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GUIDES · UPDATED OCTOBER 2026

Affiliate programs, explained properly.

Practical guides for founders and growth teams launching or running an affiliate program, written from running our own program on Partli.

The best affiliate software for SaaS

Eight platforms compared on verified prices, revenue caps and payout fees, with what each costs at $5k, $15k and $40k of affiliate revenue.

How to start a SaaS affiliate program

When it's worth it, how to set a commission you can afford, the rules to write first, and how to find your first ten partners.

How to run an affiliate program on Stripe

Attribution, recurring commissions, refund clawbacks and payouts on Stripe, with code and the webhook events that matter.

Run your affiliate program from Claude or ChatGPT

Connecting an MCP server, the jobs worth handing over, real tool output, and which platforms let an agent act rather than just read.

Recruit affiliates with an AI agent

Find creators and publishers who already reach your buyers, and invite them from chat.

Head-to-head comparisons

Partli vs Rewardful, FirstPromoter, PartnerStack, Tolt, Dub Partners, Tapfiliate and Affonso, with sources.

Run your partner program from your agent.

Unlimited partners and tracked sales on every plan. Partners keep 100% of every commission.

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