:** API access and webhooks on Pro, and dedicated integrations for Webflow, Memberstack, Outseta and MemberSpace. ## Good for - Businesses that already take payments through Stripe - Small programs: the free plan covers the first 3 referrals - Sellers on Webflow, Memberstack, Outseta or MemberSpace ## Worth knowing - A Stripe account is required; the vendor says it does not work without one. - The Free plan stops at 3 referrals and 1 campaign, and one-click payouts, API and fraud detection need Pro. - One-click global payouts are for organizations using USD and add a 5% or 8% processing fee on the payout total. - The pricing page shows $29 with the yearly toggle on (25% saving); the monthly-billed price was not readable. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.4 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. PromoteKit runs affiliate programs for businesses that use Stripe. The free plan stops at 3 referrals and 1 campaign, and Pro is $29 a month on yearly billing. Without a Stripe account it doesn't work. - **Value for money: B.** Pro is $29 a month billed yearly, inside the cheaper quarter ($39). The monthly price wasn't readable. - **Free plan and trial: C.** Free plan covers 3 referrals and 1 campaign, with unlimited affiliates. You'll hit that on the first few sales. - **Features: C.** Links and promo codes, commission types, payouts, an affiliate portal, API and webhooks. It needs Stripe, and one-click payouts, API and fraud detection are Pro. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. You connect Stripe and set up campaigns and a portal. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web only, with 7 integrations and an API. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from PromoteKit's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among affiliate and referral tools - PromoteKit's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 68 of the 89 other affiliate and referral tools we grade, and level with 12. - It stands best on value for money (B, above 76 of 89) and worst on features (C, above 0). - Its paid plans start at $29 a month, against a middle price of $65.46 for the category: 10 of the 49 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 3 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 PromoteKit 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 68 of the 89 other affiliate and referral tools we grade. It costs $348 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: It plugs into other products, Stripe, Webflow and Memberstack 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, Webflow, Memberstack, Outseta, MemberSpace, PayPal, Wise **Tags:** Affiliate tracking, Partner payouts, Public API ## Alternatives - [Rewardful](https://toolgpa.com/tools/rewardful): Affiliate and referral tracking for SaaS companies billing on Stripe. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/promotekit-vs-rewardful) - [FirstPromoter](https://toolgpa.com/tools/firstpromoter): Affiliate, referral and influencer programs for SaaS subscriptions. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/firstpromoter-vs-promotekit) - [Tolt](https://toolgpa.com/tools/tolt): Affiliate program software for SaaS startups on Stripe or Paddle. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/promotekit-vs-tolt) - [Affonso](https://toolgpa.com/tools/affonso): Affiliate program software for SaaS with managed payouts. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/affonso-vs-promotekit) - [Dub Partners](https://toolgpa.com/tools/dub-partners): Affiliate and partner program platform from Dub. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/dub-partners-vs-promotekit) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://www.promotekit.com/pricing - https://www.promotekit.com - https://www.promotekit.com/integrations Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/promotekit Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).