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Notes from the team building Affitor
Launches, guides, and essays on affiliate infrastructure — written by the people shipping it.

PartnerStack vs Rewardful: Which Should Your SaaS Pick in 2026?
One costs $1,000/month, the other $49 — they aren't really the same tool. A straight comparison of the enterprise PRM versus the indie affiliate app, with every price verified against both live pages on July 5, 2026, plus Affitor, the $0/month option that starts where they both charge from day one.

Affiliate Software Pricing Comparison 2026 (8 Tools, Verified July 2026)
Real 2026 pricing for eight affiliate platforms — Affitor, Rewardful, FirstPromoter, Tolt, Post Affiliate Pro, Dub Partners, impact.com, and PartnerStack — every number checked against the vendor's live pricing page on July 5, 2026, with 12-month cost math at three revenue levels.

The agent commerce stack is missing its attribution layer
Agentic commerce standards decide how an agent pays. Affitor decides who earned the commission, and lets the agent prove it.

Best Affiliate Software for SaaS in 2026 (7 Tools Compared)
Seven affiliate software tools for SaaS compared honestly — Affitor, Rewardful, FirstPromoter, Tolt, Dub Partners, PartnerStack, and impact.com: pricing verified July 2026, attribution trade-offs, and a straight pick for every ARR stage.

Best FirstPromoter Alternatives for SaaS in 2026 (5 Tools Compared)
Five honest FirstPromoter alternatives for SaaS — Affitor, Rewardful, Tolt, Dub Partners, and PartnerStack: pricing verified July 2026, attribution trade-offs, and a straight answer on who should pick what.

How to Start an Affiliate Program for Your SaaS (Step-by-Step Guide 2026)
Six steps take you from no program to your first partner payout: commission, software, tracking, recruiting, payout terms, and what to measure — with 2026 benchmarks and pricing verified July 2026.

Best PartnerStack Alternatives in 2026 (5 Tools Compared)
PartnerStack now publishes its pricing: from $1,000 per month, paid annually. Here is what that buys, who should genuinely pay it, and five self-serve alternatives with pricing verified in July 2026.

Best Rewardful Alternatives for SaaS in 2026 (5 Tools Compared)
Five honest Rewardful alternatives for SaaS on Stripe — Affitor, FirstPromoter, Tolt, Dub Partners, and PartnerStack: pricing verified July 2026, attribution trade-offs, and a straight answer on who should pick what.

Rewardful vs FirstPromoter: Which Is Best for SaaS in 2026?
Same $49 floor, different ceilings: revenue caps, API gating, and billing coverage decide this one. Every number verified against both live pricing pages on July 5, 2026 — plus Affitor, the $0/month option neither compare page mentions.

How to Create a Stripe Affiliate Program (Step-by-Step Guide 2026)
Stripe has no native affiliate feature. Here are the six steps from nothing to a verified Stripe affiliate program — what Stripe provides, which tools fill the gap as of July 2026, and how Affitor ($0/month until your first $10,000 in affiliate revenue) proves the integration works with one command.

Best Tolt Alternatives for SaaS in 2026 (5 Tools Compared)
Five honest Tolt alternatives for SaaS — Affitor, Rewardful, FirstPromoter, Dub Partners, and PartnerStack: pricing verified July 2026, the 2% payout-fee nuance, attribution trade-offs, and a straight answer on who should pick what.

Tolt vs Rewardful: Which Is Best for SaaS in 2026?
Rewardful starts $20 cheaper and ships its API on the $49 tier; Tolt gives a third more headroom at $99 and automates global payouts. Every number verified against both live pricing pages on July 5, 2026 — plus Affitor, the $0/month option neither compare page mentions.

What Affitor means
Affitor is affiliate + -tor: an AI-native affiliate platform for SaaS that costs $0 until your first $10,000 in affiliate revenue, then 3.5%, and verifies its own integration. The story behind the name and the bet the company is built on.