An affiliate program that speaks MRR, trials, and renewals
Subscription revenue does not fit a one-and-done coupon model. Your partners deserve to earn on the renewal, not just the first invoice, and your finance needs events that survive refunds and downgrades. Afflio is designed for exactly that funnel.
Afflio runs an affiliate program built for subscription revenue. It tracks the trial and the paid upgrade that follows, fires conversions server-to-server so attribution survives ad-blockers, and pays partners a slice of recurring revenue for as long as the customer stays. Multi-tier overrides, fraud detection, and RazorpayX + PayPal payouts are built in — free to start.
What gets in the way, and how Afflio clears it
Self-serve trials make it hard to credit the partner who actually drove the paid conversion.
Fire a signup event on trial start and a purchase event on upgrade; the click cookie or promo code resolves to the partner across the whole funnel, even days later.
Flat one-time bounties undervalue partners who refer customers that stay for years.
Percentage-of-sale and recurring rules pay partners on each renewal, which is what makes SaaS affiliates worth recruiting.
Cookie loss under Safari ITP and ad-blockers leaks attribution before the trial converts.
Cookieless server-to-server events with idempotency keys credit revenue reliably and never double-count an MRR event on retry.
Refunds and downgrades can inflate payouts if commissions pay instantly.
Commissions stay pending until you approve them, so you reconcile churn before any payout is released.
Capabilities Afflio ships today — not customer results. Afflio is a new product.
Everything you need to run the program
Trial-to-paid attribution
Track the trial start and the upgrade separately, and credit the same partner across the funnel even when the upgrade lands days later.
Recurring commissions
Percentage-of-sale rules generate a commission per billing cycle, so partners earn for the life of the customer.
Idempotent revenue events
Every conversion carries an idempotency key, so retries and webhooks never inflate MRR or double-pay.
Multi-tier partner overrides
Agencies and resellers earn an override on the partners they recruit, so advocates can build a sub-network for you.
Refund-safe approvals
Commissions stay pending until you approve, letting you reconcile refunds and downgrades before paying.
Global payouts + tax forms
Pay via RazorpayX and PayPal with W-9 / W-8BEN collection handled at onboarding.
Live the same day
- 1Create your program and fire signup and purchase events from your backend.
- 2Set percentage or recurring commission rules for renewals.
- 3Invite SaaS affiliates or list your program in the marketplace.
- 4Approve booked revenue and pay partners via RazorpayX or PayPal.
See how Afflio stacks up
Honest, non-disparaging head-to-heads — including where each competitor genuinely leads.
SaaS Founders: common questions
Can Afflio pay recurring commissions on subscriptions?+
Yes. Set a percentage-of-sale or recurring rule and fire a purchase event each renewal; Afflio creates a commission per billing cycle so partners earn for the life of the customer.
How do you attribute a trial that converts weeks later?+
A click sets a first-party cookie and you can issue a per-partner promo code. When the paid upgrade fires as a server-side event within your attribution window, it resolves back to the original partner.
Does tracking work without third-party cookies?+
Yes. Server-to-server events let you POST signups and purchases from your backend, so attribution does not depend on browser cookies and survives ad-blockers and Safari ITP.
What happens on a refund or downgrade?+
Every event carries an idempotency key and commissions stay pending until you approve them, so you reconcile churn before any payout is released.
Can partners recruit sub-affiliates?+
Yes. Multi-tier commissions let a partner earn an override on the sales of partners they refer, which suits agency and reseller channels.
Run your SaaS program
Free to start, no card. Tracking, multi-tier commissions, fraud detection, and RazorpayX + PayPal payouts — with no cut of your payouts.