Commissions
Rates, hold period, caps, trials, and what affiliates earn.
What are Groups?
Organize affiliates into logical collections for easier management and tailored commission structures
Set commission rates
Edit rate, hold period, and applies-to on each group's incentives. There is no program-wide commission page.
Set up your first commission
Add one working sale incentive on a group so affiliates earn on every matching purchase.
What are Incentives and Rewards?
Create reusable reward templates to motivate affiliates with flexible commission structures and alternative rewards
Set Custom Rewards for Specific Products and Plans
Set up targeted incentives for specific products to optimize commission rates based on margins and strategic priorities
What are Credit-Based Commissions?
Reward affiliates with product credits instead of cash payouts, perfect for SaaS platforms and loyal customers
Double-Sided Incentives with Coupon Codes
Boost affiliate performance and customer conversion with discount codes that automatically apply to referred customers — using program-wide or unique affiliate coupons
Set a first-month rate and a lifetime rate
Use one Percentage incentive with Dynamic Rate so the first months pay more and later invoices pay the lifetime rate.
Choose what an incentive applies to
Pick All, Monthly, Yearly, One-time, or Specific products on the Apply to step. Most specific wins; sale incentives do not stack.
Reject referrals and commissions
Block future commissions from a referral, or decline a single transaction, without mixing up the two.
Multi-Level Commissions
Reward affiliates for recruiting other affiliates with up to 3 levels of sub-affiliate commissions
Pay commission on signups
Pay a fixed amount when a referred visitor signs up (Pay Per Lead), before they purchase.
Exclude products from commission
Layer a $0 Fixed incentive with a more specific Applies to so matching products earn no commission.
Cap commission per referred customer
Limit how much one referred customer can ever generate for one affiliate, no matter how many payments they make.
Pay commission when a trial starts
Pay a fixed amount when a referred customer starts a trial. Automatic on Stripe, Paddle, and Creem.
See your plan's affiliate-revenue cap
The plan cap is a monthly tracking limit on affiliate-attributed revenue, not a sales limit. Affonso never holds your revenue.
Set a hold period
Choose how many days a commission stays Pending before it becomes Approved and eligible for payout.
How commission rate changes affect existing referrals
Rates are evaluated at the moment each commission is generated, not at the time the referral was made. What that means in practice.
Skipping the free trial
How to end the 14-day free trial early and move directly to a paid plan.
How do I share platform fees with affiliates?
Track affiliate commissions on platform, marketplace, or usage fees using the Conversion API.
How do I offer a longer free trial to customers referred by affiliates?
Give customers who arrive through an affiliate link or affiliate coupon a longer trial with any native payment provider.